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Designer Katherine Newman and her architect partner, Peter Cebulak, collaborated on a new residence for clients in Toronto.

The central gallery. Bench cushion fabric, Stroheim Romann.

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The living room. Resting on the mantel is Roxanne Lowit's Paloma Picasso, Tiffany's , 1980. Cowtan Tout leather on stool. Lona Design lounge chairs, with Jim Thompson fabric on backs. Sofa fabric from Lelièvre; pillow stripe and paisley from Rubelli. Drapery voile, Pollack. Slipper chair fabric from Clarence House. Wallcovering, Maya Romanoff. Small table, Bill Sofield for Baker.

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The main hall leads to the living room. "From every room you have sweeping sight lines, but within a defined space so it still feels human," says Newman. Side chair fabric, Jim Thompson. Fire tools, Holly Hunt. Hanging lights, sconces, bench and table, Lona Design.

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"The clients entertain a great deal and spend a lot of time in the dining room," says Newman.

The space connects to the living room. Over the fireplace is a sculpture by Hervé Van Der Straten. Drapery fabric, Larsen. Fabric on backs of dining chairs, Great Plains. Fabrics on pillow at Clarence House.

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A blue suede wallcovering lightens the family room, where two walls of French doors lead out to the terrace. "We believe the whole envelope and interior should be considered in unison," notes the designer. Fabric on sofa at left, Donghia.

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The kitchen. Pendant light, Odegard. Viking range.

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In the master bedroom, several works from the clients' collection of contemporary photographs are on display. Over the bed are a 1996 untitled print by Steven Klein and Francesco Scavullo's Liza Minnelli , suit by Jacques Bellini , 1967, left, and Mirella Petteni, Cartier, NYC, 1964, right. A Robsjohn-Gibbings Klismos recamier is below Albert Watson's Johnny Zander , 1997. Drapery sheer, Lelièvre. Floor lamp, Vaughan.

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The walls of the library vestibule were covered in a crimson silk, from Donghia, which balances the various hints of red in the adjacent library—the cowhide area rug, from Edelman, and the hand-lacquered interiors of the bookcases. An Eames chair is at the '40s-inspired writing table. A sketch by Matisse hangs above a Biedermeier chest of drawers. On the floor is a circa 1890 Daghestan prayer rug.

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Newman and Cebulak.