Designer Digs: Waldo Fernandez’s $9.5M Beach Pad Will ‘Calm The Soul’

Tuesday, January 14, 2014, by Lily di Costanzo

Prolific interior designer Waldo Fernandezwho's designed everything from Elizabeth Taylor's old stomping grounds to Academy Awards greenroomsis focused on a much more personal project of late, namely selling his own East Hampton, N.Y. home. New to the market and asking for $9.5M, the six-bedroom home is a good bit pricier than the California pad he sold back in Septemberthough it does possess the fresh, stylishly casual feel all of Fernandez's homes, including his much-obsessed-over place in Beverly Hills. Measuring in at 6,000 square feet, this two-story home promises to "calm and nourish the creative soul,"according to some yogi-esque brokerbabblewith a wood-paneled kitchen, an informal living room with low-slung, slightly beach-y furnishings, and a sunny music room connected to the main house via skybridge. Dark wood detailing and a rather neutral color palette throughout tie the decor together, while such extravagant details as a massage room make the place especially, well, nourishing for the soul. Outside, there's a lotus-filled pondmeant to "stir up images of Kyoto, Viet Nam or Thailand"a black granite infinity pool, and beach access just five blocks away. Do take a look:

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Designer Digs: Waldo Fernandez's $9.5M Beach Pad Will 'Calm The Soul'