20 | October 2016
Walking into the home, one is greeted by the great room, the spacious room
which serves as a family room, hang out room and passageway to the rest of
the house. Family photographs rest on tables beneath windows that usher in a
view of the lavish backyard.
As a stylist, Lori has an eye for how she wants her home to look. Her taste
for design and staging is uniquely her own, but she draws inspiration from
HGTV, House.com and décor categories on Pinterest. e old-world style with
Mediterranean touches "offers," as Lori says, "elegance without being over the
top." Shades of brown, cream and wood tones flow throughout. Touches of
brushed bronze. Luxurious gold. Dark walnut engineered wood floors lead
you from one room to the next.
Atop a granite-topped bar with a cherry wood finish brought back from
Miami, an aluminum-footed Chateau St. Lemoine champagne ice bucket sits
grandly. A granite-based tabletop wine opener is on hand for the Safille's fa-
vorite bottle of a Chilean Malbec or an Italian Pinot Grigio from Santa Mar-
garita where they honeymooned years ago. Eduardo's favorite concoction has
three parts: Captain Morgan rum, Coca-Cola and ice. "He's the bartender,"
Lori says with a smile, "not me."
Fa mily Heritage
e formal dining room, lit with natural light, is off the great room and near
the foyer. "If we want to be formal we dine in here," Lori says. Gladiolas are ar-
ranged in a large vase at the center of the antique dining table. Chairs surround
the table, but most notable is a settee made out of thick red and gold tapestry
fabric. Situated between two spiral topiaries and hanging on the wall is a large
map, a colorful rendition, of Cuba, the country from which both Safilles share
familial heritage. Lori is Cuban-Puerto Rican and Eduardo is Cuban-Lebanese.
The Safille's Mediterannean-style inspired kitchen
Lori's teapot collection on display
