End Note
What one thing should no great Westchester home be without in 2008?
A great interior designer.
—Carol DeBear
DeBear Designs Inc.
Scarsdale
No home should be without some type of fire feature. If you’re house hunting and fall in love with a home without a fireplace, you can buy a chiminea (an outdoor fireplace typically made of terracotta) or a firepit for your patio.
—Phyllis Harbinger
Design Concepts/Interiors, LLC
Cortlandt Manor
Distinction. Great homes will be integrated into their neighborhoods and won’t look like every other starter castle.
—Ira Grandberg
Grandberg & Associates Architects
Mount Kisco
No Westchester home should be without a good color scheme. It can help create a nurturing environment.
—Georgene Mongarella
The Color Schemer
Scarsdale
Art, which is a representation of who you are. It’s not only appealing, but it’s personal.
—Jean-Claude Canfin
Gallery du Soleil
Tarrytown
Enough storage. We build these amazing show-me houses replete with wine cellars, gyms, and home theaters, and yet there’s no place to put the bulk shopping.
—Lyn Peterson
Motif Designs
Mount Vernon
