"He manipulates scale in the living room by creating a separate breakfast nook using smaller furniture. In the master bedroom, he softens the space with optical illusions, floating the bed away from the wall while blending it in with a monochromatic palette. A mesh half-canopy, rather than a full four-poster, accommodates the room's scale, while a floor-to-ceiling mirror opposite ten-foot shutters creates the illusion of a corridor to a larger room.
In keeping with his philosophy of juxtaposing old with new, Saladino makes seventeenth-century references to the film while mixing antiques and pieces from his own furniture collection in a modern way. Subtle metal studs and trim are added to pillows and upholstered pieces. Bedroom shutters and a folding screen in the living room resemble shutters used in traditional Dutch houses. Several oriental rugs cover antique-engineered oak floors that look like the silver-gray, scrubbed wooden floors of a vintage Dutch residence. Hanging tapestries, which also served as insulation, recall Dutch decor. Curtains draped throughout the house not only introduce an element of mystery but also help absorb noise in keeping with the meditative silence Vermeer's artwork projects." Veranda
