Tory Burch’s beach home in Antigua is not only chic by design but also by provenance. This beautiful beach house once belonged to the garden designer and private socialite, Bunny Mellon. Bunny is well known for her impeccable taste and fantastic garden designs. Albeit the house sat for years without being sold, once Tory Burch laid eyes on the beach house she undoubtedly saw the gem that Architect H. Page Cross built for Bunny Mellon in the 1960’s. Vogue describes the pretty house as a series of elegant pavilions. Back in the days, Bunny enlisted the legendary Interior Designer Billy Baldwin to jointly with her, design the house. This was usually the case with most of Bunny Mellon’s houses; she was an active collaborator in the interior design process of most of them. Her only design request for this particular coastal home? She told Billy Baldwin to make the interior look as if was furnished with furniture found in the attic.
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Tory’s purchase of the house came as an act of causality. Burch decided to visit the home “just for the heck of it” she told Vogue Magazine. She, of course, fell in love with the property and convinced her soon to be husband, Pierre-Yves Roussel to purchase the Antigua property. The couple is planning to marry in the house at the end of the year. Tory enlisted her longtime friend, designer and architect Daniel Romualdez. Respecting the layout of the house and some of the design features, Romualdez made the new version of the house suitable for Tory Burch, her fiancé, and their 6 combined children. “ our goal is that you can’t tell what the interventions are”. Daniel Romualdez. Miranda Brooks designed the garden.
Photos by Francois Halard for Vogue Magazine September Issue.
