HOUSE OF THE WEEK | The seven-bedroom, nine-bathroom house includes antique details throughout.
There’s little not to love about the rolling vineyards and charming country estates of Western Europe. Returning from a trip to Italy and France in the early 200s, Maria and Kirk Galiani were so enchanted by their travels that they decided to build this tribute to the European tradition in McLean, Va.The couple bought the land in 2005, but a year and a half passed before construction began.
Construction took three and a half years, giving Maria Galiani, an interior decorator, ample time to source antiques for the new estate. She said she prefers to decorate with “unusual, unique and one-of-a-kind” objects. She collected cast-iron registers and doorknobs from the 1800s, now in use throughout the house. The exterior was built with 300 tons of fieldstone sourced from century-old structures around the 50-mile mark of the Oregon Trail in Missouri.
The hearth room, dubbed the “conversation pit” by the residents, is the smallest room in the 16,000-square-foot house and Maria Galiani’s favorite. It has a round, built-in couch and a fireplace that bears the face of the Greek god of wine, Dionysus — a fitting presence in a room where Galiani said she gathered small groups of guests to chat over libations.
On the lower level, the house has a bedroom suite and kitchenette, a sunlit entertainment room, a professional-quality gym and a circular wine cellar. An additional room could be used for seating or other purposes, and two large, connected areas provide ample storage space.The top floor has five bedrooms, three of which have private bathrooms. The other two share a Jack-and-Jill bathroom, with direct access from both sides.
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