Home-as-a-refuge will never be more important to Meredith Viera while
she completes the transition from ensemble member on the popular The
View to the stratosphere of day time television as co-host of The
Today Show. Tucked away in the Hudson River Valley, far enough away
from Manhattan to provide a oriented home for her husband and three
children, is a Italian style home that yields a comfortable elegance.
Contemplating a major expansion of her home, Viera seized the
opportunity to redefine both the homes style and her own need to shift
away from country-Tuscan to European elegance. The home is centered
around a courtyard, and not a small one. Airy, roomy outdoors spaces
perform a variety of functions. An outdoor covered kitchen and dining
area provide a place for friends and family to taste the flavors of
food and wine. A substantial fireplace anchors a comfortable open-air
seating area. Authentic rough slate tiles and gray gravel provide the
dramatic flooring backdrop for assorted pergolas, raised and at-grade
gardens. Enclosed on several sides by the stucco two-story elevations
with substantial wood doors, windows, shutters and topped with a red
tile roof, you feel a million miles from New York City....
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