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dwellings<br />
it will become quite dominant eventually,” Coakley<br />
says, reflecting on the future of the industry he<br />
has championed for the past 30 years. “Italy is still the<br />
center, but it’s really spun out, lost its way.”<br />
But Coakley has proven again and again that he’s not<br />
afraid to take a chance on an underdog. He arrived<br />
just in time to rescue a house that some may say had<br />
lost its way. Sure, the Austin Powers-esque bar has gone,<br />
but the spirit remains. Not many homes can boast<br />
an eccentric masculinity as their muse, but Lawrence<br />
House is certainly all the more interesting for it.<br />
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G<br />
A<br />
H<br />
I<br />
J<br />
G<br />
B<br />
C D E<br />
A<br />
G<br />
Annex<br />
K<br />
F<br />
A<br />
G<br />
A<br />
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Lawrence House Floor Plan<br />
A Bedroom<br />
B Entryway<br />
C Kitchen<br />
D Dining Area<br />
E Living Area<br />
F Pool<br />
G Bath<br />
H Study/Bedroom<br />
I Workshop<br />
J Garage<br />
K Utility Room<br />
In the study, a 20<strong>09</strong> Cedric<br />
desk by Kay + Stemmer (top<br />
left) is joined by a 2013 sofa by<br />
Terence Woodgate (top right). A<br />
pressed-steel Parallel shelving<br />
system, also by Woodgate,<br />
holds books and mementos.<br />
The dining room features a<br />
Glo-Ball T table lamp by Jasper<br />
Morrison (left).<br />
The master bedroom boasts a<br />
1970s tufted headboard from<br />
Heals Leather and a wall covering<br />
of burlap, wool and silk<br />
by David Hicks. The bed<br />
covering is vintage, 1950s, and<br />
the Blocks linen basket was<br />
designed by Donna Wilson and<br />
made by the People of the Sun,<br />
a nonprofit based in Malawi.<br />
dwell.com/lawrence-house<br />
For more information on the<br />
products and furnishings<br />
shown in this story, head online.<br />
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