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in the master bedroom and burnt or-ange in daughter Kias room
provideplenty o personality and play o the
light-colored blonde hues in the mainliving area.
Tucked away in the master bedroom,the his and hers souped-up
closets al-though rarely looked at by guests saya lot about the
Millers. Maximizing thevertical space, each pair o pumps andloaers
has its place and each cubby isull. To reach the tops o the
20-oothideaway storage, theyve installed aladder.
I love the ecient use o space thatthe contemporary design
provides,says Rob. Function and orm combined,the hipster hideaway
is only outdoneby the ultra-swank lobby.
Artful expAnseEqually stylish and brimming with aes-thetic
appeal, The VUEs 5,000-square-oot lobby lends a voyeuristic
glimpseto passersby.
Walk by the Robinson-acing aadeand brilliantly blue abstract
oils parto the buildings original art collectionpeek out.
Egg-shaped swiveling chairsand sculpted bent-metal seating play-ing
host to clusters o residents lookmore like something youd spot at
TheArt Institute o Chicago than a down-town Orlando condominium
tower.
A Room with a Viewby sArAh sekulA
Last November, Rob and Leslie Miller and 16 year old daughter
Kia moved
to their ultramodern enclave at The VUE, just 30 minutes west of
their
suburban home in Waterford Lakes but worlds apart.
Having sold their 3,000-square-oot developer home along with all
the eclectic ur-nishings, down to the grouping o motley
knick-knacks above the kitchen cabinetsthe Millers and designer
Regina Krush had carte blanche to create. Direction orthe new digs
was clear: contemporary and incontrovertibly stylish. Everything
theirprevious home was not.
InstAnt grAtIfIcAtIon
Leslie, with Pomeranian pooch in tow, scoots through the lobby,
down the art-lledcorridor and up to The VUEs 20th foor. Voila: the
Millers brand new two-bedroompad in the sky.
Perhaps the most salient modernist eature lies straight ahead,
where 20-oot foor-to-ceiling glass extends rom the main living area
to the master bedroom o to theright. Paneled taeta curtains rame a
180-degree view o Lake Eola, exposing the
open layout to ample light and warmth rom the low-hanging
aternoon sun.
The rest o the 1,150-square-oot home ollows suit with equal
conviviality. Wallssaturated in Sherwin Williams earth tones
restrained gold with copper wire accents Rob & Leslie Miller,
Photo by Brion Price
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Weve had a ew guests come visit and we always takethem through
the lobby and cyber ca to explore, Lesliesays, winsomely.
Part gallery, part mod urniture, the lobby blends
elementsseamlessly together, giving the combined eect o
illustriousmuseum and luxe ve-star hotel. Grounding hues o oliveand
peach paired with tans complement the terrazzo foorsgleaming specks
o sand and glass. Its a visual wallop boast-ing travertine nishes,
tempered glass replicating water withcrests and valleys and long,
lean curved ceilings that all makeThe VUE synonymous with
mid-century modern design.
The most novel urnishings in the building sit at the
lobbysentrance: our elt-stacked, surprisingly comy chairs
madeentirely o natural and biodegradable materials. The elt:
re-cycled wool. The leather: tanned with vegetable based
dyes.Matching ottomans like little square ice cream sandwicheswith
eet fank the opposite side o the entrance.
A standout piece, the 10 by 2-oot Millenium Hope Table de-signed
by Claudio Silvestrin or Cappellini is uncomplicated,
yet magnicent with its earthy hardwood nish. It leads theeye
around an encompassing semicircle o sheer artistic en-ergy.
Balanced on a steel pedestal, the bronze Free Man statue byBill
Starke is engaging. Equally as captivating, the installationpiece
on the adjacent wood paneling made o oval paintedsteel pieces
arranged over an invisible grid was crated by Ar-gentinean sculptor
Carolina Sardi. The opposite wall boasts anabstract mixed media
painting redolent o architectural blueprints spread across nine
canvases.
cozy IndustrIAl
Equally as hip, with exposed pipes and ductwork, the
sev-enth-foor cyber ca overlooks Lake Eola. A mellow nichelled with
lounge-style seating, an unmanned bar and 12-seat home theater, its
where Leslie takes a break rom run-ning her home-based business or
a bowl o clam chowderand chit-chat with neighbors, while surrounded
by almost a
dozen more original artworks. Outside on the spacious ame-nity
deck: a 600-pound, hand-chiseled glass sphere is clearlyin
view.
Its all a ar cry rom 2005 when the 1.5-acre lot was unsightlyand
desolate with a boarded-up gas station and a ew non-descript
buildings. The transormed piece o land now has amore marquee
billing.
Its otherworldly. Exactly what the Millers wanted.u
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