project that has taken up most of her time and energy. Clearly, it has unlocked her creative juices. The large wall in the lounge area is freckled with her hand- painted portraits. While Button admits to an affinity for quite masculine design, her treasure trove of furniture suggests otherwise. A self-professed magpie, Button’s portrait wall is flanked by an ornate, hand- carved antique door from India and surrounded by a compendium of Eames and Le Corbusier originals (design investments she made in her early twenties),
space, but the word “cavernous” comes to mind— partly because it is nestled into the side of a mountain and partly because the building is enriched with stone features, exposed brick walls, and rough wooden floors. Button jokes that the house had many "Freddy Flintstone" features when she purchased it. Her initial focus has been on bringing the various elements of the two-level building together with a consistent stone gray palette and, of course, taming the vast garden, a
LEFT: With pieces sourced from, or inspired by, Africa, India, China, and France all found interacting in the living area, Button laughs that she finds it impossible to be tied down by one style. "I fall in love with individual pieces," she says.
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