Architectural Digest takes you inside Tory Burch's Hamptons house. The enormous 1929 Georgian house in Southampton that Burch bought nine years ago has been decorated with Daniel Romualdez.

When Burch acquired the house in 2008, she gave up water views for scale, dignity, and seven acres of expansive gardens, redesigned with achingly beautiful results by landscape architect Perry Guillot.

At 15,000 square feet, this has always been one of the biggest houses in Southampton. In the land of shingle and white-painted clapboard, Westerly’s red brick, black shutters, and slate roof stand out. Westerly also has reams of riotous folklore swirling around it, much of which emanates from the notorious 1963 debutante party thrown for Fernanda Wanamaker Wetherill.

Burch's wedding to Jamie Niven, son of the debonair movie star David packed the house with the likes of Lauren Bacall, Jason Robards, and Gregory Peck.

Burch continues to wrestle with the size of this room (50 by 25 feet) and confesses that she considers it something of a work in progress. At present it has been tamed with unlined melon taffeta curtains that billow and transmit light, and suites of comfy furniture upholstered in Colefax and Fowler’s classic 1938 Bowood print. There are some striking works of contemporary art by Walton Ford and George Condo, and a piano for good measure. I attempt to console them both with the news that in the Wetherills’ time this room was never even furnished, just sprinkled with a few ballroom chairs and used only for dancing.

While renovating this house, Burch and Romualdez have also been working on nearly 200 stores together.

The skirted table in the front hall was replaced by an octagonal bronze masterpiece by Diego Giacometti. The iconic piece was a favorite design of Hubert de Givenchy, who owned three versions.

The master bedroom upstairs has a pale faux-stone diamond pattern–painted floor and potted topiaries, Colefax and Fowler floral chintz, framed botanical prints, a pair of rare and theatrical Carlo Bugatti chairs flanking the fireplace.

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