A curving brick-lined path leads toward the Bridgehampton weekend cottage.
Fashion designer Roland Nivelais shares his home with Antonio Santiago.
In the living room, two Louis XV chairs covered in a Manuel Canovas velvet and a pair of Louis XVI–style bergères flank a Billy Baldwin–designed ottoman covered in pony skin.
An adjacent living space features a Louis XV French sofa and crystal sconces dating from the 1940s.
In the dining room, a circa-1940 French glass chandelier hangs above a pair of black lacquered English Regency chairs.
A bust in the entryway depicts a character from a 1695 French fairytale.
French Empire bronze lamps on antique Italian side tables flank the fur-adorned bed in the master suite. A circa-1660 portrait hangs above.
In a guest bedroom, an antique Italian writing desk sits between a Louis XV–style armchair and a Louis XV French bed.
The costume sketch on the wall is from the 1984 film Amadeus.
This article appears in the December 2012 issue of HC&G (Hamptons Cottages & Gardens).