| Home-as-a-refuge will never be more important to | | | | Authentic rough slate tiles and gray gravel provide |
| Meredith Viera while she completes the transition | | | | the dramatic flooring backdrop for assorted pergolas, |
| from ensemble member on the popular The View to | | | | raised and at-grade gardens. Enclosed on several |
| the stratosphere of day time television as co-host of | | | | sides by the stucco two-story elevations with |
| The Today Show. Tucked away in the Hudson River | | | | substantial wood doors, windows, shutters and |
| Valley, far enough away from Manhattan to provide | | | | topped with a red tile roof, you feel a million miles |
| a oriented home for her husband and three children, | | | | from New York City. |
| is a Italian style home that yields a comfortable | | | | Interior rooms reflect the new attitude of Viera and |
| elegance. | | | | husband, the writer Richard Cohen. With a mix of |
| Contemplating a major expansion of her home, Viera | | | | classical moldings and trim, random-width and |
| seized the opportunity to redefine both the homes | | | | standard hardwood floors, the color palette features |
| style and her own need to shift away from | | | | creamy tones and masculine touches. An occasional |
| country-Tuscan to European elegance. The home is | | | | design edge is featured through stunning furniture |
| centered around a courtyard, and not a small one. | | | | selections, finished with art from today and |
| Airy, roomy outdoors spaces perform a variety of | | | | yesteryear. French doors with Juliette balconies |
| functions. An outdoor covered kitchen and dining area | | | | peppered through the house bring the outside in. Just |
| provide a place for friends and family to taste the | | | | thinking about drapes blowing in the wind at Viera's |
| flavors of food and wine. A substantial fireplace | | | | home says refuge to me. |
| anchors a comfortable open-air seating area. | | | | |
