A quiet and subdued space, the foyer draws visitors comfortably in and provides a pause before one advances toward the great room, dining and kitchen areas, as well as the home's most stellar views.

A cozy reading corner doubles as a design vignette. A club chair, upholstered in ikat, represents the first of the home's many references to the tie-dyed, woven fabric. "It's a rustic, historic weave from tribal villages," says interior designer Linda Woodrum. "You have that contrast between the modern art and this historic print — I think that's important."

Four-foot giclees on paper by Romanian-born painter Eugene Motz monopolize the wall. Identical in size and style, one of the two art pieces is flipped upside down to fool the eye.

The room's second piece of art, a crystal archive print by photographer Mimi Plumb, connects to both the home's location and its conceived history as a working ranch turned homestead.