Fireplace of Oprah Winfrey's Sta Barbara Guesthouse

With its plush chairs, enchanting black marble fireplace, a big, fat coral sofa that begs you to curl up with a delicious book, and taffeta curtains Scarlett O'Hara would have happily worn to the Oscars®. "I guess," he continues, "we thought about who Oprah is—her eye for detail, the way she believes in treating people—and tried to build a house that reflects her taste and attitude." (oprah.com)

Photographs by Michel Arnaud, styling by Carlos Mota