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Art and casino games round out this home theatre.
Craig Wasilewski
A typical night of entertainment at this award-winning home might start in the smoking room, which includes the requisite humidor along with eight leather chairs, a poker table, and casino-quality chips. Sip a Scotch while you play, or contemplate that this was once a workout room. The poker games are friendly and may go on through the night, but getting eliminated is half the fun at this Denver-area home in the Solterra development.
While others are finishing their card game, wander through the rest of the 2,000-square-foot basement into the game room that, of course, holds board games from Monopoly to Trivial Pursuit. If that doesn’t hold your interest, there are 1,000 DVDs (from Tommy Boy to The Godfather series) and a pool table, which can be converted to play Ping-Pong or craps. It might not help you win, but the dice and croupier stick are from the old Las Vegas Hilton. The neon is vintage, purchased from eBay or auctions.
The actual theatre room has three screens: One for a computer (think sports stats), one for the main sports game, and a third for the other game you want to watch but can’t because you’re too busy watching the main game. Or you could just play some Xbox 360.
If you need another drink, the wine cellar houses about 800 bottles. There’s another humidor here with “froufrou cigars” (think clove, vanilla, and chocolate) for the lady of the house. If you’re feeling artsy, check out the Hairspray showcase, displaying signatures and memorabilia (including a set of fake eyelashes) from the play’s original Broadway cast. The couple who live here were two of many producers, a title they gained by being investors in the production.
The couple like the space because they are always eager to entertain friends and family — just about every weekend something is going on or someone is sleeping over.
But the art that sums it up might be the signed LeRoy Neiman painting titled Wine Women and Cigars that shows the artist himself sitting at a table in a white tuxedo and choosing a cigar. The painting hangs in the smoking room and is indeed a portrait of the good life.
