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Home Dining Area (Top) The dining space features a custom crafted 60-inch table, which seats eight comfortably and is complete with matching antique mahogany and goldgilded benches covered in a striking Peking red mohair. (Left) “I always like to see a fireplace in a home,” McKinstrie says. “It creates great ambience and a gathering space.” To hide the TV and stereo system, he custom designed a built-in entertainment center with a mirrored front door and placed it above the fireplace mantel. “I always like to see a fireplace in a home. It creates great ambience and a gathering space.” Malcolm McKinstrie 48 MAY 2016 (201) GOLD COAST