Similarly, throughout the house, simple, white linen Roman shades update windows that historically might have been shrouded in brocades layered with tassels, trims and tiebacks.

Tieback wells are drilled in fields not large enough to justify the hefty expense of building new giant floating installations in the Gulf.

Billowing tieback curtains unfurl to reveal a figure — presumably Cole — reclining on a pedestal, architectural plans in hand, books piled high.