Built in 1888 and renovated in 2009 with a limestone neo-classical facade, this 10,000-square-foot, six-bedroom townhouse — with a full-sized basketball court on the the fifth floor — was transformed for a dynamic couple with three boys.
The homeowners are heavily invested in collecting large colorful modern art so the interior designer tried very hard to stay more restrained with color (broken whites, grays and soft beiges) to let the art speak for itself. However, the couple’s affinity for deep blue ultimately won out in a few places like the de Gournay foyer, two lacquered bars on the 2nd and 7th floor, and the magnificent ombre runner that ran the entirety of the seven floors.
The most prominent material used in the house was white oak. The floors juxtaposing the polished plaster walls in the foyer is a favorite moment. White oak was also chosen for all our built ins, kitchen island, etc. A variety of white marbles adorn the kitchen and baths – from calacutta to dolomite. The interior designer opted for onyx in the first powder room and alabaster in the second powder room.
The house is welcoming and playful, with plenty of space to host family and friends.
Team:
Interior designer: C. Farrar Design/Christin Farrar
Project Manager: Kathryn Federico
General Contractor: Innova Building
Stylist: Katja Greeff
Photographer: Sarah Elliott
Materials Used:
VeniceM
De Gornay
Jiun Ho
Urban Electric
Porta Romana
Christian Liagre in custom leather fabric
Arno Elias
Gubi
Waterworks
Onyx
Elitis France
Lindsay Adelman
Rosemary Halgarten
Retna
Adriano Garbino- Custom from Italy
Polished Plaster
Holly Hunt Leather- Hair on Hide
Custom Bespoke
Apparatus
Custom Verellen
Bianco Carrera
Rocky Mountain
Waterworks
Rejuvenation
Holly Hunt Walls
Karl Benjamin
Martin Whatson
Custom - Verellen
Atelier Alain Ellouz
Zimmer and Rhode
Pavoni
Great Plains
Minotti
Gabriele and Oscar Buratti
Douglas Levine
Portoro Marble
Stark
Lori Weitzner
Mokum Textiles
Great Plains
Christian Liagre
Steinway
Miya Ando
Porta Romana
Altura Furniture
Cliff Young
Great Plains
Lindsay Adelman
The Rug Company
Lori Weitzner
Allied Maker
Waterworks
Design Assemblage
Calcutta
Armac Martin
Kravet Couture
Anees Upholstery
Holland and Sherry
Phillip Jeffries
Powell & Bonnell
Allied Maker
Pindler
Great Plains
Aux Abris
RH
Powell & Bonnell
Porta Romana
Etamine Paris
Allied Maker
Delightfull
Pierre Charpin
Maya Romanoff
Powell & Bonnell
Herman Miller
Pablo Designs
Merida
Zak + Fox
Blu Dot
Pindler
Great Plains
Rogers and Goffigon
Great Plains
Thomas Hayes Studio
Porta Romana
Weitzner
Gregorious Pineo
Douglas Levine
Rogers & Goffigon
Weitzner
Sonneman Lighting
Phillip Jeffries
DWR
Pindler
Otis Textiles
Romo
Roll & Hill
Janus et Cie
Ammuneal
Aesthetics Wallcoverings
