The client’s home is a 2000sf duplex with a private roof deck in a boutique brick condo building, built in 2021. Its spacious floor plans and oversized casement windows really appealed to him, but he also wanted to add warm, personal touches wherever possible. During construction, we selected the flooring stain as well as the kitchen backsplash tile, grout and layout. We also added a limestone mantle with a gas insert in the living room and switched out all of the hardwired lighting fixtures.
The client had two priorities for the apartment; he wanted a peaceful place where he could come home from work or travel and decompress; and he wanted his guests to feel equally at home, whether they were visiting for a dinner party or a weekend stay.
To create a tranquil environment, I avoided clutter and distractions. He asked for a sexy, adult bedroom, so I layered rich textures - from the cut pile rug to the upholstered bed - and brought in luxe touches like the floor to ceiling blackout drapes, tweed wallpaper, and the leather chair and sconces.
Curtis really loves to entertain. To accommodate as many guests as possible, I sourced the largest sectional that would comfortably fit the living room – it’s 12 feet long. For dinner parties, two more chairs can be pulled up to the dining table to seat 8. The roof deck can also comfortably welcome a crowd - gathered at the firepit or seated at the dining area.
An inviting guest room was a must. Placing the bed in the window gave the room a strong focal point as well as a calming symmetry. I included all of the thoughtful details that you’d expect from a hotel room; crisp white sheets, bedside tables with dimmable lighting, and a desk and dresser.
We faced our share of pandemic related delays and cancellations, but I think the biggest challenge was when the project site moved from Brooklyn to Chicago during the pandemic. My client relocated for a new job and we went from working on an 1100sf, 2br high rise condo to a 2,000sf, 3br duplex in a boutique building, and from meeting in person to face timing.
I used a mix of textures and finishes to add dimension to the neutral palette, and to create cozy and inviting rooms. There are a lot of natural materials like wood, stone, ceramics, linen, cotton, and wool. They bring warmth into each room, and vintage pieces add patina and character.
Team:
Dining Room
- Ethnicraft Bok table
- Ton Merano chairs
- Fritz Hansen Caravaggio pendant
- Cedar & Moss Wren sconces in walnut
- Art by Chloe Fields
- Pottery Barn Orion footed bowl
Living Room Bar
- Chairish vintage teak console
- CB2 Scallop concrete table lamp
- Art by Keiko Kamata
- Room & Board bar tray
- Graf Lanz Leather catch all
Living Room:
- Restoration Hardware Italia sectional
- Muuto Outline armchair
- Room & Board Chronicle floor lamp
- West Elm Limestone and iron coffee table
- Restoration Hardware Delfina chunky wool rug
- DWR Skagen teak nesting tables
- Sien and Co and CB2 throw pillows
Kitchen:
- Room & Board Wolfgang stools
- Tudo and Co Arq Branch ceiling fixture
Powder Room
- Serena and Lily Knolls cement pendant
- CB2 Edge mirror in walnut
Home Office
- Crate and Barrel Knox desk
- Industry West Tanaka chair
- Room & Board Berin sleeper sofa
- Crate and Barrel Entu side table
- CB2 Modular walnut shelving
- Revival vintage rug
- Menu Tribeca Callister desk lamp
- Circa Lighting Austin floor lamp
- Chairish Robert Rauschenberg print
- Pottery Barn leather pillow
- Vintage tennis racquets
Guest Room
- Blu Dot Woodrow walnut bed
- Chairish vintage Kipp Stewart cane and laminate bedside tables
- Chairish vintage Hooker walnut dresser
- Blu Dot Swish walnut desk
- Blu Dot Chair chair
- Anthropologie Lemieux et Cie Tukar rug
- CB2 Infinity mirror
- Noguchi Akari pendant
- Menu JWDA brass table lamps
- Art by Kristen Texeira
- Scupture by Fitzhugh Karol
- Pendleton blanket, Minna pillow
Main Bedroom
- Room & Board Ella upholstered bed
- Room & Board Hensley bedside tables
- Chairish vintage Borge Mogensen dresser
- 1st Dibs vintage Katavalos leather chair
- Skagerak Georg stool used as a side table
- Armadillo Savannah rug
- Art above bed by Jeff Wallace
- Art above dresser by Katrine Hildebrandt
- Rejuvenation Tiered Drum pendant
- Lostine Ava leather sconces
- Phillip Jeffries wallpaper
- Room & Board throw and pillow
Roof Desk
- Room & Board Oasis outdoor sectional
- Williams Sonoma outdoor pillows
- West Elm Slope outdoor stools
- West Elm Simple wood lanterns
The Shade Store - all window treatments
