Alex Papachristidis Curates a Dazzling Room Around an Old Master Painting

Whether he is using antiques or contemporary furnishings, classicism is at the heart of the Alex Papachristidis’s remarkable designs. “If it’s all too traditional, it gets tired. And if it’s all too contemporary, it goes out of style,” he shares. His sense of scale and proportion leads to a spirited mélange that combines periods while keeping juxtapositions pleasing to the eye, and he has quite the way with layering rich textures. “I love the mix of antiques and contemporary,” he says. “It gives a room gravitas.”

“Everyone is buying contemporary paintings, but I think Old Masters look amazing with new things,” adds Papachristidis, who has curated an entry gallery based on a work by Italian Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi. “Plus, they’re really a great value right now, especially for the level of technique and detail.”