“I wanted to create a room that was very elegant but livable at the same time,” says designer Penny Drue Baird, who conceived a dual living room-library area on the ground floor of the show house. “I’m mad for this wall covering by Élitis, which was the kickoff of the whole space.” Also adding to the chic yet relaxed atmosphere are a selection of plush furnishings upholstered in fabrics from Holland & Sherry as well as lamps from Bernd Goeckler.
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David Scott Interiors sourced a selection of contemporary furnishings alongside 1930s pieces to bring a fresh take on the modern-day parlor. “Coming out of COVID-19, I needed to do something uplifting and a little ethereal,” says Scott, who deployed a transfixing work by artist Larry Poons against one wall to help achieve the goal. Jean Marie Fiori’s whimsical bronze tiger mantel piece from Twenty First Gallery serves as a statement piece, complementing the vintage Scandinavian chairs from Gallery BAC and daybed from Hostler Burrows covered in sumptuous natural fabrics by Pierre Frey; the woven rug is by FJ Hakimian. “I looked at everything like its own work of art,” he adds.
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Inspired by the mansion’s rich history, Ghislaine Viñas’s “Good Spirits” living area is sheathed in the designer’s plaid wall coverings, which provided the perfect backdrop for artist Mark Mulroney to add black felt cutouts for some extra flair. “We wanted something sophisticated but also fun,” says Viñas, who also deployed Dedar’s Belmondo drapery fabric and a number of custom-made pieces, including her “Again & Again” cocktail table. Presiding over the fireplace is an evocative portrait by Canadian-born American photographer Jill Greenberg.
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“We wanted to create a space that was really livable as opposed to making a big statement,” says Timothy Corrigan, who conceived his bright and airy garden-themed living area starting with custom Fromental wall coverings that feature playful illustrations of flora and fauna—a motif that factors throughout the room. Adding to the allure are David Duncan’s bamboo “Folly” chandelier, plaster wall sculptures by Stephen Antonson, tables from Donzella and Bunny Williams Home, and a Stephen Cavallo custom mirror. Most striking is the antique Dutch Delft tulipiere adorned with mythical scenes from Perim Lang Antiques.
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In the library, San Francisco designer Jay Jeffers composed a palette using Benjamin Moore’s Rustique and Greystone paint colors alongside an eclectic mix of vintage and modern furniture. “I’ve been obsessed with this rust color lately,” explains Jeffers, who will soon be based in New York part-time. The contemporary desk was hand-carved in ash by Brooklyn-based sculptor Aaron Poritz, while the leather sofa is by Walter Knoll. “After I designed the room, is when the fabric came into play,” he adds, describing the eye-catching Zoffany draperies. “It felt like patchwork—it’s so perfect.”
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Tucked away on the third floor between two main living areas is Neal Beckstedt Studio‘s cozy drawing room area, which inspires creativity as a traditional architect’s sanctuary for solace and focus. “It’s a room for one,” laughs Beckstedt, who opted to retain the diminutive space’s original wooden moldings but replace its red porcelain floors with a more stylish option from Artistic Tile. “The floor really created the color palette for the whole room.”
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Putting an inventive twist on a classic dining area, Georgis & Mirgorodsky incorporated a shearling upholstered Bombola sofa and striped pouf ottomans of Georgis’s own design that wrap around a custom walnut dining table designed by the firm. “I wanted to make a loungey dining room and marry it to a hookah lounge,” explains founder William T. Georgis, who mixed Middle Eastern bone-inlaid furniture with contemporary artworks by artists including Julian Schnabel, along with Roman antiquities from the 1st century AD. Illuminating it all is a striking 18th-century Italian Neoclassical Egyptian Revival gilt wood chandelier.
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In the primary bath crafted by Sergio Mercado Design, a combination of beige stone by Borrowed Earth Collaborative from ABC Stone and grey-toned wood complement fixtures by Kohler (which also made the soaking tub) and wall sconces by Boyd. Above the bath hang cloudlike sculptures made of Japanese paper by Swadoh.
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For the ultra-chic dressing room, Clive Lonstein commissioned Peter Lane, one of Galerie’s Creative Minds, to create a standing floor mirror embellished with his signature sculptural details. Studio Drift’s dandelion chandelier also makes a striking statement along with artworks by Matisse, Marilyn Minter, and the Haas Brothers, which were sourced in collaboration with advisor Barbara Berger.
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On the top floor, designer Sasha Bikoff conjured her Y2K fantasy bedroom, working with John Pomp Studios, another Galerie Creative Mind, to create a jaw-dropping holographic bed, which she surrounded by dreamy pastel-and-gold wall coverings by Calico. Don’t miss the seating nook sheathed in pink vegan fur by Stark, an amorphous chair by Misha Kahn, a mirror by Chris Schanck, and a neon pirate-ship chandelier from Bikoff’s Versace collaboration.
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Framing the exterior of the townhome, Jancie Parker Landscape Architects brought in a selection of stunning greenery to make a grand entrance.
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