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Stylish dining rooms in small spaces

behind the scenes

COLUMBUS CIRCLE

NEW YORK, NY

Bocci outlets in millwork
Small foyer solutions

This 47th-story aerie neighboring NYC's iconic Hearst Tower and just steps from Central Park was pared down to its studs and reimagined as a crisp, cosmopolitan escape. Inspired by the jungle setting and reclining nudes in Henri Rousseau's oil painting 'The Dream,' it employs a series of custom built-ins and furniture pieces to optimize every corner of its footprint, celebrate its sweeping views of the Hudson River and more comfortably accommodate its out-of-town owners and their guests.  

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A monumental canvas by Raymond Hendler commands the entry foyer opposite custom wall shelving placed in lieu of freestanding furniture.  In the dining area beyond, we designed a custom nude leather banquette and rolled steel dining table with legs that echo the forest of trees in the Toshio Shibata photograph hanging above.

Project Scope : Comprehensive Design

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Modern white kitchens
Living rooms with window seats

Integrated terrazzo end tables and low storage cabinets bookend a green velvet windowseat which focuses views to the outdoors and disguises unsightly HVAC and A/V components. 

Stylish NYC living rooms
Vintage furniture in modern apartments
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Contemporary bedrooms with yellow accents
Beautiful primary bedroom with built in dressing table
Tabletop decor in contemporary interiors

Tones of powder blue punctuate the primary suite's neutral palette to calming effect. A sculptural Gastone Rinaldi chair upholstered in silk velvet strikes a note of Old World elegance against Ann Purcell's colorblocked contemporary painting. 

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MAXIMIZING FUNCTION OF THIS 1200 SQ FT

APARTMENT REQUIRED THOUGHTFUL ADAPTATION OF EXISTING ARCHITECTURE AND STRATEGIC CUSTOM STORAGE ELEMENTS THROUGHOUT. IN THE GUEST BEDROOM, TRADITIONAL SWING DOORS WERE REPLACED WITH A POCKET DOOR AT THE ENTRY AND A FULL-HEIGHT STEEL FRAMED BARN DOOR AT THE CLOSET. TOP LOADING CABINETS ARE INTEGRATED BEHIND THE UPHOLSTERED HEADBOARD WHICH ROLLS OUT ON CASTERS FOR HVAC ACCESS.

BEHIND THE SCENES

IN THE GUEST BEDROOM, A NEW FULL-HEIGHT, STEEL-FRAMED MIRRORED SLIDING CLOSET DOOR IMPROVES 

ACCESS IN TIGHT QUARTERS. TOP-LOADING CABINETS ARE INTEGRATED BEHIND THE UPHOLSTERED HEADBOARD WHICH ROLLS OUT FOR HVAC ACCESS.

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