The examine in this New York house designed by Desai/Chia options aluminum shelving by Rakks and just enough colour and shapes for oomph. Originally the second-flooring kitchen, the grasp tub was revamped with honed Carrara marble wall tiles, gleaming fixtures, and octagonal sinks, a nod to the house’s architectural elements one ground under. Black-and-white family portraits line the stairwell, leading the way as much as the second flooring. “We acquire it from our household—classic photos of them, my mother and father’ marriage ceremony picture, the youngsters throughout. In a corner of the master bedroom sits Nina’s most prized possession.
What was as soon as a kitchen is now a wonderful office with skylights. Here, the bookshelves are brightened with Blue Koto veneer from UltraWood within the office of a yacht belonging to designer Joanne de Guardiola and her husband, Roberto. Other particulars embody Sapele mahogany panels, a vellum-prime iron desk by Julian Chichester, and door handles authentic to the boat. Painter’s canvas is used as paneling in the workplace of fashion designer Stefano Pilati’s Paris apartment, which was renovated by architect Bruno Caron. The repetitive crisscrossing parts on the Moroccan rug and yellow chest of drawers definitely make the room fascinating. Some tremendous glossy curves—architect Charles Gwathmey’s signature—distinguish his St. Barts residence workplace and its sucupira-wooden desk, designed by Kang Chang and fabricated on the island. The swivel chairs are by Hans Wegner from DK Vogue, and the ceiling fan is by Boffi.
Antiques and heirlooms—including art gifted “from my mother and father and grandparents, which is at all times particular to be able to move down,” says Nina—complement the marble fireplace, which is unique to the house. The chairs are vintage, and the 1940s bar cart sees regular use throughout predinner drinks. A custom-made mattress upholstered in a Holly Hunt leather is flanked by sconces from Bourgeois Bohème in the master bedroom of this Los Angeles residence embellished by Trip Haenisch. The 18th-century Belgian commode at right and the zinc-prime oak desk are each from Lucca Antiques. A nineteenth-century Spanish sunburst mirror hangs in the master suite of a Virginia residence designed by Thomas Pheasant; two blanc de chine export vases were mounted as lamps. With a piece house, mattress, and seating area, you might by no means wish to depart to depart this gorgeous room. The walnut-and-metal companions desk is the focus in actress Julianna Margulies’s Manhattan home workplace (it is designed by Vicente Wolf).
With various shades of brown, the space stays pretty neutral save for the patterned Roman shade. If you’re undecided on a paint colour or how to format a gallery wall, why not just put up one large piece of artwork? In an Aspen, Colorado, home by Stonefox Architects, the office is highlighted by an eye catching Thomas Struth photograph. If you’re looking for a way to adorn your bare partitions but don’t need to do the typical gallery wall, a tapestry can be the lacking component for visual curiosity and texture. In this Beverly Hills house by Waldo Fernandez, the workplace features a seventeenth-century Belgian tapestry from Mansour, an English mahogany desk, and, within the nook, a Wolfgang Roth sculpture from JF Chen.
“The chaise is actually the primary piece of furnishings that I ever bought by myself after college,” says Nina of the Fendi piece, which she reupholstered in a yellow-stitch fabric. “It’s traveled with me all this time.” The classic painting of a maharaja is from Jaipur, India. The front room, with a pair of French Art Deco chairs and a long tufted couch, is the “catchall room” and the positioning of family time and sport-day internet hosting (there’s a TV cleverly hidden behind the antique mirror above the mantel).