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The Amazing IssueDec/Jan 2014

CONTENTScontinued on page 4

15The Best! Shapely glass bud vases, a glamorous gilded table, and more!

22Color: Kitchens Hues that bring beauty to a functional space.

24Master Class With Thomas OBrien.

26The Next Wave Meet Sam Allen.

28Paint Palette The joyful shimmer of vintage holiday ornaments.

30One-Day Makeover In just 12 hours, decorator Libby Langdon reinvents three rooms.

38Whats on Your Vanity? Jewelry designer Temple St. Clair starts her day surrounded by souvenirs.

40I Love My Bed Decorator Michelle Nussbaumers opulent, exotic oasis.

42Send Us a Picture Nine designers show us the cozy corners where they go to curl up.

44Tech Support The latest LED lamps and light xtures.

46Design Books Lush volumes by four master photographers of interiors.

48Tablescape Set by blogger and author Heather Christo.

50Alexs Kitchen Lobster bisque.

109The Best for the Kitchen114The Best for the Bath122Resources124The Last Words Top shopkeepers on what they plan to buy for themselves next year.

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54Mastering the ClassicsInterior design by Garrow KedigianINTERVIEW BY DOUGL AS BRENNER

64Global VisionInterior design by Monica BhargavaINTERVIEW BY CHRISTINE PIT TEL

7425 Amazing ThingsOur highly opinionated compendium of products, materials, and services that we totally fell for.WRIT TEN BY LISA CREGAN

80The Power of GlamourInterior design by Jamie DrakeINTERVIEW BY BARBAR A KING

92Highland FlingInterior design by Scot Meacham WoodINTERVIEW BY FR ANCES SCHULT Z

102Kitchen of the MonthDesign by Caitlin WilsonINTERVIEW BY CHRISTINE PIT TEL

110Bath of the MonthDesign by Sandra NunnerleyINTERVIEW BY CHRISTINE PIT TEL

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Send Us your own picturescan the photo at the bottom right to post a shot of your cozy corner on HBs Facebook page.46Design Books Scan any of the four book covers to buy them directly from Amazon.51Alexs Kitchen Let us know what you think! Scan the photo to link to housebeautiful

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For a client who loves to cook and garden, we updated the cabinets with a warm sage greena color tradition-ally used for painting greenhouses. We knew it would soften the dark-green marble counter-tops and look great with her collection of vintage botanical prints. It gives a large kitchen the feel of a cozy potting shed.COURTNEY COLEMAN BENJAMIN MOORE SATIN IMPERVO HILLSIDE GREEN 495

In an open kitchen thats the rst thing you see as you walk in the front door, I needed something dramatic. So I painted all the cabinetry black, which really shows o the stainless steel appli-ances, the copper tile backsplash, and the glass pendants. Black is handsome. It has solidity and heft. PALMER WEISS BENJAMIN MOOREULTR A SPEC 500 BL ACK INT. RM/EX T. RM

If you want something clean and neutral but more interesting than white, try this whisper of a color that goes green or blue in dierent lights. It adds character and a bit of age, its easy to live with, and it makes a smoother transition to the adjacent rooms, which are full of color.KATIE RIDDER FARROW & BALL ESTATE EGGSHELL PALE POWDER 204

For an unexpected dash of personality and warmth, add a shock of color to the back of your cabinets. I know this is bright, but when its behind glass doors and acting as a backdrop to all your dishes, it livens things up nicely. And its easy to change in a few years, if turquoise starts calling to you.DOUGLAS GRANETO FARROW & BALL ESTATE EGGSHELL CHARLOT TES LOCKS 268

I did a black, white, and gray kitchen in Palm Beach, but it was leaving us a bit chilly. So we painted the ceiling hot pink, and the insides of the cabinets a lighter version of the same shade. The color is a surprise and a delight. It made the ceiling soar and gave the space a whole new energy.PATRICK KILLIAN BENJAMIN MOORE WATERBORNE CEILING PAINT GYPSY ROSE 1327

This is the color of puttya rich taupe that wavers between green and gray. Theres a rawness to it. Its a neutral with character. I used it on the island and the crown mold-ings. Surrounded by crisp white cabinetry, it grounds the space and makes it much warmer.AMY AIDINIS HIRSCHFINE PAINTS OF EUROPE HOLL ANDL ACG23120


The problem with kitchens is that theres so much cabi-netry, which, frankly, can be boring. Red paint on the walls adds some excitement and lls up all the blanks, pulling the room together. And it has been proven that red makes people hungry.BEVERLY ELLSLEY GLIDDEN PREMIUM COLLECTION RED GER ANIUM GLR06

Green feels like a natural. It adds vibrancy next to classic white subway tiles and cabi-nets. This is a cool green with a hint of blue. It makes me think of eucalyptus leaves. Its compatible with almost any color and even makes food look good.KENDALL WILKINSON PR AT T & L AMBERT ACCOL ADE DRIED BAY LEAF 15-24

In a Greenwich Village apartment with wonderfully beat-up brick wallscarved out of a former stablewe chose deep cream for the cabinetry in the open kitchen. The color seems to embody the light. It glows but doesnt turn yellow. It led us down that warm, vintage path without feeling too old.CAREY MALONEY DONALD K AUFMAN COLOR DKC-93

I had a small laundry room o my kitchen. But since space was at a premium and I like to drink much more than do laundry, I turned it into a butlers pantry. I love apples and mar tinis, so apple green was the obvious choice. A bright color makes a room feel intimate, and the glossy nish adds a shimmer.JEFFREY ALAN MARKS FARROW & BALL FULL GLOSS BREAKFAST ROOM GREEN 81 .

Im a big blue-and-white freak. It says nautical, crisp, and timeless to me. I painted my kitchen cabinets this great bluealmost a navy but with some periwinkle thrown in and did white statuary marble on the counter-tops, and blue-and-white wallpaper. And of course the cabinets are crammed with blue-and-white pottery.DAN BARSANTI FARROW & BALL ESTATE EMULSION PITCH BLUE 220

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ABOVE: In the living room of his Long Island home, originally a 19th-century schoolhouse, OBrien deftly mixes contemporary elements with vintage details. I love that for all the symmetry in the room, the middle panel on the mantelpiece is not exactly centered, he says. It reminds me of the handicraft in this old house, the small irregularities that make it charming and real.

A RICH NEUTR AL , LIKE Pratt & Lamberts Timid-ity, can give all the eects of color without any of the distracting vibrations.

I CREATE MY OWN STATIONERY, BUT I also like to buy well-designed plain note-pads and books, like the beautifully simple Japanese paper items from Muji.

YEARS AGO, I found a 1940s star chart dur-ing an antiquing trip. Ive always kept it near my bed, like a piece of night sky. Its large celestial sphere is like a world in itself.For something similar, go to municipalprints.com

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Only in his early 20s, Allen has already found his own distinctive mix of traditional and fresh, contemporary pieces.

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ABOVE: I like to be able to change my bedroom as I evolve, Allen says. At the moment Im obsessed with chocolate brown and orange. Ive had the vintage trunk forever, and the cowhide rug incorporates the Western theme I loved as a kid. I chose the Smith + Noble matchstick blinds to add extra texture.

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BA SED IN Faireld County, Connecticut

FIRST DESIGN JOB A suite of playrooms when he was 16

OPENED Sam Allen Interiors in 2009

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3. GO -TO PIECE West Elms Parsons Desk is a great foundation piece in a room.

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One decorator, three very dierent rooms, and just over 12 hoursdesigner Libby Langdon reinvents a whole section of a familys home before the sun even sets.

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HITRefresh!Interior designer Libby Langdon is the queen of the speedy makeover, giving clients a whole new decor in a single dayon camera, no less. House Beautiful dropped by the set of her new TV show, Daykeover with Libby Langdon, to see how she gave three rooms in a Rumson, New Jersey, home a family-friendly refresh via paint, wallpaper, window treatments, new furniture, and lighting, as well as some simple tricksmany achievable in just a few hours. Not everybody can go in and overhaul a room with all new furnishings, says Langdon.

Sometimes you just need to add a few new pieces or rearrange existing oneswhich can be just as fun and dramatic as a complete redo. Here, her top tips. >>

The living room all started with the goldsh painting by Penelope Deyhle that hangs over the mantel.

We used that artwork as the jumping- o point for our combination of multiple bright colors, designer Libby Langdon says. For details about the furnishings, see page 36.

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2 DONT BE AFRAID TO BLOCK WINDOWS

Lacking a solid wall to push fur-niture against, we had to use a window wallsomething people tend to avoid for fear of blocking light or views. Dont be a slave to your architecture: Make it work. Low pieces like these ottomans wont block views, even if your windows extend almost to the oor. And lean prolessuch as the Parsons-style consolelet light and air pass through.

4 GO FOR A LARGE RUG IN A SMALL SPACE

A large faux-sisal rug makes this area feel welcoming. I worried that if we chose one that was sized to leave a wide wood border, it would make the foyer seem smaller and the rug look like a postage stamp! The indoor/outdoor material is great for the wear-and-tear of a foyer, and the subtle pattern doesnt com-pete with the wallcovering. >>

THE CHALLENGE Langdon wanted to make a big rst impression in this space, but she didnt have a large canvas to work with. Every wall is punctuated with either a doorway or a window, limiting her options for furnishings and surface treatments.

1 YOU DONT NEED BIG EXPANSES OF WALL TO USE WALLCOVERINGS

This dynamic grass cloth sparked the entire color scheme. The texture and the subtle imperfections in the hand printing create dimension. Although the pattern is pretty large, its great for this foyer: Since you never see it on a full wall, it doesnt look too busy. People are often afraid of bold wallcoverings, but if youre just seeing slits and slivers of it, it packs a punch with-out overwhelming a space.

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ABOVE: Walls covered in Imperial Gates in Periwinkle/Navy by Phillip Jeries. Curtains of a Duralee fabric in Winter White, trimmed with Orsay Silk Ribbed Border in Blue Melange by Samuel & Sons. Ruhlmann Three Light chandelier by Circa Lighting. Parsons console table covered in lacquered grass cloth by Bungalow 5. Burke ottomans by Libby Langdon for Braxton Culler. Tunisia carpet in Silver by Stanton.

3 YOUR SECRET WEAPON: OTTOMANS!

Throughout these rooms, otto-mans bring in another scale. They keep layouts mobile, working as spare perches or side tables. I love ottomans in front of a hearth, where they draw attention to deco-rative surrounds. And in warmer months when your replace is dor-mant, you have something pretty to look attheyre like jewelry.

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4 GROUP SMALL ARTWORK FOR BIG IMPACT

People think you need to use small artwork in a small room, but the opposite is true: One large pieceor a grouping that reads as a single big pieceworks best, opening up a room to make it feel larger. Here, framing a selection of black-and-white family photos as an ensemble gave the same impact a large piece of art would have. >>

1 USE WALLPAPER AS AN ACCENT The clients loved this patterned wallpaper, but the room is square-foot challenged, so we had to limit ourselves. We used it to line the backs of the bookcasesa neat trick if you dont want to go for a full accent wall. Bookcases are a forgiv-ing place for DIY wallpaper instal-lation, because your handiwork will be somewhat hidden.

3 SWIVEL CHAIRS! We needed somewhere for every family member to sit, but because of the rooms tight dimensions we couldnt use large chairs. These 29-inch-wide swivel chairs are super-comfortable but sleek. I like swivel chairs in large roomsthey allow you to mediate between seating areasbut theyre equally eective in small spaces because they give an ease of movement. Plus, this is a family hangout, and kids love to swivel in chairs!

2 MAXIMIZE THE SEATING AREA WITH A SLIM-ARMED SOFA

The former sofa had arms almost 12 inches wide, wasting two feet of space in a room that couldnt spare it! We swapped it for one thats four inches smaller, but that has 20 more inches of sitting space because of its slim arms. They can squish a whole other kid on there! Dont xate on overall sofa size; look at the inside seat width instead.

THE CHALLENGE To devise a compact seating plan conducive to intimate group gatherings. The clients needed a family hangout for relaxing and playing games, but the room is tight. Langdon also wanted to incorporate pattern without making the space too busy.STUDY

ABOVE: Jermain sofa and Osborne swivel chairs by Libby Langdon for Braxton Culler, both covered in Kravet fabrics. Curtains of a Duralee fabric in Winter White. Odom coee table in high-gloss Cream by Bungalow 5. Back of bookshelf covered with Groovy Gate in Midnight Navy by Libby Langdon for Casart Coverings. Metal Banded table lamps in Aged Iron by Circa Lighting. Fancy Fretwork rug in Midnight Navy by Libby Langdon for Tiger Rug. Walls painted Valspar Signature in Montpelier Ashlar Gray. INSET: Lee Industries benches covered in Carleton Vs Whitewell in Lake Blue. Modern Day Designs picture frames in Flat Espresso Veneer from Michaels Custom Framing.

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2 UNMOOR YOUR FURNITURE Everyones instinct is to push furniture up against the walls. And then they wonder why they dont use the room! Its because the furniture is too far apart for conversation, what I call the

wallower eect. Pull furniture away from the walls, leaving at least 30 inches behind it to pass through. Give it a shot: If it works, its an easy transformation, and if you hate itjust push it back!

3 SUPERSIZE YOUR COCKTAIL TABLE

If your guests have to stand up to grab an appetizer or set down a drink, the layout of your room needs to be more user friendly. Here, I used what I call a connector cocktail table because its gener-ous size unites the seating areas, and guests can easily reach it from several parts of the room. Keeping about a foot between it and the fur-niture creates cohesion yet leaves enough visual breathing room.

4 SET UP FURNITURE TOENCOURAGE CONVERSATION

Always let the activity of a room dictate the furniture arrange-ment. In a space where you entertain, create conversation areas where guests can chat. People think, Plunk a big sofa in there! But I nd it unusual for three people to sit side by side on a sofa together and turn their heads to talk. Chairs are better if you love to entertain. .

1 PUT DEAD SPACE TO WORKThere were awkward nooks with high windows on either side of the replace, and I wanted them to feel intentional. A pair of wing chairs softened the angularity and extended the seating area. Conven-tional wisdom would suggest plac-ing bookcases there, but shelves lled with knickknacks would have made the room look overpop-ulated and would distract from the gorgeous replace surround.

ABOVE: Andrews sofa and Dresden chairs by Libby Langdon for Braxton Culler; sofa covered in a Duralee fabric in Grey, and chairs covered in Madison Linen in Nectar by Kravet. Lee Industries wing chairs in Run Ivory. Ottomans by Lee Industries in Petite Zig Zag in French Blue by Alan Campbell. Duralee linen/silk curtains in Silver. Stainless steel Lotus cocktail table by Bernhardt. Charleston Regency Carolina end table by Stanley Furniture. Carousel table lamps in Soft Silver by Barbara Barry for Circa Lighting. Damask marble tile by Artistic Tile on replace. North Shore carpet in Oceanfront by Stanton. OPENING PAGE: Clients side chairs in Java Java in French Blue by China Seas. Sherise side table by Bernhardt.

THE CHALLENGE The furniture layout was a major concern for the clients, who needed ample seating for entertainingbut didnt want to overcrowd the decor. Complicating matters, the rooms proportions are long and somewhat narrow, with underutilized alcoves anking the replace.

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For the Dallas-based designer and owner of the popular showroom Ceylon et Cie, the most personal space in the house is a haven for herand her four-legged friends.

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especially that mesh of cultures and styles where East meets West.Did any style in particu-lar inspire this room?Probably Roger Banks-Pyes rooms in his book Colefax and Fowler: Interior Inspirations. He used a lot of blue and white. I think thats a combination that feels right in any interior. Leopard print is like that for me too.Orange saris, an orange ceiling, a riot of blue-and-white patterns: It all comes together in a rather theatrical way.Well, I do like drama, and I did study theater design in college. I love color and pattern, and I mix them in a way you might not imagine would work. Believe it or not, the room feels calm, maybe because its a happy place. Heres the thing: Your bedroom is your one true private space, so follow your passionit always works out for the best. Your bedroom should be about love: things you love, people you love, dogs you love. And if those dogs jump on the bed, even better!

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The antique French daybed a family heirloommakes

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An elegant and luscious soup is the perfect way to celebrate the holiday season and pay tribute to the comforts of tradition.

Lobster Bisque

When I was growing up in Atlanta, Christ-mas was about con-certs. Thats because my stepfather, Robert Shaw, conducted at least 12 of them every year, including a festi-val of carols with colle-giate and childrens groups and the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and a Messiah with more than 300 people in the chorus.

Robert was Mr. Christmas. His album Christmas Hymns and Carols was the rst classical record ever to go gold, and each year tens of thousands of people heard his concerts live, not to mention the millions more who listened in radio land. By the time Christmas Day rolled around, Robert was usually exhausted and only in the mood for a fairly quiet celebration.

My mothers family would come to our house for a mid-afternoon lunch, and the menu was always the same: Champagne, cheese straws, and smoked salmon, followed by lobster bisque, the perfect roast tenderloin of beef with sauce soubise, and creamed spinach with red peppers, with charlotte russe for dessert. Every

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place would have a handwritten cardand a Christmas cracker from England for us to pull and pop! There would be very special red wine for the grown-ups, and the children couldnt wait to get up from the table to play with the toys Santa had brought. The adults were surely delighted by this moment, at least until the year we knocked over the 16-foot tree and it came crashing to the oor. Nobody was hurt, but I only use small trees as centerpieces on my table now.

Ive come to realize that the only constant in life is change, and my Christmases these days are spent either in New York or Los Angeles. If Im in New York, Ill go to an early service of lessons and carols at St. Thomas Church on Fifth Avenue, and then to the house of a friend who serves a very festive dinner, down to the Christmas crackers. If Im in L.A., I entertain at home. Last year we were 40, my adopted family of friends, and guess what I gave them? The menu from my Southern childhood. Regardless of whatever else changes, the food must stay the same. With each bite, Im home again in Atlanta, age 10. And not one year goes by without me listening to Roberts Christmas album Songs of Angels at least two hundred dozen zillion times.

Now Id like to share one of my favorite holiday recipes with you. Let me know how it goes at housebeautiful.com/alexbisque.

Happy holidays! Love, Alex.

LOBSTER BISQUE Yield: 8 cups (68 servings)

8 tablespoons butter, divided 1 cup diced onion 3 cups very rich chicken stock 3 cups milk 2 teaspoons salt, divided 1 teaspoon white pepper,

divided cup flour 1 cup heavy cream 2 lbs. lobster meat (can be

claw, tail, body, or fin) 10 tablespoons cognac, divided 3 tablespoons lemon juice 2 cloves garlic, minced 7 tablespoons tomato paste 1 tablespoon dried tarragon teaspoon ground nutmeg 1 Melt 4 tablespoons butter over medium heat in a large (at least 2-quart) saucepan or Dutch oven. Add the onion and saut until translucent, 8 to 9 minutes.2 In another saucepan over medium heat, warm the chicken

stock and milk. Add 1 teaspoons salt and teaspoon white pep-per, and continue heating until the mixture is scalding.3 Add the our to the onion mix-ture and stir with a wooden spoon until the our is cooked thor-oughly but not browned, about 2 minutes. The mixture should be fairly sti.4 Add the scalding stock mixture to the onion mixture. Whisk vig-orously to break up any lumps.5 Bring the mixture to a boil, and then turn o the heat. (The soup base will have thickened to an appropriate consistency after boiling.) Stir in the cream and set the soup base aside.6 In a large, heavy skillet, melt the remaining 4 tablespoons but-ter over medium heat. Season the lobster with the remaining teaspoon salt and teaspoon white pepper. When the butters

foaming subsides, add the lobster meat to the pan. Saut for about 1 minute, making sure the lobster is fully coated with butter. (All this happens fairly quickly: Be care-ful not to overcook the lobster.) Add cup cognac and saut for 1 minute more. Remove from the heat, drain, and reserve the lob-ster and the pan juices separately. 7 Return the soup base to medium-low heat and add the remaining 6 tablespoons cognac, the lemon juice, garlic, tomato paste, tarragon, and nutmeg. Whisk to combine the ingredi-ents, and then add the reserved lobster pan juices. Simmer the bisque, whisking occasionally, until fully heated through.8 When you are ready to serve, add the sauted lobster meat to the bisque and serve immediately. Do not let the lobster continue cooking, or it will become rub-bery and tasteless. .

OPPOSITE: Though simple and straightforward to prepare, the bisque is a luxe addition to a holiday feast. ABOVE: The soup gets a rich undertone from the tomato paste and cognac, a lush texture from the milk and cream, and a delicate tang from the tarragon. Any combination of lobster meat can be used, including claws and tails. FO

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I T E N D T O L O OK AT T H E WOR L D in amaze-ment. But like most of us, I still need reminders to notice the little things, like the way light plays across the surfaces of a room or the texture of a luxurious fabric. Ive become addicted to my Instagram feed, because Im fascinated with how people see the world and the way they capture it in the pictures they share. Some people seem to notice spectacular details and beauty at just about every step of the day. Their Instagram posts keep my sense of wonderment alive: Frances Palmer, a ceramist and gardener; Miguel Flores-Vianna, a photographer and friend living in England who has a sharp eye for great design; and Chris Ozer, another talented photographer who lives in Brooklyn. In this issue weve created our rst Amazing List. Think of it as a starting point to get you looking for, considering, and discovering wonderful things. New technologies are evolving at a pace weve never experienced before, changing the way we live. We have access with the tap of a nger to treasures and inspiration from every corner of the world. Whats amazing today may be normal tomorrow. But I never want to lose the sense of wonderment that also helps me appreciate the simple things around me every day.

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IN HIS OWN HOME, A DESIGNER CANT RESIST PUTTING A STYLISH SPIN ON TRADITIONMastering

Classics

The library in designer Garrow Kedigians Manhattan apart-ment sheds fresh light on the classics he collects, both literary and decorative. A bergre in Pierre Freys Dune partners with a mid-20th-century inlaid desk. Custom Stark rug with the designers hallmark Greek key pattern. OPPOSITE: In the living room, an art project Kedigian painted in architecture school hangs above a vintage Parzinger campaign chair. New moldings conjure Beaux Arts grandeur.

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I wanted to have a library before that notion becomes extinct, says Kedigian, but the shell had to feel contemporary and fun. Solution? A vibrant custom palette in a Fine Paints of Europe Brilliant nish. Curtains of Clarence House Elettra ank a sofa in Scalamandrs Variegation herringbone. A Louis XV fauteuil (a gift from Kedigians grandmother) retains its original blue velvet, and a neoclassical side chair is updated with Glant Liquid Leather.

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DOUGLAS BRENNER: Did Fred Astaires feet actually touch this oor?GARROW KEDIGIAN: I didnt nd out until my co-op board interview that he lived here for about 10 years after World War II. The owners before me, who purchased the place from him, had hardly changed a thing. It was a wreck. We scraped o 32 layers of paint and wallpaper. The plaster had cracks you could stick a nger in. White shag carpeting covered the parquet! There was almost none of the original architectural detail youd expect to nd in a Beaux Arts Park Avenue build-ing like thisonly plain square beams.Other than a glamorous past, what was the allure of those bare bones?It was the oor plan I really responded to. Much of my family background is Frenchmy grand-mothers Paris apartment has a classic room-to-room-to-room enladeand the layout here felt very Parisian. I saw at once that if I cut a large opening from the dining room into what had been the master bedroom, and turned that into a library, I could have an enlade straight through to the replace in there. Its wonderful for enter-taining. Of course, I added all the crown mold-ings, paneling, casing, and chair rails.Why doesnt this come o as one more Puttin on the Ritz revival?My style is streamlined classic. Tailored and crisp. If you go too heavy with the architecture, you lose the contemporary aspect of a space. Although I have a passion for ea marketsnothing here is new, apart from the upholsteryI am not design-ing for 100 years ago. Some midcentury and contemporary pieces are threaded through the antiques and found objects. Painting an entire room a strong color, including the trim, gives it an edgy freshness, because the color becomes part of the architecture. High-gloss paint adds dimension and strength to any pigment. I dont like whiteits such a developer default. Endless white rooms are depressing.Where did you nd that dreamy blue?When I was 10, my parents took us on a trip to India. New Delhi is where I began to understand the power of design. We visited a palace where one room was bright turquoise, and the ceiling was open to the sky. It was the most incredible space Id ever seen. I said, One day, Im going to have a blue room that gives you this feeling. My library does it for me. I struggled with the actual shade,

because what looked great in daylight wouldnt look good at night, and vice versa. We tried at least 25 samples. I would come at all hours to see how it felt. I kept saying, Its too juvenile, until the painter got it just serious enough by adding black.This bold geometric rug is a terric foil to the muted Persian carpet in the dining room.That rug looks beautifully threadbare only because its turned upside down. If you saw the other side, you would die. Its so boisterous, so noisy. Persian rugs can overwhelm a room; I do that to calm them down. I bring clients here to show them ideas like thator painting window frames black to sharpen the view.Would you call the living room caf au lait?My painter calls it brown paper bag. It was inspired by a mesmerizing color I rst saw in a townhouse [interior designer] Tim Whealon did for William Reilly, a fabulous collector of antiqui-ties. That deep mocha brought an almost homey feeling to objects youd expect to see against white museum walls. At night, these walls are quite mysterious, and the high-gloss ceiling reects yellow cabs going up and down Park.Your asymmetrical furniture arrangements make inviting detours.The living room was tricky, because with the French doors, the replace, and the opening to the dining room, you have only one good wall for fur-nishings. I knew immediately I wanted an inti-mate seating group by the replacethe angled banquette and the wing chairbut the room is too big for just that. I put in a oating sofa and set it perpendicular to the French doors, so they are what you see rst when you walk in.Why is the dining room table o-center?I wanted to keep the central view through my en-lade open. But really, its an extravagance today to make a dining room just a dining room. I have people over for dinner, but I also work at my laptop here, play the piano, and host amateur recitals for friends. Whatevers going on, the cabriole chair legs dance around that deconstructivist table.Swan Lake meets The Rite of Spring?I like to throw in a foreign element, something askew that livens the mix of old and new. On the dining room banquette, we reused the ancient vel-vet that still hung at these windows when I moved in. Its a conversation starter at parties to tell guests theyre sitting on Fred Astaires curtains.

RIGHT: Striking a balance between intimate and formal, the dining/music room features walls upholstered in subtle Chelsea Editions Diamonds outlined with ebony-painted trim (black warmed with a dab of brown). I needed a softness here to diuse the visual noise of the high-gloss rooms on either side of this one, but the dark trim still conveys the strength of the architecture, Kedigian says. A set of 19th-century chairs dressed in Schumachers Shock Wave cozies up to a gently worn velvet banquette with P.H. Dorcic bullion fringe and pillows in Holland & Sherry and Dye-Namix fabrics. He used gold paint to dress up the wood table base by Mecox Gardens. The display cabinets have a faux-limestone nish.

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I never start on the decorative aspects of a space until Ive settled on a solid furniture plan, Kedigian says. He designed the living room sofa and upholstered it in the same Chelsea Editions Diamonds that he used in the dining room, but in another colorway. The club chair is covered in Clarence Houses Neisha Crosland Fleuret Chevron and the corner banquette in Lee Jofas Spectrum Velvet, which provides a reside amphitheater for views out the French doors.

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1. Bronze antiquitiesa Pompeian danc-ing faun and a Greco-Roman headrest on a Parzinger console. The rococo mirror, a housewarming gift from a client, came tied with a red bow. 2. Faux caning slips a visual joke into the powder rooms vintage basin. 3. Kedigian in an antique chair he upholstered with a Hinson & Company Ultrasuede. 4. Of the clock in his master bath, the designer says: Bathrooms, like kitchens, should be decorated as comfortably as other rooms, so they feel part of the house. 5. The kitchen breakfast area, with a window seat in Rog-ers & Gogons Toccata. 6. Above the living room banquette, a digital blowup of a detail from a Renaissance fresco. 7. The room within a room of a canopy bed, perfect for cocoon-ing. OPPOSITE: Kedigian left the bed hangings, in Schumachers Maiandros stripe, unlined to enjoy their Greek key motif in positive and neg-ative. Walls are Benjamin Moore Aura in Put-nam Ivory. FOR MORE DETAILS, SEE RESOURCES

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Someone once said that a home is like an autobiography, and my California living room is lled with things I lovea Beni Ourain rug, Indian sculpture, a wood mirror found at a local ea market, Monica Bhargava says. Two Bedford sofas by Williams-Sonoma Home, slipcovered in washable Classic Linen and accented with pillows made from vintage textiles, serve as strong anchors. Nailheads outline the shape of Williams-Sonoma Homes Chelsea wing chair, uphol-stered in Bitter Chocolate mohair, and give it a little more attitude, she explains. Floor lamp and sea-grass rug by Pottery Barn.

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The original house was expanded with a new addition, encompassing an open kitchen, a dining area, and a family room. The Chestereld sofa from Pottery Barn is personalized with a vintage kantha cloth and pillows inspired by Moroccan and American blankets. Farallon woven armchairs and wood- and-iron chandelier by Williams-Sonoma Home. Bolton lanterns by Pottery Barn. Benjamin Moore Regal Select in China White on the walls and Simply White on the ceiling.

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LEFT: The kitchen is where we hang out and entertain, says Bhargava. I wanted it to feel soulful, and the Bolton lanterns take me back to the bazaar. She hung two at either end of the long room to unify the space. Captain barstools by Pottery Barn are pulled up to the large island. Everything is centered here, she explains. I can put out the best hors doeuvres on another table somewhere else, and it doesnt matter. Everyone goes right back to that island. Mauviel copper stockpot and Apilco Trs Grande Porcelain dinnerware from Williams-Sonoma. Baskets and trays by Williams-Sonoma Home. Custom-made cabinets with open shelves are set against a beadboard wall and accented with Rocky Mountain Hardware pulls.

CHRISTINE PITTEL: Your house is lled with all sorts of exotic treasures. Is travel part of your job? MONICA BHARGAVA: Yes. I do design and product development for both Williams-Sonoma and Pottery Barn. My team and I are working with vendors all over the world. A trip might start o in France and Italy and then go on to Turkey, India, Hong Kong, and China.Are you visiting factories or ea markets?Both. I try to balance the schedule with a few inspiration stopsea markets, museums, his-torical monuments. In Marrakech, the wedding blankets I saw in the souk became pillows for Pot-tery Barn. In Barcelona, I loved the surprise and the leaps of scale in Gauds mosaic work, and that led to a new line of dinnerware.When youre traveling, what do you miss most about your house?Other than my daughter and my husband? Well, I miss hanging out in the backyard with a glass of wine. California has such a great indoor/out-door vibe. Its a casual, comfortable lifestyle, and I think even the more traditional collections we do for Williams-Sonoma Home get put through that casual lter. This house is a 1960s ranch. I wanted a place that was easy, open, and that I could make my own. We dont have a formal dining room. We eat in the big kitchen/dining area/oce/family room we added, or we eat outside.Do you use the house as a design lab?In my business, the line between work and home is a blur, and theyre constantly inuencing each other. This house is my style. I like to surround myself with beautiful things, but the impulse is not really about decorating. Its more about the story, the sentiment, and the memory that go with each object. Thats why I have a lot of Indian art. I grew up in India. Then I came to the United States to go to university and stayed. I look at your rooms and see white walls, and every-thing else seems to be either white, brown, or black. Why did you limit your palette?I come from a culture that is full of color. I work with color all day long. But when Im at home, I want a release from it. That actually allows me to be more objective about color at the oce. And for me, a neutral palette is just more calming. It also works really well with my passion for collecting. It became a good lter. I could collect anything, from any culture, and I knew it would all go togetheras long as it was white, black, or brown.

You chose a pared-down palette, but it still has energy. And the energy is all in the pattern. And the pattern is in the textiles.I love textiles and pattern! My family was in the textile business back in India, and pattern is part of my DNA. I grew up with windows made of carved-wood lattices. Every column was deco-rated with pattern. Even the tap for the faucet had a pattern engraved on it. In my own house, I use pattern to add texture and contrast. Theres a cer-tain discipline and simplicity that comes with a neutral palette, but it can be devoid of soul. Pat-tern is what makes it rich and gives it depth. How do you handle multiple patterns?I layer them. Ill start with a foundation of plain white linen on the big anchor pieces, like a sofa or a bed. That becomes a great canvas where I can add textiles, and its easy to shift them around. I love the concept of layering. It allows me to add more things as I buy them. Clearly youre not afraid of scale. Every piece of furniture in your living room is big. I like big, generous chairs and sofas, and extra-large coee tables. The one in the living room is covered with an old leather gym matI love the patina! The one in the family room is actually an old dining table, with the legs cut down. I like hav-ing expansive surfaces, so I can display all my col-lections. Whats the point of having them if you cant enjoy them? And theres still room to set out a spread of tapas if you like.Every surface is a lesson in display. Look at the living room coee table. Old bread-boards are layered with books and vintage sil-ver candlesticks. Then that new black vase feels richer and deeper, because its surrounded by things with a history. The objects

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