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modern chocolate-brown study and the charmingly tented solarium
off the master bedroom. “A lot of the bolder things I wasn’t sure
about,” Weinstein admits.
“But I trust Miles. And at the end of the day, he’s always right.”
Miles considers the place one of his most gratifying projects, because
Weinstein let him spread his wings with a freedom that few clients
grant – or ultimately appreciate.
That freedom is most gloriously demonstrated in the house’s main
floor, a 60-foot long stretch. “You usually don’t get that kind of loft
like space in a townhouse,” Miles says.
He started with a bright red oriental carpet and then went on
a colour spree, mixing other reds with greens, including a striking
viridian velvet sofa and, a holdover from the last owners and Steve’s
only request, a huge pool table.
“The pool table wasn’t my first choice,” she says. “I wanted a big
library table, but Steve really stayed out of my hair during this, and
Miles said, ‘Let’s give it to him.’ And it’s fun. Steve will have a stressful
day and he can come home and shoot a few balls. That’s why we use
the living room, because it’s there.”
The result, pool table and all, is a remarkable synthesis of old and
new, grand and casual. It’s certainly not futuristic. But it works very
well in the present, and that’s the only tense worth living in. B

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TOP: In the entrance hall, the 19th-century English pine console is from Sentimento
Antiques, the 1920s serpentine mirror is from John Rosselli International.
TOP LEFT: The master bedroom - the bed was designed by Redd, the St Antoine
wallpaper is by Farrow & Ball, the lamps are from Capitol Furnishings.
MIDDLE LEFT: Nineteenth-century hall chairs from Amy Perlin Antiques and a Radial
mahogany dining table by Oscar de la Renta for Century Furniture.
BOTTOM LEFT: A powder room sheathed in glass mosaic tiles by Ann Sacks; the
sconces are by Ann-Morris Antiques.

Miles Redd
77 Bleecker Street, Suite C 111, New York, NY 10012
T: +001 212 674 0902 | www.milesredd.com
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