We borrowed some wonderful pieces of furniture and art for the project . The great room — which measures thirty-eight by twenty feet and is divided into living and dining zones — was dressed to the nines . In the living area , a pair of custom sofas in taupe velvet were paired with an ayala serfaty armchair , stephane ducatteau tables , and an arbre à bulles brass lamp . In the den , rather than build bookshelves from floor to ceiling , we created freestanding units that stopped three-quarters of the way up . The effect is that the room , lacquered an acid green , feels larger . The dining space had eighteenth-century french lyre-back chairs and a marble-topped table with a water-filled , underlit central recess inspired by an eero saarinen design . This was topped by one of my favorite pieces , drift studio ’ s fragile future chandelier , which is made from real dandelion on led lights .
It ’ s not easy to compete with the view , nor would you want to , but i think we created a seductive home that gave the New York skyline a run for its money .
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Images courtesy of : Mark Roskams