Contemporary Design in Lenox Hill, New York

This apartment is the city home of a great scientist and his beloved wife. Their brief was to design the home for times when the house is full of family members while checking all boxes for their daily life. The next generation wanted this home to be modern and contemporary. It was an absolute joy to design this home in a neutral palette and some beautiful peices and unlimited trust. From the custom arched millwork to the arched altar in the entry, I designed to my hearts content and found solutions to some unique requests. Read more in captions!!

Photography by Daniel Wang.

This aparment has an open concept living, dining, kitchen and a bonus entry space with beautiful East River views bathed in sunlight. One of the biggest requirements in the great room was a reclining sectional. Now we all know how recliners used to be, bulky and outdated and I saw my design dreams crashing. But I was able to source this gorgeous, uber cool electric recliner sectional which is a joy to sit and lounge in. The right corner opened in this image.

I added a combination of smaller coffe tables to accomondate a comfortable flow in the living room given the space required for the recliner to open up. The textural stone and contrast in the base is endearing in this table. Also seen here is the dining room and kitchen further beyond and the entry foyer space.

Motorised shades in beautiful Holland and Sherry fabric in all of the great room unite the space.

Looking at the TV wall from the sectional, I wanted to add a feature sconce to create an element of interest on an otherwise typical TV wall. The media unit is wall mounted in a walnut finish and the lovely travertine coffee tables styled with some Indian goodies. The patterened rug is 100% wool and grounds the room and brings in some much required color.

This is the view from the living room when you sit with your back to the window. I have high back lounge chairs for hours of reading in performance fabric of course. Also, shown here is the corner seat in the sectional with raised recliner.

Another unique ask in this house was a ceiling fan and given the typical ceiling height of an NYC apartment, I was apprehensive about accomodating a ceiling fan in the living area. This fixture above the coffee tables is a ceiling fan, and an uber cool one.

Here is a close up of the dining room with a beautiful Calacatta Verde table top, photographs don’t do justice, but the stone looks out of this world. Low back chairs to keep window sil clear with matte brass legs and modern pearl chandelier above. The art here is really special with coonection to place of birth for my cleints. The traditional frame brings in charachter and grounds the otherwise modern space.

The entry foyer is special in this home. I designed an arched niche and used a marigold paint color to create a temple like space. Seated in it is Lord Ganesh and an accent pendant above. The custom arched display cabinet has arched glass doors for continuity. The fun shape if the rug makes the placement of chairs flexible.

Functionally, the dining chairs can be moved to the dining table for larger family meals.

Front view of the cabinet to display collections from their travels. I designed it to continue the arch from the accent entry niche. I chose walnut finish here to contrast the newly finish wood floors in a light oak stain with beautiful leather handles for hardware. This entry table here seats 4 comfortbaly and is the casual welcome corner for the homeowners.

Guest bedroom in the house is modern, minimal with an unexpected color pallete. I love this bed with built in wings and nightstands. The accent chair drives the color palette in this room with bedding to coordinate. It was a personal challenge to get a set of burgundy sheets, but in this room, it was the right thing to do. Design tip - don’t write off a color in isolation of the space.

Tighter shot and one of my favourite shots of this room with strong focus on the silohuette of the trilogy of bed, nightstand and lamp combined with the unexpected bedding colors and softness in the landscape art.