This apartment on Warren Street, NY is located on the 21st floor of a glass skyscraper is bold, vibrant, artsy, playful and was designed by Crina Arghirescu Rogard with the homeowner’s colour-blindness in mind – he can see pure, bright colours like blues, reds and yellow. Hence the use of some blue and red throughout. The living room wall shelving is a major red statement, and the bathtub rendered in Yves Klein Blue set into a curved nook is a really cool situation that makes me want to tub-lounge. Speaking of statements, the semi-circular brushed stainless steel islands are such a cool focal point. So much uniqueness here. Photos: Chris Mottalini.

Have you ever seen someone tile a border above wainscotting in a hallway, that happens to be carpeted in leopard print? Me either! I’m telling you, these Parisian designers are just oozing with wild and creative ideas. I love every single bit of this apartment. The stripped (?) walls in the living room, that hallway situation, putting a cafe rod curtain in front of what looks like a MCM cabinet, and that retro green and pink bathroom! SWOONING!!!! Designed again by Orsini Daventure. Photos: Amaury Laparra.

When the homeower of this Central Park West apartment called upon designer Fawn Galli to create a family home here, she wanted it to be light, fun and eclectic, with a bit of old-world, and lots of character to the furnishings. That is right up Fawn’s alley, as her spaces are typically pretty unique and full of life. I adore the quirkiness she added here, as if the homeowner had spent years collecting containers-full of the coolest stuff found at Paris flea markets. Photos: Marili Forastieri.

This is the Paris apartment of Clement Daventure and Clemence Orsini of design firm Orsini Daventure. Another exemplary example of the creativity and attention to detail of Paris designers, always unmatched and so unique you will never again spot anything like it. The space had never been touched since it’s creation in the 1970s so these designers created magic from scratch. Green fabric wrapped walls, travertine used as wainscotting, a rug-inlaid floor, patterned floor tile, flexible marble powder sheets to make a curved alcove in the bathroom, plaster & acrylic & ink wall frescos…. Spectacular! Photos: Amaury Laparra.

Renovations to this historic 1830’s Connecticut farmhouse started with the directive, “I don’t want to lose any of the character and history of the place.” From what had become a dark maze of interior rooms over nearly two centuries, we created a plan for a modern family. We recast the details of the original house in a completely new layout: original baseboards, doors, trims, and flooring complement a modern design with interiors by Fawn Galli that opens views from spacious rooms to the beautiful surrounding mountains.
Douglas C. Wright Architects did right by this beautiful old home, and I love that the new addition is black and seems to fade into the background. Photos: Costa Picadas.