For this pre-war condo with lake views and a fancy address, the decadence is definitely in the details. We had generous proportions to play with (and play up), and were given carte blanche to bring it — the style and the statements. With ace Mike Shively on interior architecture and Tip Top commanding the buildout, S&F’ focus would be on material selections, finding fixtures that pop, furniture procurement and art curation—and editing back 20 years of decor down to what would work best in this space. And there would be no holding back on saturated colors that pack a punch. Take the foyer, for example. Here, we opted to keep the original black-and-white tile floors but brought the funk in the form of a hide rug in a contrasting pattern, a gray settee placed just so beneath a feathered juju hat, and a wood/acrylic side table that’s delightfully offset by a blue velvet chair. Oooh, and a set of sexy Fornasetti plates depicting Adam and Eve for added interest.
