Orient Express | The club chairs (a score from New York’s legendary Havemeyer mansion), folding screen, and gas chandelier in the Chinese sitting room all date from the 1880s.
Suite Dreams | A painting of Niagara Falls by Charles Richardson hangs above an 1860s American bed in the master bedroom.
Orient Express | The club chairs (a score from New York’s legendary Havemeyer mansion), folding screen, and gas chandelier in the Chinese sitting room all date from the 1880s.
Gothic Drama | Ron Wagner and Timothy Van Dam bought the library’s 1860s American Gothic chandelier at a Hudson, New York, antiques store. The bookcases were fashioned from an antique paneled room that the couple purchased in its entirety and retrofitted. The whimsical feather headdress above the fireplace is a Juju hat from Cameroon.
Gothic Drama | Ron Wagner and Timothy Van Dam bought the library’s 1860s American Gothic chandelier at a Hudson, New York, antiques store. The bookcases were fashioned from an antique paneled room that the couple purchased in its entirety and retrofitted. The whimsical feather headdress above the fireplace is a Juju hat from Cameroon.
Restful Retreat | The bedspread in the guest bedroom is an antique Oriental carpet; the throw pillows are antique English Arts and Crafts. The American seascape dates from 1940.
Grand Entrance | The stairway, with its arches and fluted columns, is original to the 1895 house.
Parlor Dame | An 1842 portrait hangs above a cabinet attributed to the Herter Brothers.
Dinner Theater | An American Empire sideboard and a dazzling 1896 chandelier add drama to the dining room.
Suite Dreams | Circa-1860 mirrors shimmer in the master bath.
This article appears in the March 2012 issue of NYC&G (New York Cottages & Gardens).