River Walk | The original Art Deco metalwork on the front door.
Dining By Design | The cheery breakfast nook and banquette are tucked into a corner of the tidy chef’s kitchen, which features built-in wine storage in the island, a Miele dishwasher, and Wolf ovens, cooktop, and range.
River Walk | Architect Deborah Berke and her husband, Peter McCann, along with their beloved Weimaraners, promenade along the East River near their Gracie Square apartment.
Sitting Pretty | Two Terry Winters prints rest on shelves built for displaying art. In the living room, a vintage Bertoia Diamond lounge chair stands in stark red contrast to a suite of underwater photographs by Roni Horn. The sofas are upholstered in Kravet’s Natural Chevron in Sky.
Sitting Pretty | The dining room’s Giuseppe Scapinelli table is surrounded by vintage Paul McCobb chairs reupholstered in Holly Hunt’s Ice Blue fabric.
Structural Beauty | A William Wegman photograph hangs below. Milich also made the cocktail tables in the family room, which overlooks Carl Schurz Park. The rug is from Dolma.
Structural Beauty | Berke designed the plain-sawn red oak night tables in the master bedroom, which features works from Andy Warhol’s xerography series. The aquamarine shams are from Holly Hunt.
Structural Beauty | John Milich of Brooklyn-based Product & Design fabricated the Berke-designed cantilevered staircase connecting the foyer to the private rooms upstairs.
Dining By Design | The cheery breakfast nook and banquette are tucked into a corner of the tidy chef’s kitchen, which features built-in wine storage in the island, a Miele dishwasher, and Wolf ovens, cooktop, and range.
Dining By Design | The interior courtyard, a rarity in Manhattan, is decked out with an ipe wood wall, bench cushions in a Perennials Fabrics linen, and a pair of Brown Jordan side chairs.
This article appears in the September 2012 issue of NYC&G (New York Cottages & Gardens).