Revisited for the 10th Anniversary issue of NYC&G. Previously featured in the May/June 2021 issue of NYC&G. Read the full story here.
EDITOR’S NOTE
People who understand the challenges and pitfalls of the interior design business are rightly offended by the snarky comment “Anybody can be a decorator.” So not true. In a former life, Kevie Murphy was a lawyer, but she later switched gears and enrolled at the New York School of Interior Design to pursue her true passion. She and her family eventually moved from a Brooklyn Heights apartment to a 7,200-square-foot center-hall Colonial in Manhasset, where Murphy put her freshly honed skill set to work. To my mind, the house is a stellar example of classic design reinterpreted for 21st-century living. —K. C.
Decorator Kevie Murphy painted the front door of her Manhasset home a custom peacock blue.
Used in the foyer, Pierre Frey’s Jardin De Mysore wallpaper established the color palette for the entire house.
Furnishings in the airy conservatory include a Haddon lounge chair and Porter divan from Hickory Chair and a chandelier from Niermann Weeks.
BassamFellows stools sit at an RH trestle table in the conservatory.
A Warren Platner table from Knoll, Eames chairs from Design Within Reach, and a pendant from Visual Comfort give the breakfast nook a modern boost.
The formal living room includes a Hickory Chair sofa and a pair of antique bergères covered in Kravet’s Building Blocks in Truffle. The Carrara marble Langley mantelpiece is from Chesneys.
A hand-painted Gracie wallpaper sets an elegant tone in the dining room.
The parlor features a 13-foot-long Chesterfield-style tufted sofa and a variety of fabrics from Thibaut.
In the primary suite, the four poster bed is through Alfonso Marina.
The primary suite also features a Carrara marble fireplace surround from Chesneys and a painting by Eliza Geddes.
The primary suite’s sitting area features an Alfonso Marina chinoiserie chest, a Baker chaise covered in a Clarence House velvet, and a hide rug from Kyle Bunting.
A BainUltra tub from Ferguson dominates Murphy’s blue-and-white bathroom.
Quatrefoil mirror inlays punctuate her bath’s coved ceiling.
The pool house is anchored by a custom George Smith sectional and cocktail tables from West Elm.
