High in the Sky -an Art Filled Home

You are too late, this extraordinary home sold last year.  If it was on the market now, I would have featured it on my other blog, Interior Ambitions, under "On the Market".

It is the decor, the furnishings, the art, the ceilings, the moldings etc etc, that will be appreciated on this blog, which is about Interior Design.  Nevertheless, this is an extraordinary property. This pre-war apartment with the 24 foot high living room, was listed by Monica Luque of Prudential Douglas Ellman.  It was listed for $20,000,000.

The homeowners found this large, high ceiling, light filled space that would be the perfect backdrop for their large art collection after looking at 120 apartments.

 

The apartment has more than 4,200 square feet, three bedrooms and 2½ baths. The home has a dining room with original paneling, wine cellar, library, another fireplace and a large kitchen built for entertaining.

The Miro-like ceiling is by Madrid-based artist Ramon Canet, who lived and painted in the apartment while the owners did early renovations.

In the day, light floods in. At night, the minarets of the museum appear like tops of lit temples in Marrakesh or Istanbul. An 8-foot working stone fireplace built in the 17th-century on the Iberian Peninsula centers the room. Floor to ceiling Corinthian columns give the feeling of being in a museum, castle, or giant public library.

Looking north over the American Museum of Natural History and Central Park through a movie-screen-size wall of steel-cased windows, a single living room with 24-foot-high ceilings is half as long as a basketball court.

 

Pictures, information about property, listing information collected from: New York Daily News,  Elite Daily News, Designrulz Blog, Miss-DesignBlog, Design Attractor Blog.

Favorite Houzz Living Rooms for Today

I love these rooms selected from Houzz.com.  Hop over to their site and see what your choices for favorite Living Rooms would be.

I just love the dramatic use of black walls, yet you would call this room "light and airy".  The bookcases are artfully arranged with black, whites and some metallics.  The mix of wood legs on the upholstered pieces and the metal on the glass coffee table give a fresh classic look to the room.

courtesy of Laura Hay, Design and Decor

courtesy of Urban Development

Oh!  What a ceiling!  This is a beautiful ceiling design by Urban Development.  This is a small living room and the furniture was selected with each having some personality to balance out the ceiling.  There is no need for any crown molding or other architectural embellishments.  The colors are fresh and timeless, and the rug is really well selected for this room, color and fresh style.

picture courtesy Tom Stringer Design Partners, Houzz.com

This is a very usable layout for a large living room.  It is broken into mini rooms for different usage.  The table in front of the fireplace is beautiful as it is and has varied uses as well.  I can picture a family cozied up in front of a fire working on a puzzle or playing a game.  I can also envision a friendly bridge foursome.  So often in today's casual lifestyle, the living room is the unused area of a home,  Tom Stringer Design Partners have given this Lakeshore Dr home a multi-purpose layout that may become a family's favorite gathering spot.  The designer has even addressed proper lighting to enhance table use.  Kudos, TSDP!

picture courtesy Staples Design Group Houzz.com

This combined living space would convert anyone to a open floor plan fan.  Using lots and lots of white give the area a light airy feel, and the entire area is mini spaces connected to each other by the lack of wall.  This type of floor plan is perfect for young families who want to keep an eye on their children's activities as well as aging couples that desire fewer footsteps to have access to rooms.  This beautiful area is designed by Staples Design Group, as shown on Houzz.com.

picture courtesy CWB Achitecture and Design NY

This is a small room and has been so well updated to allow a seating space for six.  The colors are fresh and current, and the feeling is dressed up, but welcoming.  The window molding gives the room an important look and provides architectural interest.  Great design by the CWB Architecture and Design Group in New York.