Problem: An out-dated, inherited mahogany bedroom suite from the 1930’s did not fit into this home’s “style”.

Solution: We designed a sentimental guest room, setting the furniture against lush, draped walls. A sepia palette pays homage to the pre-war era of the furniture while not treating the room as a “period” setting.

Problem: Where to store the contents of one's life when a couple gave up their suburban home to move into a one-bedroom city apartment.

Solution: We designed a massive unit with a marble bar/server counter. The mirrored front makes the whole thing disappear while visually enlarging the living-dining room.

Problem: The owner of this grand New York apartment needed a home office / computer to function in the same space used for formal entertaining.

Solution: A pair of elegant, custom designed cabinets flank the fireplace. The one on the right holds a printer and storage. The left one holds a CPU and keyboard. A flatscreen monitor is behind the family photos.

Problem: This opulent Victorian dining room needed to reuse existing contemporary steel chairs.

Solution: Silver leaf ceiling & pewter chandelier ties it all together with the exuberant fabric wall upholstery.

Problem: One hundred years of built-up layers of paint caused a down scale effect in this upscale brownstone. Toxic concerns made stripping impossible.

Solution: A faux painted "pewter" finish on the woodwork used the "gloppy" texture to create the feeling of hammered metal.

Problem: A drab kitchen in an older New York apartment has high ceilings with a web of irregular beams.

Solution: We renovated the kitchen and constructed false beams in conjunction with real ones creating a regular grid recessed light covers use the height to indirectly illuminate the room, adding drama.

Problem: This master bedroom lacked the storage needs of 21st century living.

Solution: Building four closets, one in each corner of the room and integrating them into the architecture of the room with arches, makes them seem original to the house.

Problem: A brand new kitchen addition would battle the charm of this older Long Island Cottage.

Solution: Keeping the original builder's concept of tile & wood, we designed structural columns & arches around an antique apothecary cabinet.

Problem: To renovate the kitchen in an old Tudor style house and turn an attached garage into a great family room & make the whole thing look like it was always there.

Solution: The use of traditional materials repeated from the rest of the house, like slate tiles, wood floor, stucco, & exposing the structure of the ceiling.

Problem: Small New York apartment has a sleeping alcove with no window.

Solution: By framing a collection of antique custom sketches we created an interesting focal point that serves as a brilliant illuminated "window."

Problem: An old powder room with dated fixtures & tilework needs new life on a small budget.

Solution: Trompe L'oeil painting, fabric & mirror adds wit & charm while making the old seem fresh.