E12TH STREET
New York City
LOCATION
Greenwich Village, New York City
TYPE
Residential Boutique Condo
Color was key for this expansive condo. Home to a family with two young children who had lived the monastic rigor of white on white on white, they sought a brighter palette for their newly acquired home.
The condo’s generous rooms—inherited from the building’s former life as a parking garage—needed little work architecturally. Instead, the focus was on furnishings, textures, and finishes in an array of hues. This being a Dumais project, of course, the finished product wasn’t a maximalist explosion, but a rich jewel box wrapped in a clean, white envelope.
Photography by Joshua McHugh
The concrete pillars of the former car park dictated the size and proportions of the rooms, which is especially evident in the expansive living room. On one side, a Kagan-inspired sofa in aubergine wool arcs along a Perriand Rio coffee table. On the other side, an Edward Wormley wing chair sits beside a Karl Springer games table and Gregorius Pineo chairs. On both sides, hang a trio of custom sconces in brass and Murano glass, each slightly different from the other.
To give the room depth, the walls were paneled and painted in Benjamin Moore Millstone Gray, and custom cerused oak bookshelves were installed. The generous custom mohair sofa, in an inviting blush hue, and the Kimberly Denman armchair and ottoman, in cinnamon leather, continue the condo’s jewel box palette.
The apartment's previous kitchen was designed without consideration for cooking, so we transformed it into a place where the family could practice their culinary passions. The custom design, painted in Benjamin Moore Backwoods, creates a handsome yet functional space for the family to cook, entertain, and, most importantly, eat.
It was important that the bedroom felt cozy rather than cavernous, which meant thinking big when it came to furnishings: an 18-foot headboard and two chest-of-drawer size nightstands in walnut and bronze were commissioned; two pendants, usually hung in hallways, became bedside lamps; and a graphic shag and flatweave carpet was used to break up the space.
