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ne of the best ways to add some spark and enthusiasm to your interior, especially when you plan to paint your trim almost everywhere, is an accent wall with a lively wallpaper pattern. One Manhattan condo owner called us in to paint all the trim, including crown molding, window trim and baseboards in a very dark green like rainforest foliage.
Established right here on Madison Avenue in 1886, Thibaut, Inc., is the oldest, continuously operating wallpaper company in the country. It was initially delivered by horse and buggy to homes and offices which craved the vibrant colors in sophisticated patterns. Over its impressive 140-year history, Thibaut has evolved into a luxury design house of fabric and furniture, plus wallpaper.
On the west side of Manhattan, Chelsea boasts some 200 art galleries, along with the upscale Chelsea Market, housed in a former Nabisco factory. The now mostly residential neighborhood was an initial center for the motion picture industry.
Vintage anything lends a warm-n-fuzzy feeling. Whether it’s an old style coat, a red barn in the countryside or a wallpaper pattern in the Big Apple, nostalgia delivers a smile to the heart. It’s timeless and classic and just fun to wear or see or live with.
Tucked in between Broadway and the Hudson River, a block from the Hudson River Waterfront Greenway, this charming apartment needed something to spruce up the kitchen. We are not positive the greenway was instrumental, but it could have been for the choice of Sherwin-Williams Retro Mint color for the lower cabinets.
There was a time when interior residential design presented every room enclosed in its own walls with a door. Heating would have been one consideration, with fireplaces or heat sources in each room before central heating could reach all the spaces.
The Museum of Modern Art, Central Park, Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts, Times Square and more are mere blocks from this wonderful Manhattan apartment. The resident here has the most popular kitchen sink, which is stainless steel.
First impressions can set the stage for any experience, and you don’t have to be a germaphobe to experience a spot of hesitation stepping into a dirty elevator.
The wonder of wallpaper is in the zillions of colors and patterns, a real anything-under-the-sun selection. It can transform a space perhaps like no other wall treatment, offering patterns, texture, depth, personality and a curated mood.
One of the greatest things about a small room, like a bathroom, is that you can go on the wild side with colors and patterns. It is the perfect space to indulge a whimsical, unexpected, bold impulse to add pizzazz in your home and a wow factor for guests.