A Chic Manhattan Makeover

<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Nx9gVl6tDH0YPV4tGxipTWRyQb3VZiWyrTP1i1E3fUSd6VAxfPBT0Q5DJE9lotUX-FmFGRiFkDZ6WgmRt454uv1Tagc7Gj69Ze51_OWZFp3AhLVrZ6M_zMEzFPrd_gyM7KyxwE7kjBj2/s1600/item01.rendition.slideshowVertical.01_david_kleinberg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_Nx9gVl6tDH0YPV4tGxipTWRyQb3VZiWyrTP1i1E3fUSd6VAxfPBT0Q5DJE9lotUX-FmFGRiFkDZ6WgmRt454uv1Tagc7Gj69Ze51_OWZFp3AhLVrZ6M_zMEzFPrd_gyM7KyxwE7kjBj2/s400/item01.rendition.slideshowVertical.01_david_kleinberg.jpg" width="468" /></a></div>I have said before what a chic home is to me.  A home with a classic architecture furnished with modern art and a mixture of classic and modern furniture.  A chic space for me is a space where things juxtapose with tension and friction,  where according to conventional thought, things are not supposed to work but they do.  This home designed by <a href="http://www.dkda.com/" target="_blank">David Kleinberg</a> is a perfect reference to it.  Enjoy!<br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7uHedVxSAm6ah_Mq4w3GlAe4-3J3Y8xPVwNIXosC7iiW4qJeLVnJotDu4x_u_e_T1M5RP56raqvexz_8s8l2ETctYNM-Xg-2lTbHQuDekZ0UV8eEKTaFbPstsY82ahHOf1c_pAdCsvAMj/s1600/item02.rendition.slideshowVertical.02_david_kleinberg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg7uHedVxSAm6ah_Mq4w3GlAe4-3J3Y8xPVwNIXosC7iiW4qJeLVnJotDu4x_u_e_T1M5RP56raqvexz_8s8l2ETctYNM-Xg-2lTbHQuDekZ0UV8eEKTaFbPstsY82ahHOf1c_pAdCsvAMj/s400/item02.rendition.slideshowVertical.02_david_kleinberg.jpg" width="468" /></a></div>The design in this hallway explains more than anything of my whole idea of a “chic home.”  Classic architecture is juxtaposed with modern art such as the Jean-Michel Basquiat painting (right) and the unexpected texture of the stainless steel bench.   This is perfection to me. <br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMTr801WpPeZMh884EY_dZul8wZoTOPOVO7atiZHYKkADwsR9oDP1tc2U4j-g2_uWCENbIv2QARGXoMGpYNLRjtc6aIa8UPvlQYYFBBZYjE8vhgw2P2dzWj02M3EihhG4O-Tu6NSXBlsX/s1600/item04.rendition.slideshowVertical.04_david_kleinberg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgJMTr801WpPeZMh884EY_dZul8wZoTOPOVO7atiZHYKkADwsR9oDP1tc2U4j-g2_uWCENbIv2QARGXoMGpYNLRjtc6aIa8UPvlQYYFBBZYjE8vhgw2P2dzWj02M3EihhG4O-Tu6NSXBlsX/s400/item04.rendition.slideshowVertical.04_david_kleinberg.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div class="im">Love the use of bright color balanced with neutral here.  I also love the fun touch of the Tibetan goat pouf and the abundance of curvy lines.  </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvWFEb6EpfuXX2JKjQSI6oEpl0-jaxQGOOUHf9XoQ5_CIBCJl_AZq7xFoTk2_PAlMhUMScg5k410sVNp_Fgkmb06a88CzvXMy3O0iiUrwYPcy7jKEV4RH_ubSE6oDEDjM12OUPO1afZ1bb/s1600/item05.rendition.slideshowVertical.05_david_kleinberg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvWFEb6EpfuXX2JKjQSI6oEpl0-jaxQGOOUHf9XoQ5_CIBCJl_AZq7xFoTk2_PAlMhUMScg5k410sVNp_Fgkmb06a88CzvXMy3O0iiUrwYPcy7jKEV4RH_ubSE6oDEDjM12OUPO1afZ1bb/s400/item05.rendition.slideshowVertical.05_david_kleinberg.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-AjGdt5BBWdsZKzvCZd3lmRscrVaICJauB7myauMzFo7VSNq7gf1IzCuybFMoEuPd6A7IFCRWVavQ2cfs42HFGHRgyOY6rSdfULwUf3k_-TfI8OowHivQY4Zu1K7utFg-gVjCro99nRL/s1600/item06.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.06_david_kleinberg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="303" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhr-AjGdt5BBWdsZKzvCZd3lmRscrVaICJauB7myauMzFo7VSNq7gf1IzCuybFMoEuPd6A7IFCRWVavQ2cfs42HFGHRgyOY6rSdfULwUf3k_-TfI8OowHivQY4Zu1K7utFg-gVjCro99nRL/s400/item06.rendition.slideshowHorizontal.06_david_kleinberg.jpg" width="450" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">I'm not a big fan of the color mahogany but it has never seemed so regal as in this room.  </div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigT4CpafW3unNtr1PlAhssIOCifA8YvjftoD2VtyfPeEXbTDyZXSrFpsgEHuKdJhVHyUBJQ1lngkSE3QvIDEO9jpvimjqDWF3oBBFg804tqfRM9TqYD9h2BrJfd8oOzHj-qciRBMgiL6i0/s1600/item10.rendition.slideshowVertical.10_david_kleinberg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigT4CpafW3unNtr1PlAhssIOCifA8YvjftoD2VtyfPeEXbTDyZXSrFpsgEHuKdJhVHyUBJQ1lngkSE3QvIDEO9jpvimjqDWF3oBBFg804tqfRM9TqYD9h2BrJfd8oOzHj-qciRBMgiL6i0/s400/item10.rendition.slideshowVertical.10_david_kleinberg.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">De Gournay wallpaper in the wife's office. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy4YH0aeUy0mWZfFlmKGsBuV4iFJJfoPYmlw2zGY4YBkDL-abqYhk4oYvM_wBvZxzLtN54qoaJrtmvCKIkcWD-F-ksae96qs3bPqxkEUDk2_T2SZ8DVzrrdUpL3fhrClx-3cPcHV3DbSBG/s1600/item07.rendition.slideshowVertical.07_david_kleinberg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjy4YH0aeUy0mWZfFlmKGsBuV4iFJJfoPYmlw2zGY4YBkDL-abqYhk4oYvM_wBvZxzLtN54qoaJrtmvCKIkcWD-F-ksae96qs3bPqxkEUDk2_T2SZ8DVzrrdUpL3fhrClx-3cPcHV3DbSBG/s400/item07.rendition.slideshowVertical.07_david_kleinberg.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;">This kitchen looks like heaven!</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRGVp8yYWjaBuBSeKrPt4mr-OjEm0wrx9fx9RtYJqZq7wdTYpzHWI07h7f3oGohBJO1C-oThGadHYK49WADjfqyd0Ewxa1IWQNP6QIOGQElW64ncLgYvIKt4F7CKraG3RXdeCNhxlJxu-n/s1600/item12.rendition.slideshowVertical.12_david_kleinberg.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="500" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRGVp8yYWjaBuBSeKrPt4mr-OjEm0wrx9fx9RtYJqZq7wdTYpzHWI07h7f3oGohBJO1C-oThGadHYK49WADjfqyd0Ewxa1IWQNP6QIOGQElW64ncLgYvIKt4F7CKraG3RXdeCNhxlJxu-n/s400/item12.rendition.slideshowVertical.12_david_kleinberg.jpg" width="468" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><div align="center" style="text-align: center;">Perfect bathtub to relax at the end of the day.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">All images from Architectural Digest. </span></div></div></div>

A Chic Manhattan Makeover

I have said before what a chic home is to me.  A home with a classic architecture furnished with modern art and a mixture of classic and mod...

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