For this elegant four-bedroom apartment with expansive views of Central Park, designer John Douglas Eason’s client wanted pure New York elegance and sophistication. The couple raised their four children in Connecticut and now two of them were grown and out of the house, and the remaining two were in high school and just beginning college. It was the perfect time to move back into NewYork and take advantage of all that the city has to offer. Eason, who has worked with this particular client for over 20 years, was happy to make the new space into the perfect place for living and entertaining. “She wanted this to be very sophisticated, and very New York,” says Eason. To achieve that, he concentrated on the details as well as the big picture. Together they settled on a palette of grays and silvers, and Eason says, “Gray is a very challenging color to work with. Once you get it out of the light of the showroom, it can go blue, or purple, or warm. You have to get it just right.” In the living room, Eason created two seating areas for entertaining large groups of people. He says, “It’s a long room so it lends itself to that kind of division.” The husband didn’t want anything on the windows to obscure the spectacular views of Central Park, so they compromised on textured gray treatments. The Venetian plaster walls shimmer with added mica, and reflect the light from the Jules leleu Baccarat crystal wall sconces. To continue the luxurious theme, the dining room is upholstered in glazed linen from Zimmer & Rohde, and the trim reflects light with a mica-infused strie varnish by Christianson-lee Decorative Painters, that took four steps to complete. The husband practices meditation, and he chose the gold reclining Buddha painting that takes center stage in the room. It is inlaid with mother- of-pearl and gemstones. The round pie-slice table softens the room, and expands to accommodate a large party.
ABOVE: The entry hall is embellished with custom painted floors, and a hand-stenciled design over Venetian plaster walls. An antique Maison Jansen mirror hangs over a 1940’s console from lorin Marsh. lEFT: In the family room, Eason created the built-in cabinetry to be both beautiful and functional. The midcentury Greek key desk chair, from High Style Deco, repeats the pattern on the rug and embroidered pillows. OPPOSITE TOP: In the expansive living room, mica lends shine to the Venetian plaster walls. A John Douglas Eason-designed console table divides the space between two Christian liagre sofas upholstered in J. Robert Scott silk mohair. A small sculpture by Alexander Calder sits on a John Boone iron and onyx coffee table. OPPOSITE BOTTOM: Platinum leafed glass backsplash tiles from Ann Sacks reflect light. Eason designed the range hood to mimic the swooping curves of the 1930’s Plafonieres cut crystal chandelier. The faucets are by laura Kirar Collection - Kallista. “grAy is A VEry ChALLEnging CoLor to worK with. onCE you gEt it out of thE Light of thE showrooM, it CAn go bLuE, or purpLE, or wArM. you hAVE to gEt it just right. ”
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