Inside a Double-Height Apartment That Embraces Both Pattern and Color

Stark's China Lack wallpaper adds a chic note to a built-in bar unit, painted in Farrow & Ball's All White and Benjamin Moore's Blue Lagoon.

Deep, rich color — starting with C2 Paint's Mulberry on the walls — creates a warm, welcoming study. The clients' own sofa was reupholstered in Claudia by John Stefanidis, and their ottoman was recovered in Cebu by Dedar. Curtains in Sahco's Lavello. Herringbone drinks tables by Bunny Williams Home for Lee Jofa. Rug by Studio Four NYC.

Designer Katie Ridder installed open shelves and Urban Archaeology's Industrial pot rack in the existing kitchen to make everyday items easily accessible. The elegant barstools from Cherner Chair Company are a 1958 design by Norman Cherner and are cushioned in MK Collection's Summer Strié.

A bed skirt in Lee Jofa's Confetti softens the Steel Four Post bed by Niermann Weeks. The Red Tape bench from Bunny Williams Home is upholstered in Holly Hunt's Take Direction with trim by Passementerie. Stark rug. Egyptian chandelier from Liza Sherman Antiques.

The walls in the master bedroom were covered in Phillip Jeffries's Manila Hemp and then stenciled with abstract trees, designed by Ridder and executed by the Chuck Hettinger Studio, Inc. Bedside table by Chelsea Editions. Reading light by Ann-Morris, Inc.

An Azure chair and ottoman from Bunny Williams Home is covered in John Robshaw Textiles' Ceylon Walnut. Curtains in Galbraith & Paul's Smokebush. Julian Chichester cabinet.

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This story originally appeared in the April 2016 issue of House Beautiful.