2018 Kips Bay Decorator Showcase

Photo: Rikki Snyder © 2018 Houzz Staircase: Diana’s Stair Designer: Dan Fink Upon first walking into the house, I noticed the exquisite classical stair rail that drew the eye up through its great expanse. How to carry forward classical ideas and details and make them relevant for today? This is at the heart of what we do. I paired the rail with a graphic and gilded wall covering that we designed in collaboration with Gracie Studio. It dances its way through this main artery room, and at times gives a subtle and shimmering sense of architecture and composition. The furnishings are old and new. A romantic Italian bombe commode, from Chinese Porcelain Company, lends its storied past, flanked by the more stoic Sorney chairs. At its heart is a Leleu table that is a landing place of objects and memories collected with time, and a relief of the mythical huntress, Diana, shooting her arrow up the stair and into the sky. I wanted the space to have a quiet glamour, grace, and strength, as though the modern Diana might live here were she around today. It’s in their balance that all of her unique and beautiful pieces come to rest.