Bridge for Design

The couple opted for a quirky townhouse complete with elevator,
solarium, and formal dining room, the grand residence of an older
couple with no children. On the advice of a friend, Weinstein went to
see Miles at his NoHo townhouse. “As soon as I met Miles, I loved
him,” she says. “He’s so personable, and I knew instantly that we have
virtually the same aesthetic. I love painted wood floors; he had painted
wood floors. I love animal prints and pony-skin and chinoiserie; he
had it all.”
But as much as Weinstein wanted a house with character, she didn’t
want a traditional interior. “I don’t believe in saving rooms for special
occasions,” she says. For Miles, the trick was reworking the old
fashioned way the house had functioned for its previous owners while
keeping its great bones.
For example, the garden level was completely rethought: the formal
dining room, with its ruched-fabric ceiling, and the industrial catering
kitchen both got the heave-ho; in their stead is a mudroom for coats
and bikes, a breakfast nook with a rich leather banquette, a warm, kid
friendly kitchen and a dual family/dining room painted a deep red
that’s both elegant and relaxed.
The upstairs rooms were likewise done up in old-world fabrics and
finishes that convey both glamour and fun, including Steve’s ►
TOP: The custom-made Venetian-style sofa is upholstered in Lyons silk velvet by
Decorators Walk; the cocktail table is by Matthews & Parker.
BOTTOM: Georgian giltwood mirror and a pair of horns, both from John Russell
International; the 19th-century Minton garden seat is from Niall Smith Antiques.