quirky + delightful digs of the Santo Domingos
The NYC apt. of Vogue contributing editor, Lauren Santo Domingo has all of the elements that make me, swoon? uh. no. not really the 'swooning' type. 'jealous'? nah, too catty. 'envious'? ya, probably, more like it.
Located in the urban environs of the Flatiron district the space has that strong utilitarian flave that I will never get over wanting, filled with a mix of high end + low end quirky finds.
Among the great works of 20th century artists { Salvador Dalí, Hans Bellmer, Aaron Young, and Max Ernst } sits this Lalanne Hippo....... It's A HIPPO THAT TURNS INTO A BAR. kind of makes a bar cart look sissy and ordinary.
This might be one of the best uncurated/curated bookshelf I've seen in a long time. Not a color blocked set of books in the lot. A boom box and a Santeria candle: Never take it all so seriously that you forget the humor and can't find interesting design in the mundane.
Remind me to put my office in that walk-in dressing room I'll have one day. I could hide forever, completely undisturbed in silence. Also, remind me that I need drawers like this.....
Oh, I how I love a home filled with rooms that continue to open up the more you stand and observe.
source:: vogue photo credit:: Claiborne Swanson Frank
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Little surprises everywhere.
Cheers!
teri, have you seen those shots of Kate and Andy Spade in their bedroom? he's lying on the bed with a cig. and a beer. As gorgeous as the apt is, I kept thinking about what it must smell like.
I do wonder, as she is pregnant, if they'll still have the ciggies and matches sitting around once 'jr' comes along.