View of a room through an open doorway, with green patterned wallpaper on the sides, a wooden floor, a dark dresser, and decorative items on the dresser against a white wall.

Modern living room with large windows, piano, chaise lounge, rug, and dining area with white table and chairs.

Minimalist living room with white walls, hardwood floors, and modern furniture including a white sofa, brown leather lounge chairs, and a wooden coffee table. A man is standing near the wall in the background, and artwork decorates the walls.

Minimalist bedroom with white walls, a window overlooking a cityscape, a bed with white bedding, a bedside table with a lamp, and a long white dresser with a potted orchid.

Close-up of a marble countertop over a white cabinet with a wooden trim

Floor plan of a house showing multiple rooms including bedrooms, bathrooms, a living room, dining area, and kitchen.

Lustbader Residence

This apartment in the Upper East Side had recently undergone a kitchen renovation. Once the kitchen contractor finished the job, the client hired us to design and supervise an additional renovation that included new floors, window cabinetry and build-in desks, custom designed furniture and furniture selection for living room and bedrooms.

We selected a natural oak finish in natural color for the floor and a white glass tile for wet areas that we used as the countertop for al window built-ins.

We created a paneled wall in the entrance vestibule that could hide a coat closet and we centered the focal point in a new chest and art, selected and placed the furniture in the living room to make the piano a vital element of the space and designed all the window built-ins with grilles and access panels to the fan coil units. The Master Bedroom required a custom chest of drawers and matching night tables.

Architect: Miguel Quismondo Location: New York, NY Completion Date: 2011 Built Area: 1,700 sq.ft. Client: Mr. and Mrs. Lustbader Cabinetry Contractor: Rick Churchill Photography: Montse Zamorano