{"id":292388,"date":"2025-06-14T08:05:20","date_gmt":"2025-06-14T08:05:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/my-upper-east-side-home-tour\/"},"modified":"2025-06-14T08:05:20","modified_gmt":"2025-06-14T08:05:20","slug":"my-upper-east-side-home-tour","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=292388","title":{"rendered":"My Upper East Side Home Tour"},"content":{"rendered":"


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I\u2019m so excited to finally be sharing my latest home tour! As many of you may know if you follow me on Instagram<\/a>, I recently moved to a new apartment, and this is my previous place where I lived for about a year and a half. I loved it here and was sad to have to head out, but it was for a good reason<\/a> and I\u2019m having fun decorating the new place! Anyway, this was a super fun project designed in collaboration with Jennifer Hunter Design<\/a>. We worked together to bring to life a vision which included a kind of lived-in, slightly moody, English countryside vibe with chintz, brown furniture, and vintage pieces. Over the last few years I\u2019ve been so inspired by English designers like Louise Roe<\/a>, Salvensen Graham<\/a>, and Carlos Garcia<\/a>, among others, and that influenced a lot of my choices here. Frances Bailey<\/a> styled this shoot for me and the place has never looked better, that\u2019s for sure! She is a genius.<\/p>\n

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Jen described the vision for the bedroom as \u201cEnglish garden,\u201d and that was music to my ears. I always have to have some pink in any apartment of mine, so I used Farrow and Ball Pink Ground<\/a> on the walls (back to my tried-and-true fav after a slight misstep with Middleton Pink<\/a>, which was way too cool for the space). It\u2019s the perfect beigey-pink that\u2019s not too sugary sweet and has a vintage feel to it. We decided to reupholster my old Serena and Lily headboard<\/a> in the classic Colefax and Fowler Bowood, and then did matching curtains as well. I love the shape of the headboard and the fabric brought it to life in a totally new way. The bedroom was absolutely massive by NYC standards, so we used my Stevie Swivel<\/a> from Society Social to make a little reading nook in the corner, after reupholstering it in a light brown Les Touches (never would I have imagined I\u2019d have a bedroom in NYC with space for a freakin reading nook\u2026life is wild sometimes!).<\/p>\n

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My duvet cover and shams are from Sarah K. Designs London<\/a>, a brand I discovered through Louise Roe. I absolutely love the Ditsy floral pattern<\/a> and it\u2019s super comfortable to sleep under the duvet. The lamps<\/a>, which I absolutely love, are from Ballard, and I bought them to go with the vintage silk sari shades I found at KRB<\/a> here in New York City. A splurge, yes, but they make me so happy. For my Pottery Barn nightstands<\/a> (brought from my previous apartment), I just switched out the hardware for something a little more classic-feeling. The bedsheets are from Hill House Home<\/a> and I love how it all mixes and matches together, including the throw quilt from Nine and Sixteen<\/a> (it\u2019s SO good and really cozy). Frances did an amazing job styling the bedding and creating the beautiful floral arrangement.<\/p>\n

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The aforementioned reading nook! This was the perfect spot for my beloved Christina Baker painting<\/a> (found at the Hampton Designer Showhouse years ago), and the Betty stool<\/a> from Society Social in their Tally Leaf velvet (scroll down for a better view). I love the Stevie swivel in the lighter colored Les Touches (I had the black Les Touches on it before). It feels much more soft and less graphic now, and mixes really well with all of my other furniture. I\u2019m just so into brown lately!<\/p>\n

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Across from the bed, my old vintage dresser which has seen me through many apartments. I cleaned and added back the original brass hardware, and used two textural Serena and Lily lamps<\/a> to go with my custom Cruel Mountain scalloped raffia lampshades<\/a>. These lampshades were something I\u2019d been wanting for so long and I love the natural element they add, as well as the touch of whimsy from the scallops. One of my favorite Caitlin McGauley original paintings fit perfectly above the dresser, and a few of my favorite accessories coordinate perfectly\u2026the Ben Pentreath column candlesticks<\/a> ordered from his UK shop, and the Parvum Opus obelisk<\/a> which is covered in the most gorgeous marbled paper. The little painting is an Alexis Walter<\/a> original on a Jayson Home adjustable easel.<\/a><\/p>\n

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We popped my desk chair into this little vignette. This is the loop chair<\/a> that I found years ago at Housing Works..the luckiest thrift find! Jen helped me get it restored and reupholstered in the happiest Schumacher floral<\/a> that I absolutely love, and her upholsterer also made a cute little matching bolster. I love it so much!<\/p>\n

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I had to make a little gallery wall here since I have so much art! My old secretary desk from Pottery Barn fit perfectly into this corner next to the window and Frances made it look the best it\u2019s ever looked with her gorgeous styling and floral arrangements.<\/p>\n

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Here\u2019s another view of the reading nook where you can see the Society Social Betty stool<\/a> in all its glory. I LOVE this piece! The bullion fringe is just too fun and charming and it\u2019s really comfortable for a foot rest, as well as being useful for holding your book or a cup of coffee (or even sitting on). It\u2019s one of my favorite pieces. The Stevie swivel<\/a> is also just so incredibly comfy and the swivel aspect is very useful! It\u2019s a truly fantastic chair that I feel like could fit into many different schemes, and since they do COM you can use any fabric your heart desires. I love my little Bowood bolster too\u2026the chintz mixes so well with the geometric of the Les Touches (inspired fully by Alisa Bovino\u2019s gorgeous bedroom<\/a>!).<\/p>\n

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Next up: the bathroom! I was so excited to finally have an opportunity to use this Caitlin McGauley New York City wallpaper<\/a>, which I\u2019d been dying to use for ages. So fun!<\/p>\n

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In the little vestibule, I was able to use the Society Social faux grasscloth peel and stick wallpaper<\/a> which you can read all about here<\/a>. I absolutely loved this removable wallpaper. It never budged but when I was moving, it came off like a dream\u2026total piece of cake. It really looked like grasscloth and I loved the texture it added. The semi flush mount is from Anthropologie<\/a> and I just love it so much. It\u2019s the prettiest and provided a perfect introduction to the English garden vibes of the bedroom.<\/p>\n

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Moving on to the living room, and the star of the whole show \u2013 my \u201cbuilt-in\u201d bookshelves. Check this post<\/a> for the whole saga!<\/p>\n

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One of the most exciting things Jen and I did in the apartment was have this custom ruffled armchair made and upholstered in Lee Jofa\u2019s Althea in Blush<\/a>. It\u2019s the most gorgeous chintz\u2026a total classic. The bolster pillow is in Sister Parish Dolly<\/a>, another classic that pairs perfectly with Althea. The rug is the Canyon Sisal from Williams Sonoma Home<\/a> in the Limestone color, and it was just the perfect foundation for the room. The tole floor lamp is from a vintage shop on Long Island and I had another Cruel Mountain raffia scalloped shade made for it\u2026I just love it so much. The little bench is a vintage piece that\u2019s actually a part of the furniture set my mom found a million years ago that includes my dresser and my old vanity. Jen helped me get it painted and reupholstered using a fabric I\u2019m OBSESSED with \u2013 Cabanon Stripe from Schumacher<\/a>\u2026so obsessed I used it for the curtains as well.<\/p>\n

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Always a gallery wall! This time I incorporated this incredible \u201clooking glass\u201d which I found at a vintage store in the Hamptons (an appraiser told me that it\u2019s called a looking glass when it\u2019s oval like that). It\u2019s a serious stunner. The walls are painted in Farrow and Ball Lichen<\/a>, the perfect mossy green which I discovered through Louise Roe. I would use it again in a heartbeat, it\u2019s so gorgeous and moody. The coffee table is old from Ballard and my sofa is from Maiden Home<\/a>. The pillows are a few fabrics I was dying to use \u2013 Soane Britain\u2019s Scrolling Fern<\/a>, a matching Althea pillow to the chair, and Penny Morrison\u2019s Ashok<\/a> in pink (I just love that one).<\/p>\n

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The nesting tables on the left are vintage that my parents have had forever (and I used in my previous apartment), and the one on the right is another vintage find from a Long Island thrift shop. I had it restored by Jane Henry Studios<\/a> and she did an INCREDIBLE job. It was very beat up and she really brought it back to life. The lamp is from Pottery Barn, topped with another vintage silk sari shade from KRB. The other lamp is an oldie from West Elm that I\u2019ve had forever.<\/p>\n

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A better look at the gorgeous lampshade and vintage table..such special pieces.<\/p>\n

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The whole bookshelf!<\/p>\n

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Jen and I decided to do a dining table in the corner by the window, and she picked the prettiest table<\/a> for me from Ballard. I never would have picked it because for some silly reason I just know I wouldn\u2019t have realized that something so substantial could fit, but it did and perfectly. You can also see the dining chairs here, another lucky Housing Works find that I scored for about five bucks each!! Can you even? I was slightly unsure about them (and had some new dining chairs on order at the time!), and luckily Jen encouraged me to get them (and we were able to cancel the other ones). We had them refinished and I chose a Veere Greeney for Schumacher fabric<\/a> for the seats\u2026I LOVE this fabric! Seriously wish I could use it in every color. And I love the scrolly arms on the chairs, which someone pointed out to me are very reminiscent of those at the Rose Reading Room in the main branch of the NYPL<\/a>. The Flora candle holders are from Violet Rose Living<\/a> and the twist candlesticks are from Candle Flair<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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This etagere was another great vintage find at Privet on Long Island, and it fit so perfectly into this little space by the window. You can also see a little more of a closeup of the curtains here\u2026love that fabric. Also \u2013 the Papier Fleurs paper geranium<\/a> just added the perfect bit of height to this spot\u2026so lovely and the only plant I can keep alive!<\/p>\n

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See how perfectly the Papier Fleurs paper geranium<\/a> looks there? And another little view of the vintage chairs. Plus some genius shelf styling by Frances. The little lion statue was found at a vintage store too but it\u2019s actually from the NYPL gift store<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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Last but not least, my entryway! This little vintage bench has lived in my parent\u2019s house forever, and Jen and I had it restored and reupholstered in another colorway of Lee Jofa Althea. I think it looks so good with the wall color and the large scale Kacey Hughes<\/a> paper original. I\u2019ve always loved her scrolly pieces on kraft paper and I was excited to finally have space for a giant version of it. The cerused wood frame it came in is gorgeous too. The kitchen is pretty standard issue but Frances made it look pretty!<\/p>\n

Overall I love how the apartment turned out and I\u2019m so glad I was able to use almost everything again in my current place. I don\u2019t think I\u2019ll ever live somewhere so big in NYC again! I had so much fun designing this project with Jen<\/a>. She and her team were absolutely amazing to work with and they helped me so much with everything from the floor plan<\/a> to fabric and furniture sourcing and all of the reupholstering you saw, as well as getting the curtains made with Shade Store and all sorts of other things. Together I think we created a space that really captured the vibe I was going for \u2013 moody English library\/English countryside garden\u2026while still feeling totally true to me and my taste.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n