New York in a Nutshell

By Patrick Wilson

After

Thad Hayes designed a Manhattan apartment.

Untitled works by Gust Romijn hang in the adjusted space. Maison Gerard urn. Bernd Goeckler ox sculpture and bronze vase. Opaque drapery fabric and club chair pillow fabric, Old World Weavers. Edelman ottoman leather.

Before

The living area.

After

Hayes visually expanded the living/dining room, which now leads to the lounge, the study and the bedroom. "The apartment had a series of small rooms that we joined with several sets of large architectural doors, creating an open flow," says Hayes.

Before

The living room.

Before

The dining area.

After

Filling the corner space are a circa 1947 painting by Hans Hofmann, a 1948 rosewood table and a suite of 1940s ebonized chairs. A mid-'40s lacquered-oak cabinet, from Maison Gerard, is nearby. Edelman chair leather.

After

Hayes designed the sofa and club chairs in the room, which accompany a 1970s Philip and Kelvin Laverne side table, a circa 1940s lamp and a circa 1910 table, from Bernd Goeckler, at center. Donghia pillow fabric.

Before

Light defines the bedroom.

After

A pair of 1965 James Lovera glazed earthenware sculptures are on a Frank Lloyd Wright-designed mahogany credenza near a custom Hayes sofa and a circa 1950s Italian tripod table. The 1950 mirror is from France. Edelman headboard leather.

Before

A bedroom became the lounge.

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The floor plans.

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Thad Hayes