A few glamorous, stylish and elegant baths existed even in the late 18th century. This refined space for bathing, adjacent to the boudoir for dressing, has seating for visitors, a fireplace for warmth. bold marble floors for decoration and perfectly proportioned architectural details. This is a beautiful space in the French Empire style.
Welcome to the newly designed site!
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Last week I accompanied Kathleen Brennan, a Waterworks sales consultant, to Dobbs Ferry, NY. At the end of our visit to Steven Tilley Architects, she offered to show me a house that I would love and probably want to write about. It was the incredible Armour-Stiner House in Irvingington-on-Hudson, NY; an eight sided, domed, colonnaded house shaped like a Roman temple. It has all of those architectural attributes and it is painted pink as well!
New brass rim locks with cobalt glass knobs are stunning. Gil Schafer chose them for his own Greenwich Village apartment.
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Gil Schafer, fellow Board member of the Institute of Classical Architecture and Art, incredible architect and friend, has just released his first book, THE GREAT AMERICAN HOUSE. We have seen and admired Gil’s projects published in the shelter magazines for years and eagerly awaited a view into his full portfolio of American historic and classical houses. Gil’s great success comes from two important personal characteristics; he is an exceptional listener and he is wonderful collaborator. While a client may express the desire to live in a traditional setting, Gil is able to suggest alternative layouts to accommodate a more modern lifestyle. He will certainly give the house its appropriate traditional architectural details and materials but readjust the more formal and restricted layout to one that is more open and family friendly.
