Lily Sullivan, the brand consultant behind the newsletter Love and Other Rugs, is constantly rearranging the vintage furniture and knick-knacks she loves in her 600-square-foot Brooklyn apartment. She has so many books that some end up stacked nicely on her cork and chrome coffee table.
5. Build a hybrid bookcase-bench piece
On the ceiling of this dining area, an antique Italian Barovier & Toso pendant light. Chairs Bertoia vintage (Knoll). The grain sack cushions were found at the Cloth Shop in London.
If banquettes are known for their ability to make the most of small dining spaces, the hybrid bookcase-bench piece in this 60 square meter West Village studio reaches a whole new level of optimization. This ingenious built-in, which features comfortable seating for two, six cabinets and open shelves stocked with novels, magazines and photography books, is the brainchild of interior designer Christine Ward of Ward & Gray.
6. Stack your books on a pedestal
On Marie-Anne Derville’s bronze fireplace, a photograph by Dominique Nabokov of Yvon Lambert’s living room (published in the book Paris trade fairs, Assouline, 2002). In the foreground, a coffee table by Jean-Michel Frank. On the left, a faux marble pedestal.
Matthew Avignone
