Today, interior designer David Kleinberg lets us step into his newly furnished Manhattan Apartment. Elegant and decidedly masculine. Come on in and see with me.
Photography by Eric Piasecki
All images from Architectural Digest.
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Interior Designer David Kleinberg
Seaside Cottage in New York
An early 1880s seaside cottage in New York whose former owner was Gloria Vanderbilt was renovated by interior designer Robin Bell. In her words: "It's sort of Swedish-meets-Bloomsbury style, which is English, but in a bohemian Arts & Crafts way. I downplayed the grandness of the house by decorating in a cottagey way. Everything is asymmetrical and deeply comfortable. I didn't want the furniture to look too fussy, so nothing matches except a pair of chairs."
A poolside arbor hung with wisteria makes an outdoor dining room. The table's marble top was a marble yard castoff, and Bell designed its iron base. Bell designed the iron chandelier and hanging lanterns; both are inspired by streetlights she saw in Harbour Island, Bahamas.
The pool house's ceiling and border were inspired by a Moroccan tile mosaic. Artisans painted it on beadboard for a tentlike effect.
A sunburst mirror frame in the pool house has "a funny tentacled look that's almost aquatic," says Bell, who adapted the simulated bone and ivory mirror from one she spied in a shop.
Voluptuous 50-year-old wisteria vines drape a Victorian wire gazebo under which stand Victorian wire peacock chairs and a wire table.
The dining table was copied from an American antique at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. It was faux-grained by artist Lindsey Tipler.
All the upholstered furniture in the living room was designed by Bell and arranged in one large but intimate seating group.
Artist Lindsey Tipler also painted the faux-mahogany finish on the clients' wheelback chairs and the table in the foyer between the dining room and study.
In the living room, Bell used a mix of antiques and modern furniture, curvy and tailored shapes. She created a fire surround mosaic of seashells. On the blue table from John Rosselli, lamps and black candle holders are from Robin Bell Design.
Bell created a plush reading nook with a Moroccan flair on a window seat under the stairs.
An 18th-century American harvest table with original paint and 19th-century American shawl-back chairs in the classic white kitchen. Above the island is a wrought-iron pot rack designed by Bell, hung with the clients' pot collection bought on trips to France and Italy.
A second-floor landing has classic striped rag runners by Woodard Weave. Family photos are divided into two wall groupings: black and white on one wall, color on another.
When the clients returned from Paris with an album of Honoré Daumier prints depicting the stages of a marriage, Bell took it apart and covered a wall of a guest bedroom with the framed prints.
The sofa, armchair, and ottoman in the study are covered in antique toile.
In the wife's art studio, Bell added paneling consistent with late-19th-century Shingle Style architecture.
An amber hurricane from William Yeoward and seashell bowls from Robin Bell.
A covered porch has a mix of antique wicker; fabric is "lemonade- and sangria-proof," says Bell.
Bell moved the master bathroom's original cast-iron tub to the window for unobstructed sky and ocean views.
In the master bedroom, a sandalwood four-poster bed from Sri Lanka is topped with a lattice cutwork tester cover, Monique VV in cream by Old World Weaver.
All images and information from House Beautiful.
Vacation House Renovation
I'm sure you like looking at before and after photographs. This 1980's house in Bridgehampton, New York, used to be dark and barn-like and was transformed into a light filled summer house. For this, owners Nina Richter and her husband, Greg, appointed architect Stuart Disston and interior designer Ken Gemes.
The front before the renovation.
To give the house the profile Nina wanted, architect Stuart Disston reshaped the structure by extending rooflines to create two gambrels.
The foyer before the renovation.
After. An antique mahogany table, teak stools, and a thick sisal rug from in the large open foyer. Stairs were widened and flared at the base, and walls were paneled and painted Benjamin Moore Linen Sand.
The living room before the renovation.
After. The stone fireplace surround was replaced with wood panels and trim for a refined style. A room overlooking the living area was enclosed and a walkway to a second-level balcony was added above the fireplace.
French doors with transoms open the living room to a back porch.
Nina Richter and daughters Gretchen, 14, and Sabina, 11, with dogs Otto and Olive, sit on the porch off the living room. 
An old harvest table in the dining area is surrounded by teak-and-cane chairs
The kitchen before the renovation.
After. A boxed beam ceiling with beadboard insets and simple cabinets with chrome hardware give the kitchen a vintage feel. A Roman shade in adds a pop of warm color. Caned-back bar stools around the island.
An attached garage was reconfigured, making space for an TV/sitting room.
A guest room was created when an open space overlooking the living area was enclosed. Designer Ken Gemes chose a sea-foam palette, including draperies made with a hand-blocked fabric.
A chair and ottoman (by the bed) are covered in an aqua linen trimmed with ivory piping.
The rear of the house before the renovation.
The back exterior was balanced with the addition of a second chimney, matching an existing one. The new chimney serves both a fireplace in the sunroom and a grill on the porch. A covered back porch, sunroom addition, and new balcony above the porch open the interiors to the yard.
Photography Tria Giovan
All images and information from Traditional Home.
Interior Designer Lars Bolander
I'm delighted to introduce you to Lars Bolander, pioneer of Swedish design, and my new interior designer crush. From a Swedish cottage on an Aspen mountain to an entire Grecian village, the Lars Bolander style is unique: a daring mixture of ideas and geographic blends that exude both sophistication and a pleasing restfulness to the eye.
The first 16 photographs are some of the rooms he decorated for his clients. The rest belong to his homes.
Hope you have lots of time to look at the photographs as I went head over heels and included 48 of them!
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The following photographs are all from Bolander's own homes in Sweden, New York, and Palm Beach. They are excellent showcases for the spirit of his style. His range of furnishings are inspired by his trade mark of global influences: antiques, rustic bamboos of Asia and subtle colours of middle and Northern Europe.
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Hope you enjoyed these lovely interiors. Your feedback is always welcome!
All images from his extensive portfolio right here.
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