A living room in an upper west side apartment by Robert Couturier. It looks livable and inviting.
The living room is my favorite room in this apartment, located in The Apthorp building. The Italian Renaissance revival building was built around an interior courtyard and is one of the most beautiful residential buildings in New York City. The stunning architecture that occupies a full block between 78th and 79th Streets, from Broadway to West End was built by The Astor in 1908. The owner of this apartment is Jonathan Sheffer, a conductor and composer who moved into the magnificent building last year after moving from Downtown. He enlisted Interior Designer Robert Couturier who designed the apartment with an “updated refined Mitteleuropean sensibility”. He kept many of the old details of the 2,500-square-foot apartment intact, which I appreciate. Why get rid of such strong identity features… The apartment is featured in the current issue of Elle Decor.