apartamento: chloë sevigny

Chloë Sevigny’s East Village apartment (first published in the January 2007 issue of House & Garden) is one of my all-time favorite spaces. So, you can imagine my excitement when I discovered that her apartment had been published a second time in Apartamento’s October 2009 issue. Albeit a bit after-the-fact, I couldn’t help but reblog these images (plus, it’s always fun to get a peek into the homes of the insanely stylish..!). When doing up the place, she and decorator David Cafiero were inspired by "that beaten-down WASP late-sixties look” made famous by Billy Baldwin. I think she does a fantastic job of bringing that look up to date + making it her own (can we talk about the tiger pillow in her Chintz-covered guest room?). If you’ll indulge me for one moment, I’d also like gush about her expansive collection of Herend figurines (see photo #7). It was rumored that she also collected them (it’s a crazy obsession of mine...), but I didn’t believe it until I saw a photo of the menagerie itself. Obsessed! I think we're destined to be friends :)

(photos by lele saveri) 

billy baldwin decorates (and inspires)

I spent most of yesterday afternoon reading “Billy Baldwin Decorates” in the California sunshine. I think I fell in love with the man—Mr. Baldwin has the most insightful and inspiring things to say about design! And he gives wonderful advice on everything, from buying art to organizing knickknacks to hosting dinner parties. What is it about Billy Baldwin rooms that have remained so timeless? A few minor updates, and I could live happily in any of those spaces above. I adore the raspberry walls in the first photo. Mr. Baldwin says “the sunny palette of Matisse paintings” inspired the living room’s bright color palette. The man speaks my language! I can’t wait to delve deeper into the world of Billy Baldwin—I have a feeling that my fascination with the decorator is going to be a life-long love affair.

(photos courtesy of "Billy Baldwin Decorates"; scanned by moi)

chloë sevigny's east village abode

I think Chloë Sevigny’s January 2007 cover for House & Garden is one of the most beautiful covers the magazine ever published. Can you believe that it was shot in her very own rose garden? The garden was included with the purchase of her East Village ground floor apartment. What a luxury! And the apartment’s interior? So feminine and cool. David Cafiero, the designer with whom Ms. Sevigny worked alongside to create this space, says they were inspired by the book, Billy Baldwin Decorates. "We liked that beaten-down WASP late-sixties look. Those Geraldine Page interiors," David tells House & Garden. My kind of people! I think my favorite piece in Chloë’s home is the huge P.F. Poole canvas hanging in the living room. "I first saw the painting at the downtown design shop Lost City Arts, years ago," Sevigny says. "It was way beyond my price range. I kept going back for three years and looking at it, trying to talk them into taking less. Finally, they slashed the price in half. I don’t know why, but I love it." In my humble opinion, that’s what creating a home is all about.. investing in pieces you love :)

(photos by François Halard; scanned by me)