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The light blue wallpaper behind the bookshelves is one of the more subtle patterns Betsy Wentz chose for this apartment. It highlights the built-ins without competing with the dining room wallpaper, right. The faux goats add a touch of whimsy.
Floating a generous sectional sofa in the middle of the main living space functionally makes it like two rooms. For an investment piece like a sectional, Wentz recommends going with a solid neutral upholstery fabric for maximum versatility and longevity. In a decor scheme of blues, pinks, and grays, where one color has to lead here, navy blue counts as a neutral.
The dining room is a balance of sweetness and restraint. The wallpaper is floral but grounded with deep navy; the chandelier has a strong geometric shape but a light and airy blush color, and the mirror's modern silhouette is softened by antique-finish glass within.
Mirrors cleverly set into the window wells boost daylight and make the windows look larger.
Ten different wallpapers in a three-bedroom apartment might sound like a recipe for visual overload, but walking into this New York City home that interior designer Betsy Wentz decorated feels like a refuge. It’s polished and put together—with just the right amount of pattern for the room and vintage pieces for texture.
Hung as a group, two dozen vintage arrows become modern art.
The space “had great bones—high ceilings, moldings, a coffered ceiling—but it was just a white box,” Wentz says. She wanted something a little more cheerful and fresh. But Wentz recalls it was the daughters who encouraged her to go for it. They said: “Let’s have fun with this, Mom. Let’s make it really colorful.”
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