Diving Deep

By pushing design boundaries and delving into punchy patterns and colours, Rebekah Caudwell and Nick Dupart reinvented a New York townhouse

A dark and enveloping shade of blue lies at the heart of Rebekah Caudwell and Nick Dupart’s New York home. It wraps around the walls of the supersized living room and is then a line taken for a walk around the rest of the townhouse, acting as a thread that subtly links the spaces.

Interior designer Rebekah decided on this signature colour – Hague Blue – early on. ‘I knew that it would work with the large proportions of the main living area,’ she says. And when Rebekah says ‘large’, she’s not jok ing. With 12-feet high ceilings, this central space extends 43 feet from front to rear. But, as Rebekah points out, large spaces also come with their own issues. ‘You have to work hard to evoke a feeling of intimacy,’ she says. She achieved exactly that by creating separate zones within the living room. There are two seating areas and a study space, each focused around a handsome fireplace, a piece of furniture or a brilliant artwork.