I’ve been seduced by Interior Designer Sheila Bridges top floor apartment in Harlem, New York. The apartment is an elaborate composition of both soft pastels and vibrant bursts of color; and features Parisian, Swedish, and Venetian furnishings.

source: selected images from Elle Decor Magazine 2005.  photographed by William Waldron and scanned by CGS.

Have you ever seen a more glamorous apartment?  Breathtakingly gorgeous!  I’m captivated  by every facet of  Candace Bushnell’s  1200 square foot Manhattan  apartment.

The oh-so feminine pastel color palette, crystal chandeliers, sparkling  vintage mirrored screen and 1920′s mirrored side tables, gold leafed sheath sconces, pink 19th-century Venetian chaise,  minty green tufted velvet bustle chair and Louis XVI sofa, and John Derian Moroccan leather poufs.

The furnishings from the different eras meld together beautifully.  Photographed by William Waldron for Elle Decor September 2005.

source: edited/scanned by CGS

Interior Designer Elaine Griffin lives in a 1,000 square foot Harlem brownstone that was built in the 1890′s.  The apartment is saturated with color, shape, and texture; and is filled with an artful display of books and art collections.

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source: Elle Decor and edited/scanned by CGS