Welcome to All in the
Detail... I am so glad you are here!
As I have mentioned
before: I have a ‘thing’ for houses…. duh, right?
I have movies that I love
BECAUSE OF THE HOUSE, I have television shows that I love BECAUSE OF THE HOUSE,
and ok, I will admit it, I have people I love BECAUSE OF THEIR HOUSE (if I love
their house – how could I NOT love them, right?)
Well, one of my all-time favorite properties has to be Ina
Garten’s home in East Hampton. You can join me on a backstage pass tour of her East Hampton home, garden
and ‘The Barn’. It's earthy, elegant, simple, and oh so
Ina. Are you as excited as me?
Well, come to find out, she’s has also had a residence in
Manhattan for many years. Actually, her 71 East 77th Street apartment is on the market and listed for a cool $1.98
million. She has moved out of there (the
below photos are twofold: while she was living there and after she moved out
and placed it on the market, i.e. she moved all her personals out.) and has already
purchased a property at the corner of Park Avenue and 62nd Street in
Manhattan for $4.65
million (Of course, another post will follow next week)
Ok, I went searching for information and photographs of Ms.
Garten’s ‘past’ East 77th street Manhattan home and found out that this
Ultra-Chic Grand One Bedroom in Prime East 70s Location is still on the market (as of the date of this writing) with Stribling& Associates. Please note that this is a Closed Listing
The listing’s description states:
This sophisticated apartment is as charming as its
current owners! Formerly two bedrooms, the space was re-designed by architect
Richard Lewis into an oversized and elegant one bedroom with a dramatic, double
height living room, a serene master suite with a large hotel-like bathroom, a
chic and thoughtfully designed kitchen and a lovely dining foyer overlooking
the beautifully proportioned living room. Decorated by AD 100 designer Daniel
Romualdez, the apartment feels Parisian and elegant. Just steps from a morning
walk in Central Park, and afternoon coffee at Sant Ambroeus or a quiet dinner
at The Mark, and located on a tree-lined street in one of the Upper East side’s
loveliest co-ops, everything about this apartment will win your hearts.
Pieds-a-terre allowed. Dogs too.
The building's features are
listed as:
Pre-War
Attended Lobby
Pet Friendly
According to Town & Country, Ms. Garten and her
husband, Jeffrey, recently put this one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment at 71
East 77th Street on the market with an asking price of $1.975 million. The
apartment was renovated by noted architect Daniel Romualdez (Architectural
Digest has a feature on his own home), who told Food Network Magazine that he "wanted it to feel like a refuge — a
place for her to curl up and recharge."
The co-op apartment* includes a double-height living room, a master suite
with a "large, hotel-like bathroom" and a "thoughtfully
designed" kitchen, according to the listing. Scroll down for a look
around.
*Unlike a condo, co-ops are owned by a corporation.
This means, when you buy an apartment
that is in a co-op building, you are not actually
buying real property (like you would in a condo) You are in fact, buying shares
of the corporation.
The following photos are courtesy of
House Beautiful Magazine
(furnished with her personal things)
Ina Garten
Ina Garten, aka the Barefoot
Contessa, in her Manhattan living room. The photograph over the mantel is a
silver and graphite print by Hiromitsu Morimoto, through Bloom.
Living
Room
The 1902 armchair by Otto Wagner
seems as modern as the stone-and-steel demilune table, from Luca & Co. The
silk velvet curtains in Pain Brulé by Prelle are lined in copper-colored silk
by Rogers & Goffigon. Lamp from Lucca & Co.
18th Century Sofa
Garten found the
early-18th-century sofa, along with a 19th-century copy, at Jean-Philippe
Demeyer Antiques in Belgium. Both are covered in Belgian linen. Pillows by
Dransfield & Ross. A length of yellow silk from May Vervoordt will
eventually upholster that Louis XIII chair, from Amy Perlin. The slate coffee
table is by Axel Vervoordt. The rug is by Christian Liaigre. Paint color on
walls is Slipper Satin by Farrow & Ball.
Flexible Bookcase
The bookcase by Axel Vervoordt is
so flexible that it becomes an ever-changing collage.
Dining
Room
The table is set with Garten's
favorite stemware, Cristallerie La Rochère in the Amité pattern. Bronze
candlesticks by Ted Muehling.
Pumpkin-Colored
Tablecloth
The pumpkin-colored tablecloth
looks like iridescent silk, but can go straight into the washing machine. From
May Vervoordt. Linen napkins by ABH Design. Slat-backed chairs from Axel
Vervoordt.
Kitchen
A Bosch
dishwasher, a Liebherr refrigerator, and a Sub-Zero freezer are tucked beneath
the countertop, made of Petit Granit, a Belgian stone. The goosenecked Easton
Classic faucet makes it easy to fill large pots, and Garten likes the polished
nickel finish because it looks like old silver.
Oven
and Cook-top
Viking's
Designer Series wall oven fits under a Wolf cook-top. The wood floor was painted
to simulate stone by Jeff Rockwell.
Master
Bathroom
In the master
bath, Calacatta marble sets off the Exeter pedestal sink and the Crystal
Rectangular tilting mirror, both by Waterworks
Bedroom
The layers of cream-on-cream in
the bedroom begin with the walls, covered in Triple Crèlme by Rogers &
Goffigon. The curtains are Pastis, by Rogers & Goffigon, and the headboard
is upholstered in Great Plains Ocean's Eleven, by Holly Hunt. The silk carpet is
from Beauvais. Chair and ottoman from Jean-Philippe Demeyer Antiques. Lamp from
Crate and Barrel. Cable throw by Yarnz.
The following photos are courtesy of
Stribling & Associates (staged for resale)
Stribling also includes a floor plan (below) in their listing.
Of course, I'm all about floor plans, so I've included that, too.
Living Room
Kitchen
Master Bathroom
Floor Plan for Ultra-Chic Grand One Bedroom
in Prime New York City East 70s Location
So, is anyone ready to move?
I know it's only one bedroom but I don't mind
sleeping on that sofa.
I'll even do the cooking!
What a sweet couple.