KATHLEEN HACKETT: Four school-age children live in this New York City apartment. Who would have thought?
CELERIE KEMBLE: They have wonderfully stylish parents, whose aesthetic is an ideal combination of assured and devil-may-care. They want their kids to live in a home that telegraphs what’s important to them: art, humor, playfulness, beauty, comfort, confidence. The intention is for this house to last a lifetime— and to get better with age. My colleague Caroline Irvin and I chose colors, textiles, and furnishings with a high degree of detail and patina. It all sustains wear and tear in such a way that scuffs, dings, and smudges don’t look like flaws, they look like they’ve been there all along. “Crisp and new” is difficult to maintain, even if there are only grown-ups living…
