THE interior LANDSCAPE
A chimney wall of Jerusalem stone anchors the family room. Sofas are covered in pale-blue train cloth and Jean-Michel Frank-style club chairs, in saddle brown leather. Cocktail table from Ralph Pucci International. Beauvais carpet.
THE interior LANDSCAPE
Chairs from Donghia surround a custom dining table. Cityscapes by Michael Kovner.
THE reading ROOM
“The homeowner loves blue, but it’s a hard color to use in a warm way,” says Eastridge, who resolved the matter in the library with combinations of deep teal and earthy browns. A chair was designed to fit the 16-inch kneehole of the laquered wood and nickel desk, which once belonged to Helena Rubinstein. The limestone-topped Morgan cocktail table and mohair Dodds sofa are both from Eastridge’s own collection. Visual Comfort floor lamps were fitted with custom shades.
THE reading ROOM
“The homeowner loves blue, but it’s a hard color to use in a warm way,” says Eastridge, who resolved the matter in the library with combinations of deep teal and earthy browns. A chair was designed to fit the 16-inch kneehole of the laquered wood and nickel desk, which once belonged to Helena Rubinstein. The limestone-topped Morgan cocktail table and mohair Dodds sofa are both from Eastridge’s own collection. Visual Comfort floor lamps were fitted with custom shades.
natural PROGRESSION
A clean-lined contemporary four-poster creates intimacy in the master bedroom. Chairs and ottoman merge into one unit, forming a chaise for two to share. Jack Larsen fabric with Lurex thread supplies the right amount of luster.
natural PROGRESSION
The entry’s custom wool rug foreshadows colors in adjoining rooms. Grasscloth for stairway walls forgives little handprints.
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personal space

With an adventurous palette and works by the clients’ favorite artist, Eastridge Design brings warmth to a new home in Princeton
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Interior Design
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KATIE EASTRIDGE, EASTRIDGE DESIGN
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SALLIE BRADY
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JOSHUA MCHUGH

When Princeton-based designer Katie Eastridge of Eastridge Design begins a new project, she pays close attention to her clients’ possessions and passions—a list that inevitably includes art. “Art is highly personal, and it’s important to select a backdrop that makes the homeowners’ collections look good,” says Eastridge. For this five-bedroom home in Princeton Ridge, the designer knew that colors could not clash with the palette of Michael Kovner, a contemporary Israeli artist whose work the homeowners collect and admire.

The fact that the house, like many in this wooded community, is flooded with natural light, thanks to a back wall of windows, meant Eastridge could introduce intense color to create intimacy in its soaring spaces. Linen/velvets, mohair, and leather upholstery were paired with Holland & Sherry moleskin for pillows and patterned rugs to create a relaxed setting for the family of five.

The dining room, the site of large holiday celebrations, called for a bit more formality, dramatically delivered by an inlaid rosewood table designed to seat 18. More night-time drama was created in the library, where a portion of the mahogany bookcase opens to reveal a secret stairway that leads to a third-floor observatory, where the homeowner, an amateur astronomer, keeps his telescope and a window on the natural spectacle of the night skies.

Resources:

Katie Eastridge of Eastridge Design, 215 Nassau St., Princeton, NJ 08542; 609.921.2827; eastridgedesign.com. Ralph Pucci International, 44 W. 18th St., Penthouse (12th Fl.) and Galley Nine (9th Fl.), NYC 10011; 212.633.0452; ralphpucci.net. Beauvais, 595 Madison Ave., 3rd Fl., NYC 10022; 212.688.2265; beauvaiscarpets.com. Donghia, 979 Third Ave., Suite 613, NYC 10022; 212.935.3713; donghia.com. Morgan cocktail table and Dodds sofa from the Eastridge Collection at Eastridge Design, 215 Nassau St., Princeton, NJ 08542; 609.921.2827; eastridgedesign.com. Visual Comfort, visualcomfort.com. Larsen, 979 Third Ave., Suite 1005, NYC 10022; 212.753.4488; larsentextiles.com. Lurex, lurex.com. Holland & Sherry, 979 Third Ave., Suite 1402, NYC 10022; 212.355.6241; hollandandsherry.com.