Projects

The goblet pleat was selected to complement the Candela building's formal architectural character — goblet pleat reads more structured than pinch pleat and suits the 12-foot ceiling heights. All poles were specified at the same diameter (1⅜") and same unlacquered brass finish as the Nanz hardware on the millwork. The pole returns were calculated room by room to clear the existing window casings — returns ranged from 3½" to 5" depending on the casing depth at each window. Hardware sourced from Houles Paris. Photo IDs: SF5-P1-D1A / D1B / D1C

The primary bedroom headboard is button-tufted in Rogers & Goffigon "Camden" — a mid-weight wool-linen blend that holds a tuft well without over-stiffening. The wall-hung mounting uses a French cleat system concealed behind the headboard at two points; the client can remove and reinstall without specialist assistance. The Silent Gliss 5100 motorized track handles both the blackout panel and a secondary sheer layer in Belgian linen on a separate carrier. All motor programming was completed on-site. Photo IDs: SF5-P1-D2A / D2B / D2C

• 8-room drapery program: 24 panels, goblet and pinch pleat as specified by room
• Living room: 4 panels, Dedar Nettuno Avorio, goblet pleat, floor-to-ceiling at 11'4"
• Dining room: 4 panels, same fabric, same heading, cross-room grain continuity
• Library: 2 panels at bay window, pleated onto angled bay rod system
• Kitchen and butler's pantry: 6 panels, pinch pleat at café height
• Primary bedroom: 4 panels blackout + 4 sheer panels, motorized Silent Gliss
• Guest rooms: 4 panels, De Le Cuona "Natural Linen," standard interlining
• Primary headboard: California King, button-tufted Rogers & Goffigon Camden, 72" H
• Guest headboard: Queen, Rogers & Goffigon "Isle" in Flint, flat panel, 54" H

The two living room sofas are kiln-dried hardwood frames with Full-Perimeter Suspension — eight-way hand-tied coil springs on all four perimeter rails, webbing infill across the center field. This system was specified over sinuous spring because the client's previous upholstery (sinuous construction, purchased at retail) had developed sag within three years. The De Le Cuona "Linen Weave" was evaluated for the Hamptons environment: linen's natural humidity response was considered beneficial in a coastal house that is sometimes unoccupied for weeks at a time with variable climate control. Photo IDs: SF5-P2-D1A / D1B / D1C

The dining banquette runs 168" on the long leg and 84" on the return — a continuous L-plan that wraps two walls of the dining room bay. The back panel is button-tufted in Scalamandrè "Beekman," a performance-grade woven that meets commercial Martindale standards; chosen because the dining room in this residence receives consistent daytime use from a family with children. The seat cushions are removable with concealed zipper — foam core with a 2" Dacron wrap, removable cover for laundering. Storage below the seat on the long leg accommodates 9 cubic feet via piano-hinged lids with soft-close dampers. Photo IDs: SF5-P2-D2A / D2B / D2C

• Living room: 2 × 96" sofas, 2 lounge chairs, 1 ottoman — De Le Cuona Linen Weave
• Dining banquette: L-plan, 168" + 84" continuous run, storage below, tufted back
• Drapery: 34 panels across 8 rooms, Ripple-Fold, Hunter Douglas fascia track
• Primary bedroom: headboard, coverlet, shams, bed skirt — C&C Milano Canova Ivory
• Guest bedroom 1: Queen headboard and duvet program, De Le Cuona linen
• Guest bedroom 2: Twin pair headboards, Casamance "Artchade" in Sand
• Outdoor terrace: 12 cushion sets, marine foam cores, Sunbrella covers in Buff
• 11-room program; total project lead time 18 weeks from fabric order to final installation

The primary bedroom is at street level on a West Village block with moderate pedestrian traffic. The acoustic requirement drove the panel specification: 1" mineral wool batt was installed between battens before panel mounting, providing meaningful mid-frequency absorption without adding meaningfully to wall projection. The panels are 24"-wide vertical strips — a dimension that allows single-piece fabric coverage without seaming across a panel face. At the door casing, panels were scribed to the existing 1890 profile rather than butted, a detail that reads as part of the original room. Photo IDs: SF5-P3-D1A / D1B / D1C

At 9'6" × 80", this headboard is an Architectural Soft Furnishing rather than a furniture item — it reads as a feature of the room rather than a piece placed in the room. The frame is 2" poplar with a full-perimeter support structure, covered in 2" high-resilience foam, Dacron wrap, and fabric. A 1" natural canvas welt defines an inset border at 8" from the perimeter — this border is where the wall panel terminates, making the headboard and the wall a continuous fabric plane interrupted only by the welt. The French cleat is set at the top and at mid-height; the cleat is accessible for removal without tools. Photo IDs: SF5-P3-D2A / D2B / D2C

• Primary bedroom: battened padded panel system, three walls, 480 SF total
• Acoustic layer: 1" mineral wool batt between battens, 480 SF
• Floor-to-ceiling headboard: 9'6" × 80", French cleat mounted, California King
• Primary bedroom drapery: 4 panels pinch pleat with blackout interlining
• Steel matte-black poles, hand-forged ring sets, wall-mounted brackets
• Dressing room Roman shades: 6 windows, De Le Cuona Natural Linen, chain-operated blackout
• All pieces fabricated to 7'9" max dimension for no-elevator townhouse access

Three Silent Gliss 5100 tracks were recessed into the ceiling cove during the renovation — one per exposure — each carrying a separate Ripple-Fold Belgian linen sheer. Behind each sheer track, a second track carries the blackout Goblet pleat panels. The two systems operate independently: the sheers can be at any point while the blackouts remain stacked, and vice versa. At the south exposure, the sheer track runs 22 feet; the motorized program includes preset positions for morning, afternoon, and evening that the client activates via app. Photo IDs: SF5-P4-D1A / D1B / D1C

The two living room sofas are specified identically — same frame, same suspension, same fabric — so that they read as a matched pair across the room despite the 12-foot separation. Holland & Sherry "Como" is a mid-weight wool-blend performance fabric; appropriate for this residence because the building's climate control is constant and the UV exposure at 62 floors is significant. The entry alcove required a custom L-sectional cut to the alcove geometry: 76" on the long return and 60" on the short, with a 24" × 24" corner unit built as a separate piece for freight elevator clearance. Photo IDs: SF5-P4-D2A / D2B / D2C

• Living room: 2 × 86" sofas, Holland & Sherry Como Charcoal, Full-Perimeter Suspension
• Entry alcove: custom L-sectional, 76" × 60" plus corner unit, same fabric
• Three-exposure motorized sheer system: 3 Silent Gliss 5100 tracks, Belgian linen sheers
• Blackout second track: Goblet pleat panels in Dedar Cinzia Tobacco, all exposures
• Primary bedroom headboard: King, Rogers & Goffigon Isle Flint, flat panel 48" H
• Primary bedroom: additional blackout roller shade behind blackout drapery at south window
• All motor programming completed on-site and handed off with written preset reference

The dining bay presents three angled wall planes meeting at the window frame — no straight run longer than 96" and no corner at 90°. The banquette was designed in five pieces: three seat sections (8', 3', 3') and two corner fill units that bridge the bay angles. The corner fill units are fixed and upholstered as part of the continuous back panel, but are structurally independent boxes so that the seat sections can be removed without disturbing them. Storage on the long section provides 9 cubic feet via three piano-hinged lids with soft-close dampers; the two short sections at the bay junctions have fixed bases, which simplified the construction at the angled returns. Photo IDs: SF5-P5-D1A / D1B / D1C

The Compound Piece specification means the sofa and two reading chairs were fabricated in the same production run — same frame maker, same upholstery shop, same Holland & Sherry Vintage Mohair lot. Mohair was selected for the library because it takes age gracefully: the nap develops a slightly varied sheen with use that reads as character rather than wear. The 90" sofa has Full-Perimeter Suspension; the reading chairs have sinuous spring on the seat only, appropriate for their smaller scale and the reduced load they carry. All three pieces were templated together and delivered to the site in a single installation. Photo IDs: SF5-P5-D2A / D2B / D2C

• Dining room banquette: 5 pieces, U-plan, 14 LF total — Holland & Sherry Vintage Mohair Ivory
• Storage below: 3 piano-hinged seat lids, soft-close, 9 cubic feet
• Library sofa: 90", Full-Perimeter Suspension, Holland & Sherry Vintage Mohair Caramel
• Library reading chairs: 2 units, matched fabric and lot, sinuous seat spring
• Dining room drapery: 4 panels, Scalamandrè Lampas Old Gold, pinch pleat with bump
• Library drapery: 6 panels, Dedar Nettuno Natural, pinch pleat with interlining
• Antique brass poles and acorn finials throughout; iron ring sets period-appropriate
• Fringe trim at leading edge of all dining room panels from Houles passementerie

At 156" × 96", the sectional required delivery engineering: the building's freight elevator is 48" wide, and the corner unit — the critical piece in any L-sectional — is typically the delivery obstacle. The corner unit was designed as two 36" half-corners that connect on-site with a concealed structural bracket at the seat frame; the fabric folds back, brackets are installed, and the fold is closed at a designed seam behind the corner cushion. The long leg aligns with the building's structural column at its far end — a deliberate positioning that uses the column as an endpoint for the sectional rather than an obstacle beside it. Photo IDs: SF5-P6-D1A / D1B / D1C

The standard approach for loft drapery — ceiling-mounted track — was unavailable here: the structural concrete slab above is unfinished and penetration was not permitted by the co-op. All track mounting had to be wall-mounted to exposed brick. Custom steel angle brackets were fabricated: a 6" vertical by 8" horizontal angle in 3/16" plate, powder-coated matte black, with Tapcon fasteners into the brick at each mounting point. The brackets project the track 4" from the face of the brick, giving enough clearance for the Somfy motor head. Three window pairs received tracks; the fourth window group (at the sleeping zone) received Roman shades mounted directly to the window frame. Photo IDs: SF5-P6-D2A / D2B / D2C

• Custom L-sectional: 156" × 96", two-piece corner unit for freight elevator delivery
• Full-Perimeter Suspension throughout; De Le Cuona Stone Washed Linen Natural
• Compound Piece: 48" diameter ottoman + 72" dining bench, same fabric and lot
• Drapery: 6 panels across 3 grouped window pairs, Dedar Belvedere Smoke, Somfy motorized
• Custom steel angle brackets: 6 brackets fabricated, powder-coat matte black, brick-mounted
• Sleeping zone: 4 Roman shades, Casamance Artchade Graphite, chain-operated blackout
• All Somfy motors programmed and handed off with app configuration reference