{"id":2260,"date":"2020-03-12T15:01:53","date_gmt":"2020-03-12T15:01:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.susaneleyfineart.com\/news\/?p=2260"},"modified":"2020-03-20T15:27:49","modified_gmt":"2020-03-20T15:27:49","slug":"work-by-angela-acourt-chase-langford-featured-in-brownstoner","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.susaneleyfineart.com\/news\/?p=2260","title":{"rendered":"Work by Angela A’Court & Chase Langford featured in Brownstoner"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Insider: Luxe Reno in Upper West Side Prewar Apartment Delivers \u2018Custom Everything\u2019<\/h3>\n

By Cara Greenberg<\/h4>\n

Laurie Blumenfeld\u2019s client, a woman with a high-powered publishing career, bought a one-bedroom in a classic Art Deco building overlooking Riverside Park \u201cwith me by her side,\u201d said the Brooklyn-based designer, who launched her business,\u00a0Laurie Blumenfeld Design<\/a>, as a second career six years ago.<\/p>\n

She soon had the place demolished down to the studs. The kitchen was \u201csuper-outdated,\u201d Blumenfield recalled, as was the bathroom, which had a \u201cshower like a coffin with no light.\u201d The living room and dining room had \u201cnothing going on\u201d in the way of moldings or other period detail, and needed new lighting. The wood floors were badly worn, and there was a dearth of storage.<\/p>\n

The new homeowner had a vision of her apartment as \u201ca glamorous sanctuary, but fresh and open, not too precious,\u201d Blumenfeld said.<\/p>\n

The overhaul involved dropping the living room ceiling a wee bit to accommodate new wiring and recessed lights and designing a tremendous amount of custom built-ins, ably constructed by Queens-based Knossos Millwork, Inc. It includes a long installation that runs all the way from the dining area, where there is a mirrored bar, along the living room wall, comprising open shelving, closed storage and a dedicated media section.<\/p>\n