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24 Apr 2014
TRADITIONAL HOME
Library – Malcolm McKinstrie II Oriental porcelain, contemporary cube tables, and converntional furniture play happily in Malcolm McKinstrie’s library. “I wanted to create a modern take on the traditional room,” he explains. Blue skies, bright sunshine, and a wram, cozy fire inspired the room’s color scheme. The sofa, tea table, and striped chairs-all with taller-than-usual […]
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18 Apr 2011
SALON IN THE SKY – 201
A ROOM WITH A VIEW The unobstructed view of the Manhattan skyline sold McKinstrie on the potential star power of the once dark and dreary apartment. “Day or night, there is alwyas something of beauty to see,” the designer says of the outdoor terrace that takes center stage in the warmer months. The dining space […]
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18 Apr 2011
SALON IN THE SKY SIMPLE SANCTUARY – 201
Comfortable elegance describes the design vision for the master bedroom sutie and dressing room. As per Mckinstrie’s design mandate calling for semales transition throughout the entrie apartment, the highly polished black granite flooring is repeated, as well as fabric colors and textures. An antique glass table is centered in the dressing room and is home […]
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10 Sep 2009
DINING ROOM – SADDLE RIVER – NJ
The showhouse, by nature, is all about unrestrained luxury and pure design aesthetic. Your house, on the other hand, is likely to owe at least some of its design to simple practicality. In fact, the most recent Designer Showhouse of New Jersey in Saddle River, sponsored by New Jersey Life in the fall of 2008 to benefit […]