![]() ![]() Gemstones on a family platter.Ī clay water filter on the kitchen ledge is for forced hydration, while atop an antique liquor cabinet sits a blue decanter that was a wedding gift to her parents a flintlock pistol commissioned by her father for her 30th birthday, made by Colorado-based Jack Brooks an Aynsley tea cup and saucer that belonged to her mother’s grandmother and circa-1965 beaded implements bought by her father in Burundi. Her bed and a side table are tucked behind a curved Molo Design screen at the front of the apartment, which creates an entryway while providing privacy for her sleeping area when Bainbridge has guests entering and exiting. ![]() “I’ve also, before this, decorated just for style and not comfort, and the apartment is a nice mix the two,” she adds, pointing to the Article sectional she bought for her Atlanta home and that takes center stage in her Brooklyn loft. Back in New York, she’s opted for a more subdued color palette. She describes her first apartment in New York as “aggressively feminine,” a look she started shifting away from in Atlanta. “I picked this apartment for myself, but I think a lot of my space is for entertaining other people.”īainbridge was looking to create a home base that would have her feeling grounded right from the start, one decorated in a way that reflected her style evolution over the years. “In my mind, lofts are made for entertaining,” Bainbridge says. ![]() Quickly, she decided to return to Brooklyn-and the neighborhood of Clinton Hill, in particular-which was familiar turf.Ī detail of the paper Molo Design screen that curves around Bainbridge’s bedroom nook. The search for a new home was not particularly sentimental, even if returning to New York felt so: Bainbridge gave herself three days in November 2018 and saw between seven and 14 apartments each day, criss-crossing the city from Windsor Terrace to Harlem. In addition to her community of friends and colleagues, Bainbridge has deep familial ties to the city: Her father and his father were born in New York, and cousins and her godfather live there. In deciding to return to the city, Bainbridge saw it as a homecoming of sorts, but also brought a fresh perspective on how her home would take shape. “Part of what I love about being in New York is all the people you into here and there. And despite its hard-knock reputation, New York City can feel like a small town when you’ve found your neighborhood and circle of friends. For Bainbridge, New York had both, a potent combination that won her over, in spite of her initial intentions to try someplace new. What she uncovered was that it’s not just a city that calls you it’s your people. “The whole time I was, ‘This is wild, what am I doing?’” she says. Two Rejuvenation lamps sit on a console in the background, with a Marino Marini print between them. Underfoot is a Heriz Serapi Persian rug, bought on eBay. A few pillows from Fort Greene’s Feliz sit atop an Article chaise sofa. Bainbridge, perched beside one of two solid-wood ottomans she found on Wayfair. ![]()
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