Basement

Downstairs bar

Q

6. Let stairs float. The stairs, crafted out of tamo ash, run along the northern wall. Open risers allow even more light to filter downstairs from the third floor.The door behind the stairs leads to the washing machine.

Q

5. Accentuate with artificial light. Louis Poulsen’s PH5 pendant light is one of the interior’s main pieces of eye candy. A diffused light running the entire length of the main room greatly emphasizes its length and depth.This combined space is the center of family life. The kitchen, in particular, is their favorite part, especially since it’s much more comfortable than the previous one. The husband enjoys cooking, and their daughter has recently taken an interest in it as well.

Q

6. A Secret GardenThis London courtyard has appeal straight out of The Secret Garden. And a palette that’s mostly green with white blooms thrown in makes you appreciate all of the different forms and textures of the plants, which range from carefully clipped shrubs on the ground to wild vines that climb the walls and extend overhead.Notable detail: That’s a lily pond in the foreground.See the rest of this home

Q

11. Pleasing ProportionsMost suburbanites would consider a 16-by-20-foot outdoor space to be quite compact, but in Manhattan it practically makes a homeowner a land baron. The proportions of the planting beds, trees and pedestal table are just right for the space, making it feel more expansive.Notable detail: The nods to classical design in the pedestal table, Klismos chairs and clipped symmetrical plantings.See more of this home

Q

Basement area maybe?

Q