Paparo framed the table’s machine-cut sides with upholstered leather benches from her line and paired
the living edges with swivel seats. To finish the dining space, she turned a
dining room server into a striking visual divider between the dining room and
living space by topping it with vertical panels fitted with custom blown glass “rondelles” by Frank Close.
Within the living room, Paparo created a series of purposeful seating areas. A
deep sectional sofa grounded by a deer hide area rug provides a place for
lounging, as does the gray chenille upholstered DP Studio chaise angled toward
the windows. And finally, there are the DP Studio bar chairs hugging the
polished granite and Silestone-topped island bar that create seating for both
casual and more formal entertaining. “Such diverse seating was important as it was their only public space, and also
because the family loves to entertain,” she says.
Beyond this public space, Paparo lavished equal attention on creating private
retreats for the family, the most striking being the elegant master suite. “From the entrance off the foyer all the way into the bedroom, the walls are
upholstered in a Pollack fabric in a slate blue and brown blend. It’s got a tiny pattern in it so it is subtle,” says Paparo. “Then, the carpeting is chocolate brown cut silk pile, and about six inches off
the baseboard the rest of the carpet is infused with a loop of wool. It’s a beautiful carpet and sets the tone for the room.”
The refined suite spares no detail from its triple-layer window treatments to a
pebble-walled bathroom grounded by radiant heat floors to a custom-designed
ebonized mahogany DP Studio bed outfitted with a pop-up LCD TV in the
footboard. Sweeping views of Central Park add to the suite’s opulence, as do the his-and-her dressing rooms that create extra privacy
within the room.
His dressing room is more traditional in style with its mahogany cabinetry and
shelving, while hers mimics a galley kitchen with solid white oak cabinets that
run the length of the walls. A floor-to-ceiling window at the end of her
dressing room bathes the nook in soft light and allows for daylight to filter
through the room’s silk glass door into the suite’s entryway.
At one end of this light-filled space, Paparo crafted a gleaming, clean-lined
kitchen from diverse materials such as lacquered white oak for the cabinetry
and Italian Basaltina stone for the countertops; she then tied the materials
together in a custom island crafted from the lacquer, natural claro walnut
wood, stone, metal, and imported French “float glass” used elsewhere in the room. The result is a piece as useful for its function as
it is as a focal point.
Paparo employed the same claro walnut wood in a DP Studio-designed dining room
table inlaid with authentic barbed wire remnants from the Old West. “It came off one slice of a tree, and it’s got two living edges on it, meaning they didn’t cut the edge. They just took the bark off and polished it off,” she says. “Then, I wanted a square table, so the other two edges are machine cut or
slightly beveled and softened.”
In the two remaining bedrooms, Paparo catered to the children’s individual personalities while maintaining a harmonious modern aesthetic. For
the son’s room, Paparo selected a deep wool shag carpet in ecru, mauve, and charcoal
hues and a natural woven cedar wall covering that lends the space texture. In
the trendsetting daughter’s bedroom, she favored bright, punchy colors and plentiful seating for her
friends.
In the remaining spaces—such as a powder room enriched by thick, chiseled limestone and bright sconces
and a well-appointed office—Paparo continued to build upon the international modern design she’d envisioned. And at the project’s end, the house became a home that married her own line with work from renowned
companies and artists, and one that created the strikingly different design the
homeowners desired at the start. 
