Belnord bedroom with a custom walnut headboard, blue upholstery, brown bedding and patterned bedside lamps.
The Belnord

Timeless Pied-à-Terre Interior Design in the Landmark Belnord Building

Upper West Side, Manhattan, NY

Project Scope

Furnishings + Custom Furniture Design

Project Summary

Set inside The Belnord, the 1909 Italian Renaissance Revival landmark on the Upper West Side that inspired Hulu’s Only Murders in the Building, this apartment is a New York anchor for a Miami-based couple who wanted to be closer to family. The brief called for a highly curated home built around their extensive collection of art, objects, and books, delivering equally on functionality, comfort, and aesthetics. Within such a historic envelope, we favored timeless design over strictly contemporary pieces, with bespoke furniture doing the heavy lifting: a driftwood walnut headboard with integrated vanity and lighting in the primary bedroom, and a walnut and aged brass console that nods to the clients’ Brazilian heritage in the moody guest room and office.

Project Details

  • Photographer: Joe Kramm

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Bedroom corner with a cushioned chair, dark dresser, colorful sculpture and floor-length gray curtains.
Custom walnut vanity with a lighted folding mirror and round gray stool beside the bed.
Hallway with an irregular wood-framed mirror, white stone pedestal table and patterned runner.
Glowing pendant reflected in a tall hallway mirror above a small stone pedestal table.
Ahmad standing in the Belnord bedroom doorway, with a custom walnut headboard and burgundy rug behind him.
Bathroom styled with tall greenery in an amber vase, yellow flowers and colorful glass bottles.
Sitting room with a gray sofa, rust pillows, colorful rug and cream curtains fading to dark green.
Gray sofa beneath portrait art and a glowing wall sconce, beside green ombré curtains.
Home office with a wood desk, black metal shelving, sculptural wood lamp and green ombré curtains.
Custom walnut console with brass knobs, a tall mirror and sculptural lamp against an olive green wall.
Belnord hallway with a golden stone pedestal, amber vase of greenery and wood bench beneath framed art.
Belnord hallway with a custom ocher runner, floor-to-ceiling bookshelves and framed art leading toward the dining room.
Black marble powder room styled with red flowers, a small framed painting and a warm brown hand towel.
Veined marble dining table with sculptural vases, yellow flowers and a fruit tray beneath colorful portrait art.
Dining room with a marble table, gray chairs, branching chandelier and blue display shelves filled with art and objects.
Belnord living room with a gray sectional, blue glass coffee table and blue media unit displaying books and sculptures.
Gray armchair beside a blue coffee table with colorful flowers, backed by shelves displaying collected objects.
Ahmad AbouZanat standing beside a kitchen island filled with colorful flowers, with potted cacti along the counter.
White kitchen with pale counter stools, olive green pendant shades and fresh flowers around a marble island.
Ahmad AbouZanat Studio, NYC interior designer logo in all black letters