Gambrel created a collector’s house featuring exquisite found objects, such as an antique bolection fireplace he bought in England and a vintage solid-bronze mirror he discovered in Hudson, New York. Blue plaster walls add dimension in the living room.
Venetian plaster walls add depth in the entry hallway, where a 19th-century Spanish lantern sits atop a 19th-century French gray stone tabletop for a sumptuous amalgamation of wood, bronze, and marble. A skylight bathes the hall in natural light.
Gambrel handpicked the exquisite marble for the lavish master bath, where a funky 19th-century English porcelain eagle creates interest.
The third-floor library is an exercise in color and texture, with black-lacquered walls and a wax-painted ceiling in a reddish hue that reflects the exterior brick of the home.
In a complete gut renovation of the kitchen, Gambrel dropped the floor to account for the low ceiling height. Solid-wood cabinetry and the marble island were custom-made, and the pendant lighting is vintage.
The charming red-lacquered library nook off of the entrance hall on the parlor level acts as a cloakroom, with a closet behind mercury glass doors and a bar area with a 19th-century English table flanked by two painted 19th-century English chairs.
A layering of materials in the master bedroom exudes a cozy atmosphere. The walls are upholstered in a silk-linen blend, and sunlight floods into the space via skylight.
Gambrel selected the mid-20th-century artwork mainly from the Dutch New Hague School, as well as some pieces from France, England, and America.
He carefully curated a collection of objects atop a chest of drawers, including an unusual 20th-century artist-made lamp and some Danish bronzes on a stone tray, set before an 18th-century Italian mirror.
The dining area in the open kitchen on the garden level features one of the home’s five fireplaces, all artfully restored, along with an 18th-century Italian inlaid-stone table and vintage 20th-century chairs in gunmetal.
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