Uptown Girl

In Lindsey Harper’s tiny New York apartment, space is no constraint on her opulent, colorful style.

On a console just inside the door, a vintage lamp and Foo dogs add color, while a framed commercial sign rewards the observant visitor. Spots of red accent the African-inspired wallpaper—in the console surface, the matting around an architectural print, and in an adjacent garden seat.

Quentin Bacon

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Colorful Character

On a console just inside the door, a vintage lamp and Foo dogs add color, while a framed commercial sign rewards the observant visitor. Spots of red accent the African-inspired wallpaper―in the console surface, the matting around an architectural print, and in an adjacent garden seat.

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Harper’s small entry hall comes on strong, demanding attention from the exotic patterns on the walls and floor, the Moroccan pendant, and a crimson garden seat. The wallpaper is a small-scale zebra stripe. “I’m not sure where my fascination with zebras began, but I love them,” Harper says. Wallpaper: Alan Campbell through Quadrille

Previous First Impressions

Situated just inside the entry, the bed is distinguished by an exuberant upholstered headboard. Chocolate satin tufted with blue mother-of-pearl buttons provides a dramatic backdrop for a bed of crisp white linens. An antique Suzani textile covers the foot of the bed. A pair of swing-arm lamps at bedside preserves precious table space. Buttons: Tender Buttons

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6 of 16 On a console just inside the door, a vintage lamp and Foo dogs add color, while a framed commercial sign rewards the observant visitor. Spots of red accent the African-inspired wallpaper—in the console surface, the matting around an architectural print, and in an adjacent garden seat.