MIdtown Luxury Apartment

I love the valance of above the bed. Perhaps it could be adapted to my kitchen.

Love this look. Warm and cosy, yet clean and simple.

Forbes’ room. This designer’s tastes run more organic than the clean modern lines of her business partner’s. I suspect this yin-and-yang balance between them is why their collaborations are so powerful. One of Forbes’ favorite things is to visit the beach on a chilly off-season day, and that feeling inspired the look of her room. “I love anything that comes from the earth or grows on a tree,” she says. She collects branches, shells, rocks, geodes and other natural objects. A focal point is the rope piece over her bed. The rope from Accent Decor was another great deal. It originally retailed for $200, but because it had been a display piece, the company let her have it for $20. She built a wood armature, mounted it to the studs in the wall and looped the rope around it. Her unusual bed came from Ikea. “No one ever notices this bed there,” she says. “It’s very inexpensive, and I love the light unfinished wood.” The gold nesting tables that she uses as a nightstand, left, were a gift from a mentor who wasn’t using them.