"So, after jumping to purchase the property, it was with a sense of nostalgia that they embarked on the renovation of the 1,800-square-foot space. To help them maintain the apartment's romance instead of going overboard on novelty, they turned to sister design team Steph and Pamela Katch, of AD PRO Directory firm Katch Interiors, who adhered to the structural bones that honor the building and neighborhood's history while adding the fresh palette and materials that allow for modern living."
"To straddle that line, they replaced the old plumbing in the bathrooms but kept some of the apartment's quirky electrical systems; in the kitchen, they removed the ho-hum tile with zellige but retained those beloved oak cabinets. And rather than popping out moldings and skim coating the walls, they painted over the estate-condition details to add yet another layer of age."
A Connecticut-based couple purchased a 1,800-square-foot pied-à-terre in a 1912 Upper West Side building motivated by nostalgia for original oak cabinetry and familiar kitchen proportions. The couple hired sister designers Steph and Pamela Katch of Katch Interiors to balance preservation and modernization. The renovation retained structural bones, beloved oak cabinets, and select quirky electrical systems while upgrading plumbing and replacing tile with zellige. Moldings and estate-condition wall details were preserved under paint rather than removed, producing softer, dulled edges and layering age. Contrasting textures and a fresh palette provide contemporary functionality without erasing historic character.
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