"Forget 2024's TikTok dating mantra: "I'm looking for a man in finance." Zooey Deschanel found something better: a guy in construction-six-foot-five, with a thing for plaster cornices. Step into the crisply detailed, Georgian-inflected apartment the actor and musician shares with fiancé Jonathan Scott, one half of HGTV's Property Brothers, and the appeal becomes obvious. For a design fan, getting engaged to a contractor might be the ultimate fantasy. Not only do you find the love of your life-you also get really nice moldings."
"And mullioned windows. And French doors. And custom case goods. Not to mention retractable media screens that descend from the ceiling. And kitchen millwork so snugly built you might be tempted to open and shut the cabinets and drawers all day, just for fun. "He won't stop until everything is perfect," says Deschanel. "And anything I can think of, he can execute.""
The downtown Manhattan duplex began as a neglected, stripped-down unit resembling an abandoned 1980s office building when first toured in late 2019. The space was reimagined with Georgian-inflected detailing and layered French and English aesthetics, featuring floral wallpapers, silk balloon curtains, Murano glass lighting, and flawless crown molding. Custom millwork, mullioned windows, French doors, retractable ceiling media screens, and built-to-measure cabinetry were installed, emphasizing craft and precision. The renovation preserved generous ceiling heights and terraces while converting a raw shell into an elegantly detailed, highly finished residential duplex tailored to both design preferences and practical execution.
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