Upper East Side

In this Upper East Side entrance gallery, the floor answers the room's exuberance with quiet discipline. Broad chevron planks and richly figured mahogany-toned hardwood run point-first toward the lacquered door, drawing the eye down the gallery's full length and lending the space a processional rhythm. A dark inlaid border traces the perimeter, framing the field the way crown molding frames the ceiling: a detail few will name, but everyone will feel.