ANHATTAN APARTMENT IS THE DEFINITION OF COZY COOL

People move to the Upper West Side of Manhattan for different reasons.

For some,it’s to live next to Central Park, among—or, for those who can afford it,

inside—the iconic Emery Roth towers that overlook it. For others, the area is a Shangri-la away

from the din and constant motion of certain neighborhoods farther downtown; there’s a charm to its

inertia and an old-school warmth that’s unique in a city that prides itself on constant change.

The latter is what a recent client of ELLE Decor A-List designer Danielle Colding wanted,

so she worked for several years to make a two-bedroom prewar apartment into an oasis of simplicity,

ease, and eclecticism—something she refers to as “cozy cool.”

Here, Colding discusses the challenges of

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