If you like crowded style, this could very well be the living room of your dreams. It looks like a museum, or part of a palace. It helps, of course, that this brilliant and unique room comes with an awesome view, and that it features a whole host of artworks and arty elements that would make the seasoned museum curator swoon with envy. The building in which it housed is no less impressive. Located on 44 W. 77th St., the building has been drawing admiring stares since 1909. Originally built of terra cotta, the building is now supported by bricks to ensure longevity. Its tryst with art is an enduring one, having once been home to a sculptor who worked on parts of the façade of the Metropolitan Museum of Art.
The woman owner, a philanthropist with a finance background, remembers falling in love with the room on first sight. Reports state that she visited 130 apartments before falling in love with this expansive room. She likened living here to living in Paris. It has 24-foot-high ceilings and is half the length of a basketball court, so there are no space issues if you decide to bring in a monstrous new television set or a new sculpture by some upcoming artist. The current owners, a Latin American couple, have displayed several works of art by Cuban artist Emilio Sanchez. The room also contains a ceiling installation by Columbia-born Australia-based artist Maria Fernanda Cardoso and a wooden table and chair set by master artisan George Nakashimi. These valuable pieces have certainly found a wonderful home. This spectacular Miro-style ceiling, which was created by Madrid-based artist Ramon Canet. This home could be yours for $20 million. The owner couple is planning to sell their home, even though they know they will miss the many celebrations held in their art filled living room.
