What resulted from this mutual pushing of boundaries is a modern home with bold contemporary artworks and a strong palette that feels singular. Here, bright reds, blues, and yellows pop against white, gray, or black surfaces. This chromatic strength is somewhat softened by furniture in rounded edges, much of it by midcentury luminaries such as Afra and Tobia Scarpa, Charlotte Perriand, and Gae Aulenti.
Before decorating the home, Schuster and her team oversaw a significant renovation of the property, a relatively new four-bedroom apartment in Chelsea with sweeping views of the Hudson River. Besides remodeling the kitchen and bathrooms, Schuster’s eponymous studio, who also worked with Eric Sheffield Architect and Coleman Contracting, created a primary wing, which now includes a bedroom suite, an office, and a second bathroom off a dedicated hallway with its own entrance. “We wanted to make it feel more grand and cohesive, and to add privacy,” says the designer. The former primary bathroom, which had developer finishes, is now covered head to toe in Super White marble, a natural stone with a dramatic gray striation that adds a sculptural quality to the space.
