Minetta Lane

From "Made to Measure" - Gray and Chase chose an apartment in a mid-century Greenwich Village building because it had some intact prewar character that they could tailor to their masculine sensibility. They meticulously renovated and decorated their home in a manner that gives it the cultivated air of an updated gentlemen s club. Although they spend most weekends with houseguests in the country, they like to entertain in the city too, so they furnished the living room with comfy overscale pieces - two deep clubs chairs upholstered in horsehair-trimmed with leather piping and a wall-length sofa that can seat six. Gray borrowed one of his favorite ideas from restaurant projects and designed a semicircular banquette that follows the contours of the dining room s curved walls. The bowed shelf behind it hold art and books, giving the space the feel of a modern library where Chase likes to work on his laptop. They wanted the walls to reflect light and gleam night and day, so they lacquered them in Farrow Ball s Skylight, which is one of those magical blues that morph along with the seasons. Like all of their homes, the apartment has a collected quality that reflects their long history together.