{"id":265363,"date":"2026-02-03T10:31:20","date_gmt":"2026-02-03T10:31:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/265363\/"},"modified":"2026-02-03T10:31:20","modified_gmt":"2026-02-03T10:31:20","slug":"nate-berkus-shows-how-to-use-a-kaleidoscope-of-colors-and-still-keep-your-scheme-feeling-calm-in-this-greenwich-village-apartment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/265363\/","title":{"rendered":"Nate Berkus Shows How to Use a Kaleidoscope of Colors and Still Keep Your Scheme Feeling Calm in This Greenwich Village Apartment"},"content":{"rendered":"

\u2018I\u2019m noticing deeper, earth-rooted colors coming back in a more nuanced way, paired with materials that show their age honestly,\u2019 Nate Berkus<\/a> told Homes & Gardens earlier this year. So it\u2019s perhaps no surprise that his redecoration of the penthouse at The Katherine in Greenwich Village, New York, features a palette of earth-rooted colors paired with materials that show their age honestly.<\/p>\n

In fact, what Nate has done in this grown-up yet playful space is show that if you pick the right tones, you can introduce all sorts of colors and still ensure the overall effect is grown-up, sophisticated, and even calm.<\/p>\n

Yellows, greens, and rusts sit alongside brass accents, plush rugs, and deeply veined marble \u2013 an eclectic mix that he manages to make feel like one cohesive color scheme<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: Donna Dotan)<\/p>\n

This is, in fact, the first time Nate Berkus has designed the entirety of a residential building, working alongside the meticulous restoration of The Katherine<\/a> \u2013 a landmark property built in 1910.<\/p>\n

Approach the elegant, classic pre-war fa\u00e7ade with its setback garden, restored windows, and new awning, and make your way to the top floor, where the first thing you see in this penthouse is the impressive black-and-white checkerboard floor in the entryway<\/a>. Along with the rococo flourishes of the console and mirror, Nate has nodded to the Gilded Age and the period leading up to when the block was originally built.<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: Donna Dotan)<\/p>\n

Immediately off the entryway is this elegant reception room, which doubles as a dining area. Admittedly, Nate\u2019s use of color starts off slowly, easing you in with a muted palette of a gray sofa and cream rug. But there is also a vibrant piece of art behind the dining table and a mustard throw pillow on the couch, hinting at what is to come \u2013 the earthier tones of bold colors used liberally to lift the penthouse\u2019s cream walls.<\/p>\n

Notice the introduction of marble in the coffee table, a material that comes into its own later in the project. \u2018I\u2019m drawn to stone with irregularity\u2026 things that tell a story. That\u2019s exciting to me,\u2019 Nate told Homes & Gardens. \u2018We\u2019re craving meaning again. Provenance matters. Patina matters. Objects with stories matter.\u2019<\/p>\n

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(Image credit: Donna Dotan)<\/p>\n

Beyond the formal living area is an impressive chef\u2019s kitchen<\/a>, outfitted with LaCanche, Sub-Zero, and Bosch appliances beneath Arabescato marble countertops, overlooking the Village through two windows.<\/p>\n

Nate has utilized all the light that pours in through the large windows by painting the walls a warm off-white, matching the cabinets in exactly the same tone. It\u2019s a neat trick that helps make this busy, functional space seem more seamless than it actually is.<\/p>\n

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Once you get to the main living room<\/a>, you\u2019re already so relaxed by Nate\u2019s natural palette that he\u2019s able to introduce color almost without you noticing. A mustard accent chair calls back to the mustard throw pillow in the reception room. The green used for the sofa is just as muted as the yellow used for the chair. And rust-colored stools bring a touch of warmth to this otherwise off-white room \u2013 a space where the color is enlivening but not overpowering.<\/p>\n

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Yes, there are stairs leading up from the main reception, but the bedrooms<\/a> are on the same level as the living areas \u2013 we\u2019ll go up in just a minute.<\/p>\n

Notice how the rust color of the stools in the living room is picked up in the throw pillow used here, which gives a richer tone to the rest of the room\u2019s palette of cream and wood. The small repeat on the wallpaper makes for a backdrop that seems almost subtle \u2013 a polka dot you don\u2019t realise is flowers until you look really closely.<\/p>\n

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Upstairs from the living room, you\u2019ll find the upper-level recreation room, bathed in light from expansive floor-to-ceiling windows. It\u2019s the jewel in this apartment\u2019s crown \u2013 a private, living-room-sized terrace accessed via large French doors, offering inspiring light and southern views all the way to Wall Street.<\/p>\n

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Nate has introduced yet more color here while staying true to his beliefs about earthy tones<\/a>. The acrylic, rust-colored side table refracts the light onto a rug that catches the green of the sofa downstairs. It\u2019s clever because, by this point in the apartment, you\u2019re so lulled and charmed by his softer choices downstairs that it doesn\u2019t jar to suddenly be met by this much pattern \u2013 especially as the colors here are already used in a smaller way elsewhere.<\/p>\n

Conveniently located where Greenwich Village meets the West Village, this sprawling penthouse could easily have played it safe, allowing the views and neighborhood to bring the excitement. But instead, Nate has run riot with color in such a subtle way that it blends into the cream walls and comforting surroundings \u2013 a masterclass in muted maximalism.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\u2018I\u2019m noticing deeper, earth-rooted colors coming back in a more nuanced way, paired with materials that show their…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":265364,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[442,498,499,500,501,156,111,139,69],"class_list":{"0":"post-265363","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-arts-and-design","8":"tag-arts","9":"tag-arts-and-design","10":"tag-artsanddesign","11":"tag-artsdesign","12":"tag-design","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-new-zealand","15":"tag-newzealand","16":"tag-nz"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265363","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=265363"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/265363\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/265364"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=265363"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=265363"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=265363"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}