Loosely inspired by Napoleon’s bedroom at Malmaison, this cozy, diminutive, yet elegant guest bedroom is a fresh interpretation of a tented room.  Neoclassical ornamentation, gilt accents, and classical references blend with the sumptuous simplicity of French modernism and the organic functionality of Japanese design.  We imagined this room as a quiet sanctuary for resting, reading, writing, sketching, and dreaming. 

A simple union cloth from Schumacher clads the upholstered walls, tented ceiling, and drapery, adding texture and dimension to the smallest of rooms.  The furniture takes a cue from One Monroe Place’s mansard roof, which was added during an 1860s alteration — a time when American architecture and design was heavily influenced by Haussmann’s reconstruction of Paris taking place across the Atlantic.  The 1940s French Louis XVI-style bed is upholstered in a Japanese-inspired woven fabric from Schumacher.  A neoclassical style gilt and leopard stool is tucked under a 1920s French ebonized and gold-leaf writing table.  On the desk, a nickel-plated diabolo lamp from Alexandre Biaggi injects a youthful, geometric nod to modernism that evokes Jean-Michel Frank.  The 1920s bronze ceiling light, sourced and refurbished by Remains Lighting, features the same Vitruvian wave motif that adorns the upholstery and bed coverings in Napoleon’s bedroom at Malmaison.  The carpet is a braided jute blend, providing a clean, relaxed counterpoint to the gilt accents and fine antiques.