I've already written about Carrie's place in the first SATC movie (link at bottom), but can we just talk about how fantastic her place is in the second one? I'm always inspired.. I hope they come out with more movies just to see the homes. (And clothes). I'd watch!
Here's a view of the apartment from the foyer. The wallpaper is
Oiseau in Chocolate by Katie Ridder available through Holland & Sherry in New York. Let's keep walking!
This little center area is just a walkway filled with bookcases and a beautiful bubble chandelier from
Lindsey Adelman. Hers is hand blown glass laced with 14-kt gold foil and gold murrine. See how to make your own version
here!
Here's a view of their living room. How cool is that center coffee table? It's from
Poltrona Frou. The two vintage armchairs are from
Bergdorf Goodman. The sofa that took Carrie "a year and a half" to find is from
Montauk Sofa.
Here's an alternate view of the room- and a better shot of the fantastic coffee table. The books you can see there include Walton Ford; Lewis Carroll; Tracey Chevelier; Sol Levitt, 100 Views; The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco; The Time Traveler's Wife by Audrey Niffenegger; Poe & Fanny by John May; Voices of Time: A Life in Stories by Eduardo Galeano; All Yesterday's Parties: The Velvet Underground in Print 1966-71; and Lady Chatterley's Lover by D.H. Lawrence.
One more alternative view. Here you can see better the floral window treatments. The pillow you see on the chair is the Paul Smith
Birdie Blossom. The blue ottoman was from a custom-made for the movie
Anne Kyyro Quinn piece.
Closer look at the windows and corner "nook" area, with Art Deco club chairs. Notice there are flowers on EVERY table!
And of course the kitchen, where Carrie spends no time cooking! Very modern and chic.
Here is a closer look at the walls over the counter in the kitchen. These are custom-made silver tiles from
Heath Ceramics in Sausalito, California. "One of the few mid-century American potteries still in existence," says the set designer.
Take a step back from the kitchen and you have the formal dining room. The fabric on the chairs is "Belgravia" from
Lee Jofa. And the table is a French 1940s mahogany piece from
Alan Moss Studios in Manhattan. The chandelier is fabulous, it's from
Property and is made up of oxidized metal discs. I think that's my favorite piece in this room. The lighted bookshelves in the background are fun too.
Moving on to the bedroom. Still more floor-to-ceiling curtains and beautiful rugs. All rugs in Carrie and Big's apartment come from
The Rug Company.
The other side of the bed- where there's a fold out desk that becomes the TV's stand. This is Thomas O'Brien's "Hallings Secretary". The chair is also from Alan Moss, and the wall paper is Rococo Strip by
Cole & Son.
Of course, the best part of all is going to be Carrie's closet. Much like the duo-toned cabinets in the kitchen, the woodwork here sets a his-and-her theme, with Carrie's on the right and Big's on the left.
Carrie in her closet, getting ready. Let's take a look at that shoe set up..
Be-a-u-tiful. The shoes in here include styles from Brian Atwood, Charlotte Olympia, Patricia Field (the SATC costume designer), Giuseppe Zanotti, Christian Louboutin, and of course Carrie's favorite- Manolo Blahnik.
Alternate view of the closet and a peak at some of Carrie's purses.
Zoom in to the back side of the closet and you get a glimpse of the bathroom..
With more flowers, makeup brushes and perfumes.
Their apartment is to DIE for. But I wouldn't expect anything less from Ms. Bradshaw :) Check out the post I did on Carrie's apartment makeover from the first movie
here.
