这是一个经典的纽约故事。一个年轻的家庭要向北迁徙80个街区，但不想为改变地址而牺牲市中心的美好。根据客户的需求对室内进行设计，这是曼哈顿室内设计师Neal Beckstedt的设计理念。

It’s a classic New York story: A young family is moving some 80 blocks north but doesn’t want to sacrifice downtown cool for the change of address. That was the brief for Manhattan-based interior designer Neal Beckstedt.

当时这两位客户邀请他来装修他们的新家：这是一套建于1928年的三居室公寓，位于Upper West，带有高高的天花板，且可以看到Central Park的绿荫景观。用Beckstedt的话说，它需要“年轻、有趣和酷，同时又能很好的尊重其所在地”。把市中心的元素带给他们——这是一个挑战。”

When the two clients invited him to renovate their new home: A 1928, three-bedroom apartment on the Upper West Side with high ceilings and leafy views of Central Park. It needed to be, in Beckstedt’s words, “Young and fun and cool while still respecting uptown. Bringing the downtown element to them—that was the challenge.”

幸运的是，Beckstedt和他的客户，一个房地产开发商和一个学习专家，他们在一起立刻产生了化学反应，Neal明白他们想让公寓感觉像一个21世纪现代化的家庭住宅，一位客户解释到。他们想要一种悠闲的市中心氛围，但同时还要融入一些战前的元素。

Luckily, Beckstedt and his clients—a real estate developer and a learning specialist—had instant chemistry,Neal understood that they wanted the apartment to feel like a family home modernized for the 21st century, one client says. They wanted a laid-back downtown vibe but with some prewar elements mixed in.

许多元素都经过改造，使人感到与时代相适应。餐厅被蜂蜜色的白橡木模子包裹着，给这个并不明亮的房间带来了Beckstedt所说的 "更多的建筑和重量"。他用同样的木材制作了一张定制的餐桌，以保持氛围的忧郁和色调。

Many elements went under the knife for interventions that felt period appropriate: The dining room was wrapped in honey-hued white oak molding, giving the not-so-bright room what Beckstedt calls “more architecture and heft.” He created a custom dining table in the same wood to keep the vibe moody and tonal.

房子周围安装了新的实心枫木门，以性感的钢琴蜡饰面进行了乌木处理。与此同时，在其他的建筑设计也转向了更现代的方向，比如在几个门口安装了黑色抛光的Nero Marquina大理石。

New solid maple doors were installed around the house and ebonized in a sexy piano wax finish. Meanwhile, other architectural tweaks took a more modern turn, like the polished black hunks of Nero Marquina marble installed in several doorways.