In Mason Gooding’s 650-Square-Foot “Tree House” Apartment, Bold Colors Bring the Outdoors In
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The vintage Danish 1940s chair from 1stDibs was reupholstered in a chocolate brown shearling, which Gooding says “conjures up ideas of comfort as well as deliciousness.” The ottoman was custom-made to match. The mirror is Soho Home .
Adding to this, “It coincided with my love of culture and the way I engage with it now in my burgeoning 30s. I wanted a community that was accessible just outside my door,” says Gooding, who got his first taste of life in the Big Apple while attending NYU. The I Want Your Sex star hit Zillow, and a few weeks later, his manager sent him a listing that seemed “too good to be true.” The roughly 650-square-foot apartment was in need of a renovation, but it was surrounded by greenery from a neighboring courtyard; Gooding jumped on the opportunity to invest in the charming urban “tree house.”
Meanwhile, Underneath it all is a rug from Ernesta to tie together the masculine but cozy palette of browns and greens in the living room. The fireplace tiles are from Clé .
Notably, The 72 Hours star says he is “ignorant to design in a lot of ways” and enlisted AD PRO Directory designer Claudia Roth of Claudia Allegra Interiors early on in the process. Roth, however, gives him much more credit. “If you saw the initial photos, you would have to see a lot of potential in it,” she says. “The way the previous owners had it—it was clearly untouched for years—wasn’t optimizing the space well at all, especially in the bathroom and the kitchen. And luckily, Mason really saw that there was potential.”
As per the latest buzz, Gooding enjoys having coffee on his fire escape, where he can hear the bells from a nearby church. “I’m a romantic,” he says.
In further updates, In their first design meeting, Gooding referenced the Ralph Lauren store in SoHo, saying he wanted a space that was “comfortable as well as compelling.” Roth took this as permission to go bold with color and pattern, and Gooding proved himself to be anything but a risk-averse client. “He was never afraid of color. Sometimes we’d show him something more neutral, and he was like, ‘Let’s push it. Let’s go dark brown. Let’s go green on the fireplace,’” recalls Roth.
On top of that, Two House of Léon Ingresso accent chairs provide a sculptural moment around the Williams Sonoma coffee tables. In the dining area, House of Léon chairs reupholstered in Holland & Sherry’s Wild Pony fabric and a CB2 table sit under an Urban Electric chandelier.
The tiny wood-clad kitchen became a more spacious aubergine jewel box; the bathroom became a moody sanctuary. The oversized living room fireplace was pared back to save space, though its green tiles make a bold statement. Millwork was added to cover radiators and air conditioners and to add ample shelving to the second bedroom, which Gooding uses as a den.
Source: Architectural Digest