Nutmeg sat stoically atop the cushions. Yet her internal dialogue was a cacophony of discordant thoughts, mostly centered on the absurdity of the double Nelson clocks. (Photo: Joao Canziani; Dwell)

Nutmeg sat stoically atop the cushions. Yet her internal dialogue was a cacophony of discordant thoughts, mostly centered on the absurdity of the double Nelson clocks.

(Photo: Joao Canziani; Dwell)

The lurid book jacket was a weak counterpoint to her monochromatic monotony. (Photo: Dean Kaufman; Dwell, May 2006)

The lurid book jacket was a weak counterpoint to her monochromatic monotony.

(Photo: Dean Kaufman; Dwell, May 2006)

Unable to complete another painting, he surrendered to the realization that he was truly…madly…deeply in love—with plywood. (Photo: Richard Powers; Dwell, March 2009)

Unable to complete another painting, he surrendered to the realization that he was truly…madly…deeply in love—with plywood.

(Photo: Richard Powers; Dwell, March 2009)

Clever use of space, yes, but she still found she could never remember which cabinet contained the refrigerator. (Photo: Richard Powers: Dwell, June 2006)

Clever use of space, yes, but she still found she could never remember which cabinet contained the refrigerator.

(Photo: Richard Powers: Dwell, June 2006)

There are certain sacrifices one has to make when choosing a designer environ. The ability to comfortably recline tops the list. (Photo: Celine Clanet; Dwell, February 2010)

There are certain sacrifices one has to make when choosing a designer environ. The ability to comfortably recline tops the list.

(Photo: Celine Clanet; Dwell, February 2010)

Somewhere between the shades of taupe and suspended staircase, they had fallen out of synch. (Photo: Richard Powers: Dwell, June 2006)

Somewhere between the shades of taupe and suspended staircase, they had fallen out of synch.

(Photo: Richard Powers: Dwell, June 2006)

This time it was “Mondrian: From Naturalism to Abstraction,” but at least the TV was finally on. (Photo: Chad Holder; Dwell, April/May 2005)

This time it was “Mondrian: From Naturalism to Abstraction,” but at least the TV was finally on.

(Photo: Chad Holder; Dwell, April/May 2005)

After the nightmare of installing radiant floor heating, he felt intense pressure to remain barefoot at all times. Nevertheless, his feet were freezing. (Photo: Bryce Duffy; Dwell, June 2006)

After the nightmare of installing radiant floor heating, he felt intense pressure to remain barefoot at all times. Nevertheless, his feet were freezing.

(Photo: Bryce Duffy; Dwell, June 2006)

It wasn’t that he didn’t have the room for a proper table; his apartment was nearly 2,000 square feet. No, he just needed something in his life that fit perfectly together. (Photo: Raimond Koch; Dwell)

It wasn’t that he didn’t have the room for a proper table; his apartment was nearly 2,000 square feet. No, he just needed something in his life that fit perfectly together.

(Photo: Raimond Koch; Dwell)

It was never too soon for little Serge to learn the dulcet tones of his namesake. (Photo: Dean Kaufman; Dwell, July/August 2006)

It was never too soon for little Serge to learn the dulcet tones of his namesake.

(Photo: Dean Kaufman; Dwell, July/August 2006)

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