This Chic Tribeca Home Was Once Raw Warehouse Space
See how designer Rayman Boozer transformed an 1800-square-foot white box into a personal, stylish haven.

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Photo By: Chinasa Cooper
Photo By: Chinasa Cooper
Photo By: Chinasa Cooper
Photo By: Chinasa Cooper
Photo By: Chinasa Cooper
Photo By: Chinasa Cooper
Photo By: Chinasa Cooper
Open-Plan Paradise
When New York City-based interior designer Rayman Boozer first saw this home five years ago, he knew from the start it was ideal. "I’m very influenced by what I’m designing at any given time," he says, “and I was designing a lot of lofts." What he found was an 1,800 square foot warehouse space that was little more than a "white box," when he first saw it. A few weeks later the space was transformed into the home that he’d always wanted.
A New York Design Star
Rayman Boozer is the founder and principal designer of Apartment 48 Interior Design, a Manhattan-based firm with a varied client list and a deep portfolio of impressive spaces to its credit. With clients ranging from major companies to individual residences, the firm provides Rayman ample opportunity to be creative with interiors. But as a tour of his gorgeous home reveals, he may be keeping some of his most exciting ideas to himself.
Twice as Nice
Design Tricks
This second living room exemplifies several of Rayman's unique design superpowers. In this one room he shows off a unique color palette in the gray, green and yellow of the walls and rug, married to a bold use of pattern on the sofa. His incorporation of artwork — especially photography — is a nice finishing touch. Holding it all together are subtle design tricks like the repetition of an animal motif in the leopard pillow and the tiger rug.
Balancing Act
Taking Your Work Home With You
Bohemian Dreams
Rayman would like to claim that the bedroom is his favorite room in the house, mostly because of the care he put into making it exceedingly comfortable. But between the demands of the office and time spent in his living room, he's not sure it receives enough attention to make the cut. "All I do in it is sleep," he confides, about his modern boudoir.
Plush Trappings
Texture is the name of the game in the bedroom where pillows are piled high and a textured headboard sports an upholstered pattern created by the designer himself.
Global Design in Every Room
At the core of Rayman’s design aesthetic are an array of cultural influences, combined into a coherent visual statement. In this bedroom nook, Chinoiserie drapery depicts a series of Asian tableaux. A Greek bust sits atop a Chinese-style console table. And an armchair gets an update in fabric designed by Kelly Wearstler. Mastery of the mix is what makes everything work together seamlessly.
Food for Thought
In the open-plan space, a living area that easily seats eight adds another colorful note to this interior. A large farmhouse table means there is plenty of room for guests. Dining chairs have been upholstered in an eye-catching pattern, in a color that mirrors the home’s bookcase. To top it off, a beautiful flea market-sourced chandelier adds a vintage touch to the space.