House of Style

LEFT A BATH FEATURES A BRASS-SHEATHED TUB BY THE CAST IRON BATH CO. WITH FITTINGS BY LEFROY BROOKS. ARTWORK BY ROY LICHTENSTEIN. ABOVE A JULIAN SCHNABEL PORTRAIT OF BENDET’S THREE DAUGHTERS IS DISPLAYED IN THE ENTRANCE HALL. FORNASETTI CHAIRS; VENETIAN CHANDELIER.

designer was bell-bottom striped trousers. This is where her daughters hang out and watch TV, and it is accessible by one door that leads to that sumptuous living room, another to her husband’s study. “This is his man cave,” Bendet says, walking into that space. “We convinced him to have some embossed leather on the walls, and a leather couch, but his aesthetic is a little more austere. It was really important for the rooms not to just reflect what I like—I wanted it to feel like it was all shared by our family.”

Her daughters’ bedrooms similarly display their own fierce individualism. Athena Belle hates pink,

“If you’re a creative person, there are certain spaces that so her room is blue, with a just feel right to you—you just loft bed and a ladder—to delight any six-year-old—and even a kind of feel the energy.” chair covered with teddy bears, a holdover from Nicky Hilton’s baby shower, which took place at the apartment a few weeks ago. “Scarlet wanted a canopy bed,” Bendet explains. “Eloise of course loved her block-printed wallpaper but then told me she wanted her room to be all white—it was a teen moment—and I was like, ‘Too bad! Your duvet matches your wallpaper!’ I trimmed the bed skirt to match the yellow flowers!” And if those three quirky angels in that glorious Schnabel portrait have more of these adolescent hissy fits? “If someone wants to paint her room black, that will be a discussion…but I want them to love their rooms. My heart is in making this special for each family member.”

IN THE PRIMARY BEDROOM, THE WALLS ARE PAINTED A CUSTOM JEWEL-TONE BLUE, THE HEADBOARD IS A RESIN CAST OF A SPANISH ANTIQUE, AND THE RUG CAME OUT OF THE RITZ HOTEL IN MADRID.