Paige Blodgett Scher always dreamt of moving to Brooklyn Heights and launching her own interior design firm. She accomplished these goals simultaneously in 2021, when she rented the 450-square-foot studio that served as both her home and her workplace. Though Paige Blodgett Interiors eventually graduated to a bigger office, she still resides in the compact abode, which has become rather sentimental to her.
“This is really where my company got off the ground, so it’s a special space to me because of that,” Paige explains. “I had looked at a few apartments and when I walked into this one, it just felt like home. The building is Art Deco, so it had good bones and just felt like a nice, quiet space to settle in.”
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Immediately upon getting the key, Paige replaced the chrome-and-frosted-glass light fixtures with white hemispherical sconces and painted the entryway a warm olive hue. “Every time I move, the first thing I do—before I even unpack all of my boxes—is paint, because it makes a rental feel a little more permanent,” she explains. “You never know how long you’re going to stay, but it’s so worth going for it right from the start.”
The moody vestibule, with its navy Danish floral flatweave rug and vintage chairs upholstered in Carolina Irving Textiles viola vine fabric, is an introduction to Paige’s updated traditional aesthetic. A porcelain, flower-covered lamp wears a patterned, pleated Fermoie shade, while landscape artwork is hung in gilded frames. Collected pottery and candlesticks are displayed throughout.
