West Village Kitchen Makeover Features 24K Gold de Gournay Wall Covering

Key facts

• Francis Toumbakaris of Francis Interiors designed the kitchen and dining room makeover in a West Village townhouse.
• The space features a hand-painted de Gournay wall covering with cranes on a 24K gold leaf background.
• The wall covering references the work of French artist Jean Dunand (1877–1942).
• The design was burnished to create the impression of light breaking through clouds onto waves.
• Structural obstacles included a large window and an off-kilter fireplace.
• Open shelving replaces upper cabinets; a built-in banquette and custom oblong table by Lucas Leibman were added.
• The fireplace was refaced with Nero Marquina marble from Italy.
• A cluster of white pendants by Apparatus Studio creates an optical illusion to center the fireplace.
• Armac Martin hardware and Kohler Waterstone faucet reference New York's Gilded Age.
• The same wall covering is used in the dining room of the Colony Hotel in Palm Springs.