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Jacobs looks forward to the changes.
His office is “the only room that’s
really my room, so we'll be able to
collaborate more,” he said.
Cecilia is just as excited and hopes
the end result will be “fresh” and
“different.”
“I think 20, 30, 40 years ago, people
would get married and they would buy
a house and things would feel new and
different and that’s not how it works
anymore, especially in New York,”
Carolynn said. “We have no desire to
INTERIOR DESIGN
move so why not just let the apartment
feel different and new and fresh for this
next phase of life as opposed to, like,
let’s start over fresh somewhere else
and pack up all our stuff.”
With the total uplift — over which the
two were verbally strategizing even as I
took photos of their space — it’s unclear
whether some statement pieces will
stay or go.
For example, the couple is
considering giving away a giant tarp
with an F. Scott Fitzgerald quote that
