10 Years of ‘NYC&G’: A Young Decorator Takes the Dakota

Sasha Bikoff's home in the storied apartment building pays homage to her beloved mother.

April 4, 2022

Kendell Cronstrom, Photographs by Nicole Cohen,

Dakota Home Tour Designer Sasha Bikoff Office

In the library, a pair of antique crystal urns with bronze mounts and lapis lazuli bases sit on a mantel that’s original to the late-19th-century building. The desk is from Ralph Lauren Home. The walls are a custom shade from Fine Paints of Europe. Photography by Nicole Cohen.

Revisited for the 10th Anniversary issue of NYC&G. Previously featured in the May/June 2016 issue of NYC&G. Read the full story here.

EDITOR’S NOTE

I knew Sasha Bikoff had that special something the moment I met her. Warm, enthusiastic, and blessed with natural talent, she quickly became decorating’s “it girl” not long after this project appeared in our pages. A few years before, her mother had asked Bikoff, a fledgling designer then working at Gagosian Gallery, to help her decorate her apartment in the legendary Dakota on Central Park West. By the time of publication, the memory was bittersweet, as Bikoff’s mother had recently passed away. I asked Sasha if she might be interested in writing the article herself, and not surprisingly, she did an amazing job. —K. C.

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Photography by Nicole Cohen
The living room features pairs of 18th-century gilded trumeau mirrors and consoles, Milo Baughman armchairs, and T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings ottomans.

Photography by Nicole Cohen
The living room features pairs of 18th-century gilded trumeau mirrors and consoles, Milo Baughman armchairs, and T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings ottomans.

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Photography by Nicole Cohen
In the library, a pair of antique crystal urns with bronze mounts and lapis lazuli bases sit on a mantel that’s original to the late-19th-century building. The desk is from Ralph Lauren Home. The walls are a custom shade from Fine Paints of Europe.

Photography by Nicole Cohen
In the library, a pair of antique crystal urns with bronze mounts and lapis lazuli bases sit on a mantel that’s original to the late-19th-century building. The desk is from Ralph Lauren Home. The walls are a custom shade from Fine Paints of Europe.

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Photography by Nicole Cohen
In the library, a Holly Hunt mirror hangs above a Pierre Cardin console. Artwork on the wall includes a family portrait, a Bob Stanley silkscreen of the Beatles, and photographs from The New York Times.

Photography by Nicole Cohen
In the library, a Holly Hunt mirror hangs above a Pierre Cardin console. Artwork on the wall includes a family portrait, a Bob Stanley silkscreen of the Beatles, and photographs from The New York Times.

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Chairs upholstered in a salmon Scalamandré satin line a Timothy Oulton oak table in the dining room. A collection of Versace china for Rosenthal is displayed on the walls, which are painted Benjamin Moore’s Celadon. The sofa is from Anthropologie and the chandelier is by Bisazza.

Photography by Nicole Cohen
Chairs upholstered in a salmon Scalamandré satin line a Timothy Oulton oak table in the dining room. A collection of Versace china for Rosenthal is displayed on the walls, which are painted Benjamin Moore’s Celadon. The sofa is from Anthropologie and the chandelier is by Bisazza.

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Photography by Nicole Cohen
The primary bedroom includes a circa-1960s Philip and Kelvin LaVerne–designed table and bed curtains made from an Oscar de la Renta silk; the wall covering is de Gournay’s Wisteria.

Photography by Nicole Cohen
The primary bedroom includes a circa-1960s Philip and Kelvin LaVerne–designed table and bed curtains made from an Oscar de la Renta silk; the wall covering is de Gournay’s Wisteria.

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The claw-foot tub in the guest bathroom is from Waterworks and the flooring is from Artistic Tile.

Photography by Nicole Cohen
The claw-foot tub in the guest bathroom is from Waterworks and the flooring is from Artistic Tile.

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Photography by Nicole Cohen
Custom Robert Allen malachite lampshades sit atop a Dorothy Draper-designed dresser in the walk-in closet, complemented by curtains made from a Brunschwig & Fils silk.

Photography by Nicole Cohen
Custom Robert Allen malachite lampshades sit atop a Dorothy Draper-designed dresser in the walk-in closet, complemented by curtains made from a Brunschwig & Fils silk.

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The master suite's walk-in closet.