A 19th-Century Apartment in Manhattan Gets a Kid-Friendly Upgrade

The living room, which was once a unsavory purple tone, is the room with the most natural light. The ceilings are 15 feet tall, and it is the perfect location for the split living area. Originally built as the main entertaining space of the home, it's also the largest room. "The idea was that people living here would've had houses elsewhere and not necessarily live here year-round. They would come here to entertain," Fogarty says.