Speaker A
hi ad, I'm Amanda Cyford, and this is my New York City apartment, and I'd love to show it to you because it's very cool.
Actress Amanda Seyfried tours her New York City apartment, designed with Sarah Zames, blending antiques, family art, and soft curved architecture. Warm, personal home tour.
Key Takeaways
- A celebrity home tour can feel personal and grounded, prioritizing comfort, family memories, and practicality over show.
- Soft, curved architectural elements and a mix of antique and modern pieces create a calm, nature-inspired urban home.
- Meaningful art and heirloom furniture from family and past homes are central to the design.
What the video covers
- Amanda Seyfried gives an Architectural Digest Open Door tour of her NYC apartment, designed by architect Sarah Zames, who also worked on her upstate stone house.
- The open kitchen is airy and light; it looks like a gourmet kitchen but is rarely cooked in, as her husband has never used it.
- Curved oak walls, curved windows, and a custom curved table soften the hard edges of the space and elongate the foyer.
- A small powder room with a practical pocket door was Sarah's idea, and a mirror in the foyer is essential for a final look before leaving.
- Family artwork is displayed throughout, including a piece by her daughter, an artist, and a high school piece by her sister.
- Amanda loves mixing antiques with modern furniture and reupholstered an old piece, emphasizing that old, iconic things are worth restoring.
- The apartment includes a long hallway with a custom rug, a walk-in closet, and a secret second exit.
- Amanda's favorite artwork is a Mark Ryden painting of herself with a dead cat, inspired by her own joke.
- A custom bookshelf and cookbook organization keep books near the kitchen; toys are hidden in drawers so the living room stays tidy.
- The living room is an L-shaped couch area used for family time, and the open kitchen, dining, and living areas share one cozy space that contrasts with her upstate farm home.
Chapters
- 00:00Introduction to the NYC Apartment
- 01:17Open Kitchen and Gourmet Kitchen Question
- 02:58Family Art and the Dining Table
- 04:49Living Room Couch and Curved Design
- 06:58Antiques, Art, and the Dead Cat Painting
- 08:05Hallway, Rugs, and Bathrooms
- 09:10Storage, Closets, and Hidden Exits
- 10:46Closing Thoughts on Family and Home
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Speaker A
that she's done a great job with my old Stone House and what I wanted here was something that felt natural and I just feel so at peace here in the big city feeling like we're slightly home even though we're not home home this Oak wall kind of sets us away
Speaker A
My designer architect is Sarah Zames from General Assembly. It is not the first time I've worked with her. I live upstate on a farm, so I have all that. She's done a great job with my old stone house, and what I wanted here was something that felt natural. I just feel so at peace here in the big city, feeling like we're slightly home, even though we're not home home.
Speaker A
is but my husband wanted it never used it but looks stunning in a kitchen makes it seem like it's a gourmet kitchen is it a gourmet kitchen one day but it isn't right now because I'll tell you who hasn't cooked here yet my
Speaker A
This oak wall kind of sets us away a little bit from the kitchen and elongates the foyer, and the mirror is essential, because you've got to check your look before you leave, you know.
Speaker A
that's the powder room it's tiny it's got a pocket door because that practical it was Sarah's idea I was like do we need a powder room and she said yeah we do so I'm going to no I don't have to [Music] go this is my old table for my old
Speaker A
So this kitchen is open, very airy, very light. Honestly, I don't know what this is, but my husband wanted it. Never used it, but looks stunning. In a kitchen, makes it seem like it's a gourmet kitchen. Is it a gourmet kitchen? One day, but it isn't right now, because I'll tell you who hasn't cooked here yet: my husband.
Speaker A
because it just softens everything I mean there's just hard edges everywhere all the time so I love the fact that Sarah wanted to kind of soften it up everything's a little softer in certain ways because of the curve of the windows
Speaker A
Like most New York City apartments, we have this amazing feature, which we couldn't get rid of even if we wanted to. I don't know if you're interested, but I can do my own wash in my apartment, which is a luxury for you New Yorkers. You know that.
Speaker A
years ago my daughter is actually an incredible artist it blows my mind I was never that good and this is my sister she made this in high school I've had it in my apartment since I moved downtown there is in every room I guess there's toilet art yeah
Speaker A
That's the powder room. It's tiny. It's got a pocket door, because that's practical. It was Sarah's idea. I was like, do we need a powder room? And she said, yeah, we do. So I'm going to... no, I don't have to go.
Speaker A
closer to the kitchen and then all the books that didn't fit Upstate or that I had in my old apartment I just put all here and you know I try to keep the kids off of here there's a little bit of a marker [Music] mark we really paid homage to these Arch
Speaker A
This is my old table from my old apartment. I will never part with it. Dinner time is just oil and food on the floor and messiness, and a new stain is made, and a new memory is made, and that's just how we have to look at things.
Speaker A
about me wanting him to paint me with a dead cat and he he literally painted me with a dead cat but is this Amanda really that is [Music] me we use this space wisely we use this space more than any other space because
Speaker A
I love the curve of the wood here, because it just softens everything. There's just hard edges everywhere all the time, so I love the fact that Sarah wanted to kind of soften it up. Everything's a little softer in certain ways, because of the curve of the windows. That softens things, even to the curve of, like, this custom bookshelf. It's so open, and each shelf is very tall, and it was made for this space.
Speaker A
because it's really low this couch actually I bought a little before I moved in and it was like the first L-shaped couch I've ever bought I was like is this really going to fit in this apartment and it's perfect everybody can
Speaker A
Oh, this is actually my daughter's old work. It was right when she started drawing people. This was years ago. My daughter is actually an incredible artist. It blows my mind. I was never that good. And this is my sister. She made this in high school. I've had it in my apartment since I moved downtown.
Speaker A
dining room living room the fact that they're all sharing pretty much the same space makes it feel really cozy cuz it's totally different from my house Upstate but there are also so many similarities and tie-in to like the way we live up
Speaker A
There is in every room, I guess, toilet art. Yeah, it's funny. I actually, in my house upstate, I have, um, like a wool vagina hanging, custom vagina, not kidding. I don't know why. I like to remember that we're all human.
Speaker A
old apartment that Sarah reupholstered I love antiques I love mixing antiques with modern furniture I love it I think it's such a puzzle I love the fact that you can just reupholster them and make them look totally different and the bones are the same the wood is stunning and they're so
Speaker A
And then I have all the cookbooks, that I organize specifically to be closer to the kitchen, and then all the books that didn't fit upstate or that I had in my old apartment. I just put all here. And you know, I try to keep the kids off of here. There's a little bit of a marker mark.
Speaker A
line with your husband up your kids go to bed and then these little drawers they are the toys we don't have to see them all the time right are you with me parents another gorgeous you don't want to see that cuz I actually threw everything in there for your
Speaker A
We really paid homage to these arched windows. I also think that old is beautiful, and if you can restore anything that's that beautiful and that iconic, you should. It's our responsibility.
Speaker A
after this so hold on [Music] I have a hallway which is not something I've had before it's really long and finding a rug long enough was so hard but then we were able to find a a place that custom made it for just a great price I mean there's four doors in this
Speaker A
And then I have my favorite piece of art ever, by Mark Ryden. He was inspired by something I said about me wanting him to paint me with a dead cat, and he literally painted me with a dead cat. But is this Amanda? Really? That is me.
Speaker A
this tricycle this two-seater and they're obsessed with it and I'm actually not sure that we're allowed bicycles on the roof but no one has caught us yet and they get so much energy out it's great and this is my
Speaker A
We use this space wisely. We use this space more than any other space, because it's the TV room, and I'll show you where the TV is in a minute. But first, another very essential piece is the table. I had to have it, because it's, again, like a circle, so it's soft, and my kids can actually sit around it, because it's really low.
Speaker A
really want this hands and I was like I do these hands are just special I don't know where they came from I don't know if they exist anywhere else they feel like one-offs or two offs and it adds like a little bit of a A vibe to the
Speaker A
This couch, actually, I bought a little before I moved in, and it was like the first L-shaped couch I've ever bought. I was like, is this really going to fit in this apartment? And it's perfect. Everybody can fit, and so we spend a lot of time here.
Speaker A
sound better with Reverb you just do but I will also show you I've never had two doors I've never had two doors so this is a secret it's a secret that's um another exit in just in case I thought that was really fun I love Secrets I brought my dog onto D
Speaker A
This rug is from my old apartment. I got this at ABC Carpet. It was the first rug I ever bought from them. I was very young, and it ties in, like, my past with my present as a mom. This whole space, my kitchen, dining room, living room, the fact that they're all sharing pretty much the same space, makes it feel really cozy, because it's totally different from my house upstate, but there are also so many similarities and tie-ins to the way we live up there and the way we live here. We're still in nature.
Speaker A
without eating it and yeah I worked because he's a [Music] badass I have to show you my bathroom because it's the best bathroom I've ever experience as my own it's so crazy bright it's so beautiful the tile is the perfect color by NYC standards it's huge
Speaker A
I will say, one of my favorite things is these plugs. There's so many places to plug in electricity, and they're so gorgeous. It's so chic.
Speaker A
marble it's like everywhere I've got two big medicine cabinets and these are they give the most beautiful light I love them so much it's very Zen very Zen and very light and then I have a a walk-in closet and then a giant mirror so I can make sure that I look
Speaker A
These chairs are actually from my old apartment that Sarah reupholstered. I love antiques. I love mixing antiques with modern furniture. I love it. I think it's such a puzzle. I love the fact that you can just reupholster them and make them look totally different, and the bones are the same. The wood is stunning, and they're so old. We just renew, recycle, and repurpose.
Speaker A
living this wallpaper I don't even know what to say it couldn't be more perfect little watercolor prints I I'm obsessed with it and it really gives pops of color this light was in my closet in my last apartment and my daughter was so
Speaker A
So these are closets, coat closet. This is um, really cool, because again, small spaces. And I will be honest, we never close these. I only close these for you. This guy, essential for watching Dateline with your husband after your kids go to bed. And then these little drawers, they are the toys we don't have to see them all the time. Right? Are you with me, parents? Another gorgeous, you don't want to see that, because I actually threw everything in there for your visit. I'm going to need that later. Okay, I'm going to close these back up, and I'm going to show you how easy they are. We're not going to use this part, right? And that's it. That's my big living space, and then things get pretty narrow after this, so hold on.
Speaker A
into architecture and and house designs and we wanted to create a space for our kids to play and and explore and make their own inside but with an aesthetic outside that is pleasing calming to the parent it's a small room but we made the
Speaker A
I have a hallway, which is not something I've had before. It's really long, and finding a rug long enough was so hard, but then we were able to find a place that custom made it for just a great price. I mean, there's four doors in this hallway, and they're all incredibly stunning, like just the archway. I never had that. And then all these windows. I mean, I can see what anybody's doing if anybody's out on the roof deck, which I share. So the kids actually have this tricycle, this two-seater, and they're obsessed with it. And I'm actually not sure that we're allowed bicycles on the roof, but no one has caught us yet, and they get so much energy out. It's great.
Speaker A
[Music] [Music] everything so that's my home away from home thank you for visiting I hope you come back I'll see you later a [Music]
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