designer laura kirar approaches her projects with an artist's eye. and her interiors are filled with unique details that both surprise and delight. at her clients greenwich village pied-a-terre, every inch was conceptualized to carefully tread the line between form and function. let's join her for a closer look. [music playing] hi, i'm laura kirar. i'm an artist and a designer. welcome to this jewel box pied-a-terre that i designed in the west village. this was a designer's dream, because it was a full gut renovation. and so, we were able to do so many beautiful details from beginning to end. so let's go take a look. [music playing] this living room is the first thing you see when you step off the elevator. so it had to be dramatic. and it sets the tone for the rest of the apartment. your eye is drawn to these curved oak walls and the migrating birds flying freely across. but they serve a practical purpose as added storage. and the birds are actually the hardware. i designed this carpet to have a wild energy around all of this serenity. i think there

designer and artist laura kirar shows how she subverted the expectations in her client's loft.igner bennett leifer shows off his own apartment on new york's gramercy park. plus, brock forsblom tells us why his maximalist aesthetic was perfect for his greenwich village apartment. but first, we joined katie hodges at her client's beverly hills home. katie hodges: everything we selected, from the pillow fabrics to the bed, give this newly built space a much needed old-world character-- to bring in that soul that the house really needed. [music playing] welcome to open house. this week we're all about the inspiring visions of a few new designers.