Jonathan Rosen Interiors

Jonathan Rosen Interiors Jonathan Rosen is a NYC based interior designer who specializes in bespoke residential interiors. Creator of Refind: The 1 Day Home Makeover course.
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06/17/2026

For so many years, I lived in white rooms. It was the perfect palette cleanser after days spent looking at lots of color. And I loved it for many (many!) years until….I moved to the country!

In this new setting, I felt the need for color. I restricted white (a warmer white) to my office and used color everywhere else. Nowhere was that more apparent than in my bedroom where I went full throttle.

Here’s what I learned:

A rich saturated color that you love can feel soothing and enveloping while also making the room feel larger. Sounds counterintuitive, right? But, it’s true!

Dark paint erases the boundaries in a room and makes the walls recede. I’ve done it for so many clients over the years but to live in it was to truly understand what it feels like.

Have rich paint colors always intimidated you? If that’s the case, reach out to me for a virtual paint consult. I’ll talk you off the ledge and guide you to better living through rich paint choices.

06/15/2026

If you’ve been following my home series, you’ve already seen my East 79th Street apartment. Today, we’re moving on to my next chapter: the Connecticut countryside (aka Covid in the Country).

With twice the amount of square footage and a completely different setting to consider, the space (and place) called for a completely different approach. Surrounded by trees and greenery, a cool urban interior was a disconnect. I was really feeling “green” before I made the move and as you can see here, it’s everywhere! On the sofa, the drapery, DR chair seats….even the piping!

The plan was: bring everything from the city and fill in with those few conspicuously absent pieces. I also took this as an opportunity to incorporate some much loved family heirlooms that had been accumulating dust in storage. Out came my grandmother’s 19th c Flemish Brass Chandelier, her Pair of 19th c English Games Tables (my new bedside tables!), and my parent’s Metal Bird Mobile. I used everything I had, purchased some much needed vintage and antique pieces and threw in a few good family pieces for good measure. Sounds pretty Refind to me.

Chapter two is a major change, but the most surprising transformation is yet to come so, stick around!

PS—Something exciting is coming...

I’m just about to do another Refind Makeover Giveaway featuring a complimentary 30-minute virtual consultation with yours truly. And that’s not all….

My membership is (nearly) ready to launch! And, for all of you who enter the contest, you’ll receive a free week as a thank you. Be sure to comment “NOTIFY” below. Stay tuned!

Here’s a peek at what would become my one-bedroom apartment on the upper eastside in NYC many years ago, and a great man...
06/09/2026

Here’s a peek at what would become my one-bedroom apartment on the upper eastside in NYC many years ago, and a great many of these same pieces are still living with me today. My heirlooms, flea market finds, splurges, gifts, the architectural prints I had to have, photography I received as payment in exchange for design work, and a whole host of treasures I’ve acquired along the way are still in the mix. Most of these things have survived every move, edit, and reinvention.

What many of you may not know, (and, how could you?) is that this philosophy I’m constantly going on about isn’t just a lot of rhetoric: I live it. And I always have!

So for the next couple of weeks, I’m inviting you inside three very different homes: my one-bedroom apartment on Manhattan’s upper eastside , a two-bedroom home in Connecticut, and finally, the pied a terre I’m currently living in.

The locations, square footage and circumstances may be different, but the things I’ve surrounded myself with have stayed relatively constant. Sure, some things have gone out to pasture or been upgraded, but by and large, a shocking amount of it is the same.

Like the old adage says, “It’s not what you’ve got; it’s how you use it”. You can take that however you’d like. 😉

All of that is to say: welcome to The JR Home Edition where everything old is new again.

06/05/2026

When it comes to furnishing and decorating a home, I don’t consider it “done” until the trees, plants and flowers are in place. Some places have tons of great light, so a tree is a no brainer while other places need lower light plants. But, even if you’re lighting is no better than that of a bomb shelter, you can still have loads of gorgeous flowers. 

Spring makes it so easy to keep your house looking happy with its embarrassment of floral riches. Many of these happen to be some of my favorites: lilacs, peonies, garden roses, sweet peas and lily of the valley. Whatever your personal preference, go out and grab a bunch that lights you up. It is literally a small price to pay for a little happy.

06/03/2026

I love what I do and it’s very gratifying when the owner loves it too. A happy client is a joy to behold. However, at the end of the day, this is the gift you give yourself. Bringing new life to the things you love is its own reward and boy, does this pay off!

Yes…I did this in 3 hours, (to paraphrase Woody Allen, “It’s amazing what you can do when you’re a total psychopath”) however, you can do this for yourself at a much slower pace and I can help you to reach the finish line with my course Refind (link in bio). It’s a “paint by numbers” tutorial that takes you through each phase of the process, one step at a time. I’ve revealed all of my trade secrets so that you can do it too. 

Bribe the friends and family with food and beverage (save the harder stuff for the end), and go to town! And let me know how your makeover turns out!

06/01/2026

Be honest: Do you have a room in your home that feels like the room that time forgot? The land of misfit furniture? Your dirty little secret and biggest source of shame?

Step 1: Take a breath. It’s just stuff.

Step 2: Take an honest and unbiased look at the best things the room has to offer as well as the things you’d most like to play down.

Step 3: Starting with your biggest pieces first (rugs, sofas, bookcases, etc), reintroduce each element, one at a time. Make sure things feel good where you put them.

Step 4: Bring in the next group: mid size items like club chairs, end tables, lamps, etc.

Step 5: Keep stepping back to see how things look and feel, and tweak accordingly. If you’re not happy, keep shuffling things around until it clicks.

Step 6: If you’re happy where things have landed, introduce art and objects. You’re creating your own work of art, so be mindful of the colors and composition you’ve created. Have you established a scheme? Are there recognizable relationships? Is all of this easy on the eye?

Step 7: Add the smalls and create lovely tablescapes, incorporate candles, flowers and music.

Step 8: Now, grab your beverage of choice and relax! Yes….you just did that!!!

05/31/2026

I first fell in love with this Milo Baughman beauty many years ago while shopping at a cool boutique on Lexington Avenue. Holding my breath, I’d go back time and again, hoping and praying it would still be there. And then, one fateful day, I walked in, swallowed hard and bought it.

At first, it lived very happily in my NYC living room, its shiny chrome frame gleaming in contrast to the stark black cotton velvet I used on the floating seat to accent its undulating and sinuous shape.

Many years later, when I decided to move to the country, I was faced with a conundrum: should I sell it, store it or completely reimagine it? I chose the path of most resistance. I powder coated the frame in a matte black and reupholstered my sexy seat in a cream and black houndstooth with green piping. When it was arrived at my new digs in the country, it had been transformed into a thoroughly modern country gentleman.

Yes, I have a bit of a chair problem (“Hello, My name is Jonathan…”) but, let’s put that aside for a moment, shall we?!? The point I’m trying to make here is: if you find a piece of furniture and you fall in love, go ahead and take the leap knowing that it can change with you when your life changes. All it takes is a little reupholstery and a touch of imagination.

Tell me below: what’s the one piece in your home you’d never part with, no matter where you chose to live?

05/29/2026

One of the most overlooked places for art in a home is the bathroom which, let’s face it, is a room where you spend a lot of time. This is the place where you typically begin and end your day, so why not make it a space that feels thoughtfully considered and just a little transporting. For my former bathroom, I started with a beautiful soft blue wall color that echoed the mosaic tile in the shower, and then layered in a couple of pieces that harmonized with those tones. The result felt calm, curated, personal, and infinitely more interesting than staring at a blank wall while brushing your teeth.

Delight yourself with beautiful images in your bathroom. Make it a print room with multiple pieces in a series or hang really large pieces for dramatic impact. Either way, the effort will elevate your mood and make your next trip a happier one.

05/28/2026

The art you select has to have a feeling of resonance to be truly wall-worthy. And that’s why the art you hang in your home is the real game changer. It’s not the sofa or the chair in the room that tells your story: it’s the art.

It doesn’t matter if it’s an heirloom piece or brand new: as long it makes you feel something, it’s a keeper. In fact, mixing old and new (whether it’s art OR furniture), has a way of creating a kind of friction I refer to as “good tension”. If the mix is done well, the sum of the parts is greater than the whole. This contrast is what makes a home feel collected instead of staged: soulful, not sterile. Your home should feel like YOU the second you walk through the door and that has everything to do with the artful selections you chose to put in it.

Rant: the reason that a lot of interior design looks so lather, rinse, repeat these days is that much of it is bought off the rack and therefore, impersonal. It may give you a look for a minute (before the inevitable “trend decay” sets in), but it won’t have staying power. The one thing that will continue to work for you year after year, move after move, is the art you buy because it speaks to you.

Tell me something: what’s the one piece in your home that you’d grab if the house was on fire? I know mine. What’s yours?

And stay tuned because tomorrow we’re talking bathroom art, an often overlooked and under-utilized room to display and enjoy art.

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