Paul Siskin

Paul Siskin is a New York City-based interior designer. He studied at Parsons and worked for John Saladino Inc. before starting his own firm Siskin Valls in 1984. He is ranked among the country's top 100 designers by New York, House Beautiful, and New York Home magazines and was inducted into the Interior Design Hall of Fame in 2006. He is building his first country house in Columbia County, New York.

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Cindy's Salon

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I’m Baaaaack!

After a prolonged absence I've returned and assumed my responsibility as the chronicler of Brokeback Manor. Last week I pretended that Mitch had the house in move-in condition and sent up some of my furniture. Not so very clever-- what a mess! Mitch's idea of cleaning up falls very short of mine; it was a disaster. If a client had done what I did I would have told them they were crazy, and I wa... More

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HAPPY HOLIDAYS

Finally a blog that actually contains something new. Get Real Surfaces have finished and sealed the concrete floor, the floor that has been covered for over a year. What Mitch had assured me, that the floor would be fine, proved not to be true. Between the settling of the house (who would have thought that the house would have settled in before I did) and the fact that the floor had been covere... More

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The Ghost of Brokeback Mountain

I drive up weekends to check the progress (?) of Brokeback Manor. I generally get really excited at whatever is new at the Manor and begin to dream about actually living there. It is on the drive back to New York that I begin to think about how much time has past since I began and how much more it will be before finished. By the time I reach the Henry Hudson Bridge I am fuming, cursing Mitch, the... More

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Building Block

If one is writing about building a house and having trouble coming up something to write is it called a writing block or a building block? You know I'm having trouble when I resort to using puns. Needless to say the progress, and there has been some, is not at a speed that one would call inspirational. I am, however, sticking to my November 1st deadline as the beginning of the decorating phase of... More

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Told You So!

It finally happened. I snapped. I don't think anyone has ever accused me of being hot tempered--a repressed temper is more of an accurate description--but when G.C. Mitch told me that my house will not have operable windows, screens, or a deck until next spring I began to seethe with anger. I kept quiet until I was half way home in the car when I finally called Mitch and vented my anger...to his... More

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