This morning, Lonny Articles Editor Jen Fernandez and I were just strolling down East 63rd Street, minding our own business, when we stumbled upon the Academy Mansion. Ok, that’s a lie—we planned to be there. But we didn’t plan on finding as much design inspiration as we did. At the sixth annual Holiday House NYC, interiors experts have joined together to transform four sprawling floors of a classic townhouse to raise awareness and critical funding for The Breast Cancer Research Foundation.

We were honored to tour the space with founder and co-chairman Iris Dankner and overwhelmed by all of the fine details so carefully thought out by each designer. We don’t want to reveal too much—this is surely just the beginning of many conversations the House will inspire this month—but here are a few highlights we had to share right away.

How many of you love browsing Instagram for inspiration? Well, so does Susanna Salk! Her New Year’s Eve lounge was inspired by fashion stylist Caroline Sieber’s IG post—a scene of returning home to relax after an overseas adventure. Can you believe this sofa is from Ballard Design? Salk added a luxe nail head trim detail and finished the room with a fuzzy Madeline Weinrib rug.

My iPhone photo isn’t doing the ambience of this bedroom justice, but trust that Campion Platt and Sleep Studio took every sense into consideration when designing their serene space, from the cozy Carini Lang handwoven rugs to the soothing Myrrh-infused Dream Candle that scented the room.

Patrick James Hamilton commissioned a custom folding screen large enough to wrap all the way around the white marble mantle of his St. Patrick’s Day-inspired den. The deep green Heliodor wallpaper by Arte had a beautiful gold undertone—a great compliment to the gilded ceiling. 

The colorful fabric of this pillow inspired Gregory Allan Kramer to cover the walls of his “Celebrate” room in an original graffiti mural. Check back here in the next few days to see more from these amazing spaces—they each deserve their own post!