MICHAEL J. FOX AND TRACY POLLAN have at the New York City apartment that share with their children, the interior design firm Gomez Associates that has balanced practicality with sleek, subtle refinements. Take a look at some parts of this wonderful home:

This actor had some seasons in this house, undoubtedly will feature his character in scenes at home. Chances are, however, the set won’t look much like the Manhattan apartment Fox shares with his wife, actor Tracy Pollan, and their four children in an august Upper East Side building. That apartment is their sanctuary. Private. For family and friends. And, until recently, not exactly camera-ready.

In the more than 15 years since it was decorated by Marc Charbonnet in a traditional style (AD, October 1997), the Fox-Pollan residence had gradually become a monument to entropy. “Our tastes changed, but we held off redecorating—it seemed like a big undertaking,” Pollan explains. “Something would rip, and I’d say, ‘Just wait.’ The paint would peel. I’d say, ‘Just wait.’”

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