Creative consultant and decorator Conor Burke welcomed us into his NYC apartment—a space layered with charm, memory, and a few very faint wine stains. For the second edition of Inside Spaces, we lit Bound, browsed a few live auctions, and asked five questions about glamorous objects, grounding rituals, and the delusion of owning a white couch.

What’s the most unexpected thing that’s happened in this space?

After a year of traveling and temporary spaces, moving in made me realize how deeply I’d been craving a sense of home—and how happy it makes me to be surrounded by the things I’ve collected.

What object in this room holds a secret about you?

Not exactly a secret, but the sofa gives me away. The stains are faint, but let’s be honest—getting a white couch was delusional for someone as clumsy as me.

When you’re alone in this space, what’s the thing you do that no one else knows about?

I take an edible and sit on the LiveAuctioneers app for hours, hearting things I know I won’t actually buy, with Kacey Musgraves on repeat in the background.

If you could live as one of your objects, which one and why?

I have a gold-foiled Surya figure from Tony Duquette’s estate. He began in film and stage and went on to create wildly decorative interiors. I bought it as a nod to India, but if I were that object, I’d love to carry the memory of the glamorous moments that once unfolded in his home.

How would you describe the Bound scent?

Deep, brooding, smooth.