Amazon’s award-winning series The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel is a visual feast! From the stunning wardrobe to the enchanting sets, this show takes viewers to a bygone era. The level of detail and layers of creativity the production designer and art director Bill Groom brought to the show are truly marvelous. Join us in taking a closer look at the various homes and sets we found particularly inspiring.

Exterior NYC Apartment

According to IMDb, Mrs. Maisel’s apartment is located in the real-life Strathmore at 404 Riverside Drive on the Upper West Side of Manhattan. The prewar building was built in 1909. The exterior, with its distinctive curved marquee, was used during filming.

The building’s doorman opens ornate doors leading into the main lobby from the vestibule. Vestibules are commonplace in New York architecture as a means to keep harsh winter temperatures out.

The Strathmore Floor Plan

While interior scenes were all filmed on a set, the interior was designed based on the actual floor plan for The Strathmore. Courtesy of New York Public Library access to this floorplan helps us to better understand the layout throughout the apartment scenes. The 10 room and 3 baths apartment highlighted in yellow appears to be the closest match for the layout in the show.

Midge and Joel Maisel’s Apartment

Miriam (aka “Midge”) and her husband Joel Maisel occupy apartment 9C with their two children. Extensive wood box panels and molding, highly characteristic of prewar buildings, are featured throughout the apartment. The foyer features blush and floral wallpaper with powder blue trim. We see a unifying theme of florals and pink tones for Midge throughout the show.

Transoms over hall doorways magnify the high ceilings and create a more open passageway. This is especially beneficial in apartments where natural light may be scarce.

The Maisel kitchen is retro perfection.

Fire engine red cabinet bases create a contrast with the muted pink accents and terracotta tile floors… and somehow it all ties together creating a youthful vibe.

The valance curtains, colorful oil painting, and a bowl overflowing with lemons add bright pops of color throughout the space.

The formal dining room, located across from the kitchen, is more refined and traditional than the rest of the apartment. Wall paneling is painted the same off-white as the rest of the room, providing subtle dimension and architectural detailing. The hanging artwork is also more demure, in contrast to what we see in the kitchen.

French doors with sidelights and a transom window connect the dining room to the living room.

Midge and Joel’s cozy seating area in the living room offers plenty of room to entertain. Angled furniture legs on the upholstered club chairs are a nod to the current stylings of the 1950’s modern era.

A stylish chinoiserie folding screen behind the curved sofa is an unexpected visual treat. Midge’s love of florals and blush color palette are continued in the room details… the rug, throw pillows, and even in the wallpaper installed in the wall built-ins. The show’s production designer did a marvelous job infusing youthful modern elements into this prewar apartment.

The vacant living room space allows us to see the details of the apartment, like the wood flooring inlay design, wainscoting under the double-hung windows, and extensive views of the Hudson.

A very balanced master bedroom shows matching nightstands, mirrors, and night lights. Blush and mauve tones are another consistent feature, extending from the décor to the flooring and paint selections.

The room from another angle…

Across from the master bedroom is the bathroom, where Midge sneaks off to finish her nighttime beauty routine. As with many prewar apartments subway tile is notable throughout the space.

The Weissman’s Apartment

A mere three floors up from the Maisel’s apartment live Midge’s parents, Abe and Rose Weissman.

The layout is almost a replica of the Maisel’s home, with a few differences we’ll explore further down.

The main corridor is styled very traditionally, fitting for Midge’s parents. As we saw in the other apartment, high ceilings, extensive millwork, and transom windows are characteristic features.

Again, consistent with the prewar period, subway tile is the primary material in the bathroom. Builders installed it three-fourths of the way up the walls throughout the room.

Separate twin beds in Abe and Rose’s master bedroom are in tune with many film depictions of married couples’ rooms during the 1950s.

The kids’ room at the grandparents’ apartment.

Midge’s room at her parent’s shows stylistic elements that show up in the décor and color palette in her own apartment…floral textiles and soft pink colors.

Floor plans offer a fascinating glimpse into the lifestyle of those who inhabit the home and architectural trends for the period in which it was built. In this case, it was commonplace for wealthier households to have a maid’s room off the kitchen. In this instance, Midge occupies the quarters.

Warm white kitchen cabinets are inset in their frames with brass hardware and drawer pulls. Glass doors on the upper cabinets prevent the kitchen from feeling so closed off, despite being a room off the hallway.

A built-in desk in the kitchen is ideal for organizing paperwork, cookbooks, or making a private call while preparing meals.

The warmth and charm of a wood-paneled room are apparent in Abe’s study.

A vacant view of the room shows the extensive wood paneling and flooring details. The same flooring pattern is seen in Midge and Joel’s downstairs apartment.

The biggest difference between the Maisel’s and the Weissman’s apartment layouts is the dining room placement.

The Weissman’s have a larger dining area adjacent to the living room. In Midge and Joel’s apartment, this dining space does not exist. Their dining room is in the room off the living room where Abe’s study is located.

The dining room with a glimpse of the living room and French doors leading to the study.

Mirrored crimson sofas create a focal point in front of the living room fireplace. This burst of color adds a touch of whimsy to the otherwise traditional and subdued apartment.

Moishe & Shirley Maisel House

The Maisel’s Forest Hills, Queens home is a well-manicured brick beauty. The colonial-era home is pleasing to the eye, boasting a symmetrical façade with shuttered windows on the second story and Palladian French doors spaced across the first. Note the arched dormer windows on the side-gabled roof, masking the appearance of a third floor.

A wide-angle vantage point of the property highlights the lush landscape.

A single-story portico entryway is prominently projected approaching the front door. Highly characteristic of Federal architecture, we can see the elliptical fanlight with sidelights for the door surround. A closer look also reveals the low-iron balcony railing outside the Palladian doors.

Contrary to the popularity of the open-concept layout sought in today’s real estate, this home demonstrates earlier design trends for separating rooms. The view of the foyer shows four sets of French doors, not including the main entry door.

The modest third-floor guest room.

The dining room off the foyer is also the dedicated passageway to the kitchen.

The Maisel’s cheery yellow kitchen, with matching appliances, has a small informal dining area.

Based on the size of the residence it is almost surprising how relatively small the kitchen’s workspace is, especially in comparison to the Maisel and Weissman Manhattan apartments.

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All images from this post, unless otherwise noted, are from the show. All images from the show are credited to Amazon Studios.