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To suit a glamorous couple, one Boston designer turned a simple condo into the crash pad of their dreams

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THE VIBE WAS CLEAR

Designer Lisa Tharp had a strong vision for the pied-à-terre that her clients had just purchased in Boston: luxury hotel meets swanky dinner club. But the unit was a little quirky, with its 14-foot ceilings and a narrow footprint. Nevertheless, the owners, who live in the suburbs, wished to use the city apartment "for date nights, for bringing their kids in for a show, or for entertaining friends and other relatives," Tharp explains.