Get the look: Hotel Pulitzer

An easy way to start replicating the hotel’s look is to begin with the walls. At Hotel Pulitzer, these are not so much structural entities as vehicles for art (Strauss even designed a dedicated Art Collector’s Suite), while the hotel’s main restaurant, Jansz, is littered with antique portraiture.

Get the look: At Etsy store The Modern Antique, you can buy high-res vintage portraits, such as this brooding Van Gogh, in a range of sizes.

“Every room needs to have a mini-bar, a coffee-making station and telephone, but those things can be a bit ugly,” says Strauss. “We worked hard to bring in old-style telephones and, instead of a traditional mini-bar, we created a drinks trolley.” And now, we want one, too.

Get the look: Though Pulitzer’s trolleys vary from room to room, we think Atkin and Thyme’s gold-and-marble number is certain to bring that Art Deco touch to your lounge space.

From show-off chandeliers to mid-century globes, Strauss’ lighting decisions don’t conform to any particular era, but what they may lack in consistency, they more than make up for in style. We’re smitten with the spacey, wide-domed desk lamps seen in some of the rooms.

Get the look: This one’s easy, since Hotel Pulitzer sells its Tom Dixon silver bell lamps at the hotel’s own online store. See also: Pulitzer’s own bedlinen, towels and slippers.

Remember that art suite we mentioned? Well, it’s become rather famous for its hand. And by ‘hand’, we mean its giant, golden armchair, sculpted into the shape of a cupped palm. Each of the hotel’s five ‘extraordinary suites’ have a statement piece, but we’ve got to hand it to them for this one (sorry).

Get the look: It may not be gold, but AMARA’s inky-black version will cause just as much of a stir. 

A dark, sage green behind the bar, a matte black in the suites, brooding navy in the lobby: Strauss embraces the sumptuousness of a darkly painted wall. If you’re worried about making your place too dark, paint a feature wall first before deciding whether to go braver.

Get the look: From the reigning champions of modern, matte paint, Lick’s Black 02 Matt, Blue 07 Matt and Green 06 Matt are our darkly brooding picks of the day.

Flanked by historic canal houses and punctuated with pleasing pockets of flora, the hotel’s garden is where resident Amsterdammers flock in the summer. It’s one-part glassy, indoor terrace (with velvet green chairs and potted fig trees) to five parts sprawling outdoor courtyard.

Get the look: You’ll spot swinging cocoon chairs on the far side, but it’s the creamy sofa set we love. Beliani gives you the look for what we bet is a fraction of the price, with two chairs, sofa and table included.