How to live with art in a truly grown-up house

One of my best friends is a bit of a mover (literally) and shaker in the art world. She works for one of the most famous galleries in the world and has a tendency to look pityingly (but not unkindly) at me when I betray my ignorance about art in general by going on about one of the up and coming artists based in East London that I've recently discovered. Clearly I am fooling nobody. Recently I've been thinking about art and how, to the uninitiated, there are two main types. There's the kind of art hung in museums that you go "oooh" at (or, in the case of Gustav Metzger, "what is the point of that?") and then there's the kind of art you display in your home and it can be hard to make the jump between the two. While most people will manage to find a print or two that they like, finding a sculpture or large piece they're confident enough to display in their home takes nerve. That's why the first photograph of this duplex decorated by Portuguese interior designer Cristina Jorge de Carvalho really jumped out at me. "Here is a woman", I thought as I mused on the sheer size of the statue, "that has no fear of large pieces and the way in which they dominate the landscape". Whilst I've never been a fan of pale minimalism, this apartment has the kind of modern, extremely grown-up look (note the individual pebbling on the door in the bathroom) that I find very attractive, despite my Art Deco obsession. I might not choose to live somewhere this modern but, (friends that live in London please pay attention) I'd very much like to visit. This is not an apartment for casual TV watching. This is an apartment for dinner parties, wine drinking and the reading of heavy books.