Mellow Melo: AD goes inside Carmelo Anthony’s new Westchester home

Carmelo Anthony, seen here in action for the New York Knicks in 2013, recently invited AD (formerly Architectural Digest) into his new Westchester Digs. Photograph by Keith Allison.

Recently, Carmelo “Melo” Anthony, the former all-star member of the New York Knicks and Los Angeles Lakers, invited AD (formerly Architectural Digest) into his stylish new home in Westchester County.

After closing out his two-decades-long basketball career in May, the Brooklyn native felt it was time to relinquish his Chelsea digs to settle into a more spacious pad in the ’burbs.

“I love land; I love space,” he told AD. “Once you start getting out of the city and traveling and going to these other places, you realize that a 25- to 30-minute drive is not that far from the city.”

Teaming with New Jersey-based interior designer Cassandre Bonhomme, Anthony has created a “modern vintage” place that blends jewel colors with airy touches and a curving staircase with angular furnishings, the rooms graced by his extensive contemporary art collection.

Other highlights include a glamorous pool and deck, a bedroom converted into a giant closet for his equally vast shoe collection and a bathroom festooned with wallpaper that reproduces Andy Warhol’s Muhammad Ali portrait. It’s a tribute to one champ from another. See Anthony’s Westchester home here.