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Our Design Assessment: When we first saw this image of a Manhattan apartment decorated by Thomas Jayne and William Cullum, the spider webs that adorn the walls caught more than our attention. They also caught us off guard, given the fairly safe traditionalism of the Dutch chair, Italian day bed and Agra rug, all from the 19th century. The choice of arachnid spinnings seemed marvelous but odd. Also a bit inexplicable: the presence of a curtained day bed in a living room—on a marble plinth, no less. Do the homeowners tend to develop a sudden need for privacy? We love the color play, however—the way the carpet’s blue, pink…