Alexia and Sam wanted a space that felt calming, whimsical, sophisticated, and - most of all - that put Alexia’s fantastic collection of art and estate sale finds on display. This is the first room you see upon entering their lovely Eagle Rock, Los Angeles home - I wanted them to smile every time they entered it. For guests to “ooh” and “aah” and immediately want to move in closer to admire the details.

It is hard to choose a favorite corner of this room, but I’m particularly proud of the “arm holding a torch” plug-in sconce that fit in so well with the rest of Alexia’s collection, the vertical Frame TV placement with the Edvard Munch illustration titled “Female head” that I found on Artvee, the awkward interior window turned mini art gallery, and the many little hidden themes; a darling Lulu & Georgia round pillow that perfectly matches the Revival rug in both pattern and color, the repetition of grids to mimic the original mantle, placing all of the couples’ Greek mythology texts next to their collection of antique busts and an illustration of a swan (because Leda and the Swan!) Everything serves a purpose in this space, even if that purpose is just to make someone go “ha!”

When it came to the dining room, she really just needed a facelift - I told Alexia and Sam I was putting her in drag. Alexia had already done the incredible DIY task of turning a parasol into a light fixture medallion, she color-drenched it in a poppy pink, found the dining table and corner unit, so I brought in some chairs, curtains, a rug, console, and antique bamboo mirrors (that I had my DIY-extraordinaire clients hang over the corner which is quite a project) to complete the room and tie in what we had done in the living room. I love the way the beautiful Bistro chairs from tie in the light teal of the hallway, while the colors of the patterned curtains mix the many greens we have going on in the living room.

In conclusion: this one was fun and I like it a lot!

See the “Befores” of the space in my Instagram post, here.