Living spaces

These following four photos were new construction and therefore there
are no “befores” available.

Nikkhah Residence, Irvine, California

This view of the dining area segues into both the living room (left) and family room (right). My client had beautiful taste and an eye for the eclectic. Therefore, one will see antiques mixed with more contemporary furnishings and artsy accents.

The area rug in the room is sisal bordered with embossed leather custom made by Karima Wong of Beau Rugs.

All the furniture in this room, besides the cabinet, is either from the Jeremiah Stone Collection or custom designed by myself. The custom coffee table has a ‘woven’ metal shelf, forged organic legs and thick float glass atop. The wood chairs and sofa are Jeremiah Stone shown with an eclectic use of materials (woven hemp, hand printed silk and microfiber suede).

The client wanted this small living area to provide for overflow from the adjacent family room while entertaining; therefore this arched opening was added where the FR entertainment alcove once was. The footed chaise is a custom design from the Jeremiah Stone Collection; fabric application is ribbed silk.

Even though this antique bed did not fit the scale of the room, my client loved it because it was a gift from her brother. We flanked her bed with two different shaped nightstands. One is rectangular with drawer and stone inset and the other is round with a thick tapered top; both have the same stone and dark wood finish to coordinate this unusual duet.

All walls in this room are textured with paint, however, on the headboard wall, artists painted a subtle scene with wispy leaves and an open birdcage. The escaped bird from the cage is painted perched in her adjacent master bathroom!

Heller Residence, Westchester Estates, California

My design associate and I were the third set of designers on this project. We fully revamped the lighting plan and completed certain architectural details that were only concepts when we took over the project. Our biggest challenge was to use the mother-in-laws furniture to refinish and reupholster to finish off this sophisticated house.

Nikkhah prior residence, Costa Mesa, California

This is a shot of the Nikkhah living room about 15 years prior to that which you see in the first four photos above. She had a baby then and wanted more casual, easy-to-clean furnishings . It is still a great look but does not offer the sophistication that her new residence has.

Design House ‘00

This guest bedroom suite was a project of mine for Design House 2000 . Please review the “before” photos so that you understand from where this bedroom commenced! The clients wanted a tropical ‘get-away’ retreat for this space. Therefore I used predominantly the repetition of white/white and tan along salmon and dark wood. I also used rough or textured items with those that were smooth to push each other making this room more exciting. IE: the use of burlap as the tailored bed skirt and accent on bed pillows with the pristine white of the coverlet.

On a tight budget, I chose a sarong holder above the bed to hold a large pillow as opposed to buying a headboard. I also used plaster corbels with glass atop for inexpensive nightstands. I told everyone this was so that the quests would not stay too long!

This is the second view of the bedroom across from the bed. The armoire holds the TV and some wardrobe options for the visiting guests.

The suite’s bathroom is seen from this view of the bedroom. The same salmon wall tone and window treatments were taken into the non-plus bath which had white walls, tile, toilet and sink.

A close-up of the pattern on the wall is not wallpaper but painted by the faux artist. All these inexpensive details gave this bath flow from the bedroom and tendered lots of personality.

Carmichael Residence, Westlake, California

The 15’ extension to this great room can be seen in the large white ceiling beam that runs across this photo. It is difficult to believe that this room stopped here prior to the new construction, as my clients had a large combined family. The new design for this extension was to incorporate a window seat, fireplace, inset TV, entertainment bar (to the left and unseen in the photo) and a lot of display and storage for family photos, books, games and artifacts. Careful positioning of recessed lighting made the mood of the room that much more cozy and appealing.

Custom designed and hand-carved area rug is by Beau Rugs. The two barrel swivel chairs are from the Jeremiah Stone Collection.

Jennings Residence, Old Agoura, California

Being open to the kitchen, we carried the same Tommy Bahama-ish look of the dark wood flooring, white cabinetry and sage walls into their family room. This is with the exception of the one terra cotta accent wall which is shown in the photo and also used in formal dining room seen behind the kitchen (see kitchen shot #4).

The sofa is from the collection of Jeremiah Stone covered with a microfiber suede cloth.

Photography by Chris Covey: Images 1-4, 8,10,12, 13
All other photos by Erin Cavalli