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1. Spanish SophisticationDesigner: Michael Ostrow of Grace Home FurnishingsLocation: Palm Springs, CaliforniaSize: 528 square feet (49 square meters); 22 by 24 feet Homeowners’ request. Bright, dramatic and clean with light furnishings to play off the dark carved wood ceiling. Style. “We decided to do the whole house in a clean Montecito style,” says designer Michael Ostrow, referring to a California community known for its Spanish-style architecture. “Lots of ivory and brown with color added to give the spaces interest. The pink was unusual and fun. The room is not overcrowded. Everything has its place. The end result is crisp and clean while still being warm, colorful and dramatic.”Designer secret. “The vintage pieces — torchieres, wall clock and table lamps — all add a texture and distinctiveness to the room that new items would not,” Ostrow says. “The custom shield shades on the torchieres that coordinate with the pillow fabric are a nice detail.”“Uh-oh” moment. “The large blanc de Chine [white Chinese porcelain] vintage table lamps with custom shades were really big for the room and at first seemed to block the view when we first installed them,” Ostrow says. “I took them in ...
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2. Midcentury EclecticDesigner: Elizabeth Aurandt of mercer InteriorLocation: Ridgewood, New JerseySize: 261 square feet (24 square meters); 14½ by 18 feet Homeowners’ request. The homeowner is an art director and graphic designer, and she assigned a “mood” to each room during the renovation. For the living room, she chose “adult Zen.” Style. Midcentury-inspired but eclectic and modern, says designer Elizabeth Aurandt. “It was important to the client to have a space for grown-ups,” Aurandt says. Special features. Dusty-rose grasscloth wallcovering. Cement coffee table. Textured pillows. Graphic metal fire screen. Brushed brass light fixture. Midcentury chairs with graphic pattern. Midcentury-inspired tweed sofa.Designer secret. “We used a skilled carpenter to modify the existing bookshelves and replaced the doors as well as the existing glass shelves with wooden ones,” Aurandt says. “Uh-oh” moment. “The stone in the fireplace had to stay for budgeting reasons, and the client really didn’t like the color,” Aurandt says. “The challenge was to pull together a room that neither highlighted that nor fought it.”Wallcovering: Twenty2; sofa and pillows: West Elm; fire screen and cement ta...
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