Collection by Tara Hunt
Wallpaper
âOne of the reasons we clicked a lot was because they were really interested in having local furniture designers or craftspeople be involved in the interior design and the furnishings, and I'm always interested in bringing in local talent,â says Joshi-Gupta, who opted for this butterfly wallpaper by designer Sean Yseult, New Orleans local and also the bass player for the band White Zombie.
Brooklyn-born painter Christopher Florentino sought a residence to house his collection of midcentury modern furniture that heâd started to amass as a teen. When he saw a Gene Leedyâdesigned 1963 ranch house on Instagram, he knew heâd found the perfect place. Nestled in Winter Haven, Florida, the Ellison Residence was teeming with all the elements of Florentinoâs modern design fantasy including courtyards, local sandstone, glass walls, and a sense of indoor/outdoor living. He bought the house without even stepping inside. Now, itâs filled with the quintessential accents of the era including a George Nelsonâs Saucer Bubble pendant, Eames furnishings including a LCW chair, Molded Fiberglass armchair, and Molded Plywood coffee table. He also maintained all original facets of the home from cabinets to door hardware down to the cork flooring; and even the palette plays to the era with primary colors and color blocking dominating the abode.
The eponymous founder and principal of Michael K. Chen Architecture resuscitated a four-story, 3,600-square-foot home in Brooklynâs Clinton Hill neighborhood that was built in 1895 and had been abandoned for 20 years. Its newest ownersâa tech investor and an art teacher at a public schoolâwere inspired by the playful color palette that was still apparent underneath the buildingâs decay. "We had epic color palette meetings, looking at deck after deck for paint colors that spoke to us or provoked a particular sensation,â says Chen. âYou donât look at the color, you inhabit it.â
âThe dining room wallpaper [Cole & Sonâs Forest] helped bring the outdoors in, which was a parallel play on the large windows selected by the architects. Selecting wallpapers that had a forced perspective also provided a sense of depth for spaces like the dining room and powder room,â says Santos.
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![âThe dining room wallpaper [Cole & Sonâs Forest] helped bring the outdoors in, which was a parallel play on the large windows selected by the architects. Selecting wallpapers that had a forced perspective also provided a sense of depth for spaces like the dining room and powder room,â says Santos.](https://images2.dwell.com/photos/6272473203005894656/6823819639251636224/original.jpg?auto=format&q=35&w=160)