Color Happy in West Roxbury Design New England

Color Happy in West Roxbury
Design New England

The current issue of Design New England features the colorful West Roxbury, Massachusetts home of interior designer Rachel Reider whose signature "soft modern" style effortlessly blends the past with the present in bold, unexpected ways.

To achieve her goal of creating a casual fun environment Reider "intermixed lush elements such as silk drapes, mother of pearl light fixtures, and jewel-toned paint with quirky objects like a zebra-print chair, patterned throw pillows, and hollow drum stools in orange leather." The overall effect is at once sophisticated and comfortable, tailored and inviting. You'd never know that Reider and her husband completed most of the budget-friendly renovation themselves — while expecting their first child!

We love the way Reider's dramatic color palette and eclectic pieces like the traditional ottoman covered in snakeskin leather pay homage to the home's Victorian roots without taking itself too seriously. In a neighborhood known for its continuity of character, we think that's a good thing.

See the full house tour at Design New England.

Images: Sam Gray

Comments (10)

I love this -- it's grownup fun. The color palette is both complex/sophisticated and fresh/modern; colors relate to each other but are not too trendy and certainly not or boring or predictable. Masterful.

posted by citipearl on November 9th 2009 at 12:08pm
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The blue curtains are West Elm, and the green ones are Pottery Barn.

posted by CrazyLady on November 9th 2009 at 12:28pm
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i really like it. sophistication vibrance.

posted by Lady J on November 9th 2009 at 12:53pm
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Very exciting! A fresh and eclectic mix of colour and modernistic pieces.

My only complaint is the uncomfortable-looking chairs... I'm a comfortable chair fanatic. Anything which is meant for seating MUST be comfortable. A chair is never looks-only. Never!

posted by tangereen on November 9th 2009 at 1:02pm
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How happy and fun! The colors are simply amazing! Really something to aspire to.

Laura
http://www.justalittlebit.net

posted by grafxnerd on November 9th 2009 at 1:11pm
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This is better version Jonathan Adler style: fun and colorful and happy, but without the kitsch.

posted by Lisa (Montreal) on November 9th 2009 at 2:17pm
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Sorry -- THE better version OF Jonathan Adler style. (My fingers seem unable to type small words today).

posted by Lisa (Montreal) on November 9th 2009 at 2:18pm
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love it, especially the dark bedroom. great use of non-matchy colour.

posted by the polish chick on November 9th 2009 at 2:40pm
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I just like the art work on the living room wall; would like to see more of it.

posted by mschatelaine on November 9th 2009 at 3:43pm
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Lovely!!! Anyone have any idea where the leather covered drum tables are from? They are yummy.