Name: Corey Lynn Calter, Designer for COREY by coreylynncalter
Location: Los Feliz, Los Angeles, California
Size: 3,500 square feet
Years lived in: 7 years
I get very excited when I have the opportunity to look inside the homes of fashion designers and Corey Lynn Calter is not just another designer. Her clothes are fun, eclectic, and statement-making, and her home is no different. It doesn't hurt that she married an artist, so you'll also find plenty of modern art in their home.
The decor has a confident rock and roll aesthetic, contrasted with pieces in more traditional styles. It's an unusual mélange, but it works. I found myself saying, wait, is that a Jeff Koons piece in the same dining room with the traditional table and place settings? Yes, and Corey pulls off the look so well!
Apartment Therapy Survey:
My Style: My style is very quirky, playful and eclectic. I love strange objects, colors and bold statements. Mixing periods and styles is fun for me.
Inspiration: This is a grown-up home, so I had to think a bit differently when we moved here. The house is Spanish style, built in the 20s, so I got to indulge my love for vintage and rich colors and textures. I fell in love with California style furniture when I moved here, so I try to add that in as much as possible, even when it's a stretch. My greatest obsession is lucite anything!
Favorite Element: We enjoy the yard the most of all.
Biggest Challenge: The layout can be challenging — there was an addition added on at some point, so the room shapes are very unique. But I love that as well. I'm just not an interior designer so I have to think a lot about these things.
What Friends Say: They seem to like it and they think it's very 'me', which, if they like me I guess they like the house. Maybe they just think I'm crazy and so is the house.
Biggest Embarrassment: The master bathroom and my closet.
Proudest DIY: The stripes in my daughter's room. I started it and got too tired, so my husband finished it.
Biggest Indulgence: I buy too many chairs and lamps.
Best Advice: Do a floor plan, and test wall colors before painting the whole thing. It's better to lose the cost of a can of paint than live with a color you don't like. I don't like the color in my kitchen.
Dream Source: Sotheby's
Resources of Note:
HARDWARE
- Baller hardware in silver lake
- Koontz Hardware - great hardware and finds
FURNITURE
- Thomason Tunick Design Associates - Z metal frame chairs, traditional kotan rug in kids play area, hot pink bench in master bedroom
ACCESSORIES
- Rose Bowl Flea Market
- MECOX - trays, bar cart, white eternity stools in den, white flokati lamb throw and vintage mirrors outside, silk ikat and embroidered suzani pillows
- Plantation - the gold moroccan mirror in bathroom, quartz votive in dining, throws, peacock, purple zigzag and black Mongolian lamb hair pillow
RUGS & CARPET
- Aga John - Kilim runner in kitchen, grey ikat rug in den, multi ikat in living room, circle shag in master
ARTWORK
I love art auctions, you can find a lot of gems like that.
Some of the art in the house:
- Julie Mehretu print in the dining room
- Jeff Koons balloon dog plate
- Work by my husband Glenn Kaino
- Cindy Sherman photo (in the entryway)
- Doug Aitken Santa Claus
- William Cordova polaroids
- Samon Takahashi
- Carrie Mae weems
OTHER
- UK based Wallpaper Direct - great selection of wallpaper and Schumacher
- One Kings Lane - one stop curated web browsing
- Rose Bowl Flea Market, Empiric Studio, Lawson-fenning, and Emmerson Troop - local loves
- Downtown Flower Mart - a must stop
- Susann Thomason Tunick & Tara Austin of Thomason Tunick Design Associates - secret weapon
Thanks, Corey!
(Images: Marcia Prentice)
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I think this is FABULOUS!!
I so want that Bruce Leroy Kung-Fu Theater sign!!!!
I am absolutely blown away by this beautiful home. Flawless.
Love it. Spanish Colonial Eccentric.
i love that bar cart - where is it from ? is it brass?
really amazing, too many things to comment on, but I love the rock in the fireplace best
<3 !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Love it! Where did the master bed come from? So luxurious...
WOW. I wish I could come home to this every day!
I love-hate so much of this house that it makes me love it even more. It is darling, beautiful, interesting, and cookie-cutter blah all at the same time. Hats off to anybody who can make me have such a wide range of responses and who creates a home so clearly to please themselves. I also covet the chandelier in the kid's room.
Pink is such a hard color to use and it's used so perfectly (as a wall paint color) here. Love seeing these examples! Also, all the tres cool stuff
Every single thing in this home looks high-end, posh and expensive without looking pretentious. So lovely.
SO not my style, but I so appreciate the personality infused in these spaces! When I lament the cookie-cutter sameness of residences that emulate catalog spreads, this is a swell antidote. Doesn't have to be my style for me enjoy getting glimpses of what feels like "home" to others.
I'm drowning in chandelier envy
I'm an in awe!!! I'm mentally on my knees bowing saying, "I'm not worthy, I'm not worthy."
Ok, what is a grown-up home?
Fabulous and joyful. Like a Valentino gown.
Great and weird. The spider web backed dining chairs are too much. Pink and yet I think a guy wouldn't mind living there. Original.
I need that coffee table.
This is such a fun tour (coincidentally, I'm wearing Corey Lynn Calter right now)! I'd love a close up of the bar cart. This is a beautiful, eclectic home--I envy the outdoor space.
I'm moving in!
Hey, we share the same name!
You had me at the front door picture! It just got better from there,what a fantastic home.
Incredibly beautiful, so many well curated details, the lamps, the rugs... the only thing I did not like are the dining room chairs, but that is only a minor detail. Congratulations !!!
I need that master bed!!! Please let us know where it came from!!!!
I love this house! It's so refreshing to see someone with money spend it the way I would spend it ;-) Meaning on art and one-of-a-kind pieces of furniture. I also love that the owner is in several pics. She fits right in.
I really like this house. It is elegant without being cold. That said, I would also say that the Christian votive candle holder and Thai spirit house (on the ground next to the toy horses) used as decorations bother me. I know, a lot of people will disagree. Religious pieces used as art falls into the same category as taxidermy on the wall and knock-off Eames chairs- some people just don't like it. Maybe I think it's irreverent, maybe I'm worried that it's bad mojo.
This is half exactly me, and half exactly not, but I think that makes me like it more. It's fun to see things that I would totally buy or do in a different environment. I would love to know the wall and trim colors in the room with the giraffe.
Very Glamourous.
i love the amount of animal prints, patterns, sculptures and furniture. gotta b an animal lover.
They dare to be unique! I am most impressed with hanging art low on the wall to the right of the fire place.
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Very into how the pedestal sink is set into the built-in and the medicine cabinet into the what I think used to be a mirror to make it look like 1 furniture piece in the bathroom. Very cool.
I'll say it and be the buzzkill: kitchen was a bit boring for an otherwise glamorous and fun house!
OMG THE GIANT GEODE IN THE FIREPLACE. LOVE IT.
WHERE did you find the lamp with the Kuan Yin statue??
Love all the "church" elements (votive holder - wish I could find one!) and the mix of color and elements, so original, inviting and interesting! Lovely job, you must be very happy there.
Love it! Most people are afraid of color and are afraid to experiment with styles, and totally miss the design boat. You, my dear, get it!!! It's not my style, but I really admire your individuality. The mood your home creates is inviting and warm. People take note! Don't be afraid to think outside the box.
Love the eclectic mix, I'm just on a bit of overload trying to look at all the different art, vintage & international pieces!!
My tastes have changed so much over 40yrs though-I'm at the point now that when I see such a glamorous, large, collection like this, my mind says: "good grief, I'd spend every waking moment cleaning these things!
Yes, I'm sure she has help with that, but I'm sure many of us couldn't afford it.
a little bit late to the party, but....I am drooling over the gothic style bed in your master (?) and dining room chairs. Source please or just a very lucky find...
not a fan of the dining room, but i love everything else!! im very minimal though, but this, is spectacular :)
I love the character of the house and the original artwork! I would like to see a wow factor in the dining room. To me, there are so many patterns in the dining room that everything disappears. It does not mesh with the rest of the house. The bedrooms look inviting and warm. I love the subdued living area. Love the lighting fixtures. Thanks for sharing your lovely home!
The Master bed is sold through American Iron beds: I knew that immediately as I've sort of been dreaming about that exact bed for months! ;)
http://www.americanironbeds.com/corsbeds/bedfulls2/34105opentoecanopy.html