We randomly stumbled upon Courtney Haas' fantastically feminine Los Angeles condo featured on Mimi Read's blog. This pretty home was decorate by Joe Nye who did a lovely job of mixing Hollywood glam with a touch of traditional Americana and eclectic patterns. Take a look at some of the photos after the jump!
Captions and photos are from Mimi Read.
Two kinds of chairs cluster around the dining table --Regency-style end chairs and 18th-century Italian painted chairs. The curvy hurricanes are from Charlotte Moss. In the dining room a pair of 19th-century engravings hangs above one of a pair of black painted antique armchairs from Nathan Turner. Regency-style end chair is covered in Empire Bee from Lee Jofa.
Left: A club chair by Landon Cole in the corner of the living room. Pillow fabric is Trixie from the Albert Hadley Collection. Turquoise lamp from Downtown.
Right: The entry sets the mood of the house, mixing antiques and flea market finds in an ebullient color scheme — turquoise and raspberry. A 19th-century Chinese chest acts as a beautiful pedestal for treasures, including a Chinese lamp and an anonymous painting.
In Courtney Haas's living room, an antique mahogany daybed is flanked by a pair of floor lamps from Downtown. Throw pillows covered in Pali from Manuel Canovas. Painting over daybed by Robert Frame.
Left: In the powder room, the wallpaper is a Taschen costume book cut up and glued to the walls. A famille rose lamp and vase of flowers rests on a footed tray table. Diptyque candle from Hollyhock.
Right: In a corner of the bedroom, a round table with an elegant table skirt of Manuel Canovas's Bragance fabric in taupe. Double-gourd pink lamp by Christopher Spitzmiller, available through Hollyhock.
Left: The cocoa-brown color of the study is a dramatic departure from the rest of the house. Nye wanted to give his client one masculine, subdued room for a change of pace. Walls are painted Benjamin Moore's Shenandoah Taupe.
Right: Haas sets the table with a mix of antique and modern pieces. English handmade charger plates from Deborah Sears. Salad plates from Bardith, New York. Dinner plates are Antique Davenport from Hollyhock. Turquoise bowl from Evans & Gerst.
In a feminine bedroom that Nye sums up as "Christian Dior in Palm Beach," walls are painted Benjamin Moore's November Skies. The bed is from West Elm and the bed linens are from Williams-Sonoma Home. The French settee came from Chapman Radcliff. Double-gourd pink bedside lamp was handmade by Christopher Spitzmiller, through Hollyhock. The lavishly patterned window shade fabric is Manuel Canovas's Bragance in taupe.
Read Mimi's interview with Joe Nye on her blog here.
What a gorgeous apartment.
view bepsf's profile
Oh my. It's like someone got Sister Parish drunk. And I mean that as a compliment. This is an amazing update of what's normally a stodgy Upper East Side style.
view Lisa Hunter (Montreal)'s profile
I like the delicious girliness of it.
But wow, that's a lot of stuff in one apartment. How does she navigate it all? (I would bang my ankle so much in there!)
view nikkibee's profile
I really like the style in general (if not for the boyfriend, I might implement it in my own place).
That being said, I think she could afford to lose a few chairs.
view shockthebourgeois's profile
wow, where does she stand? it is a bit cluttered, packed, overdone for my taste.
view rachelrachel's profile
I like this- come feminize my place! I had to debate with the my SO to get rid of the UGLY old man throw pillows that came with our couch. We need to make sure people know a gal lives there too among the wood furniture and video gaming systems (plural). :)
view Oneformybaby's profile
awesome
view hanako66's profile
girl likes her chairs! i counted 10. it looks great though. eclectic but cohesive.
view duckumu's profile
Flat out gorgeous! There is a lot of stuff in there, but somehow I find it comforting rather than cluttered.
I am always drawn to pink and fight it at every turn. Maybe I ought to give in more often!
view LilyC's profile
The stuff is gorgeous! I hope she loves it. Personally, I'd take it minus 30% of stuff.
view tam-tbag's profile
It really is beautiful to look at but there is too much going on for my personal taste.
view Laura's profile
"I am always drawn to pink and fight it at every turn. Maybe I ought to give in more often!"
Come on Lily - give in and "Think Pink!"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jmaffpKAYcw
:-)
view bepsf's profile
It's great for having Barbie and Ken over for cocktails.
view click212's profile
Pretty, but very symmetrical. There's two of almost everything!
view Laura (murray hill)'s profile
Cute, but WAY too cluttered. I hope she has a housekeeper.
view dmh's profile
Ooh, I so hate this!!! It gives me the itches to see all that pink "girliness" -- I need a zen moment, now, desperately! (What makes overwrought, overcluttered, and overly pastel, "girly" anyhow?)
view SherryBinNH's profile
Great for A Room of One's Own. Testosterone free zone.
view sjj40's profile
I adore the den, including the zebra leopard prints. The touch of pink the in the chair back is just enough for me.
view FiatLex's profile
A bit too girlie for my taste. Also, way too much stuff! Looks somewhat cluttered.
view suzy8track's profile
I hear you, bepsf! :-) That's my favorite scene in Funny Girl.
view LilyC's profile
I bow down to anyone who can make chintz look funky.
And yes, dmh, I'm pretty sure she has a housekeeper.
view Lisa Hunter (Montreal)'s profile
To my eye, this place just screams "No man will ever rule here!" It's refreshing as an antidote to the miserable decor compromises so many women must make to accommodate their S.O's ugly recliners, black leather sectionals, and behemoth televisions. However, it's almost cartoonish in it's stereotypical tropes of 'girliness,' and that socks some of the stuffing out of any feminist reading. There's also not much personal character apparent -- if you were to switch the upholstery colours out (and the pink ice bucket!) anyone could live here.
view amed studio's profile
this is incredible. I love this place. I love the floral prints and the unexpected shot of zebra print. I think this place has so much personality and is probably so well tailored for the client. Let's face it, if this didn't reflect the lady's tastes perfectly, I can't imagine her being able to live in it. There is a lot of stuff going on.
view niche's profile
Beautiful, beautiful pieces, but as Coco Chanel said, "look at an outfit and remove something." Nothing could be truer of this place. So overworked!
view elizadesigner's profile