Inside Madera Design House

Madera Design House is hard to describe, but easily appreciated: a fully decorated and whimsical world that plays the role of art space/gallery, kitchen, stage and even bourdoir, available for rental for private parties and other social events. The inspirational and theatrical decorated spaces strongly resemble abandoned sets from a Tim Burton directed film, with bold colours and outdoor-brought-indoor elements that make you wonder if you've fallen down the rabbit hole...

Founder and creative director, Leila Fakouri, created the 3,600 sq. ft. Downtown LA space to be anything they need it to be, and the space's dreamland Technicolor decor is an extension of her personal motto of "living IN art", put altogether using her own original wallpaper designs, a gallery of personal artwork and those created by friends, and her talented eye for partnering vintage with fantasy elements. It's not often a venue's decor may trump the event and/or guests themselves, but we wouldn't mind attending an event in such an inspiring space one day ourselves.

[via CoolHunting]

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awesome.

posted by sarahlr on July 27th 2009 at 10:27pm
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Far. Out.

posted by calamityayne on July 27th 2009 at 10:27pm
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Purple Cow?

posted by SunnyBlue on July 27th 2009 at 10:44pm
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crazy fun

posted by LoriSF on July 27th 2009 at 11:04pm
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Love the colors - who wants white walls anyway!!! I love the brushed look of the paint as well... But I never ever want to have to clean under those kitchen cabinets.

posted by se7en on July 28th 2009 at 1:36am
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Stunning.

The colours are beautiful and the plants and trees make the place look enchanting.

posted by SJwashere on July 28th 2009 at 2:33am
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I read this post right after the IKEA catalogue one and it's quite a shocking transition, like exiting the highway from a traffic jam and landing in a meadow (yes I should be working instead). This is so beautiful. Now waiting for a comment telling these people to remove the greenery from the top of their kitchen cabinets :)

posted by wally3 on July 28th 2009 at 9:15am
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I love the artwork

posted by ashes88 on July 28th 2009 at 9:28am
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In case anyone's interested, the collection of artwork is composed solely of work by Louise of Art and Ghosts. http://artandghosts.typepad.com/my_weblog/

I love her dreamy, ethereal work, and was very pleased to receive one of her prints for a birthday present last year!

posted by hurricanelea on July 28th 2009 at 9:40am
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Wow. I have an intense hatred for every room. How is that even possible?

posted by nohj on July 28th 2009 at 10:49am
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hurricanelea: Thank you so much for the artwork link! Goggle doesn't work for everything :P

posted by ashes88 on July 28th 2009 at 11:28am
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Many thanks to the thoughtful individual who provided a link to my work.

Louise
x

posted by louise robinson on July 28th 2009 at 12:17pm
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Fantastic (in all senses of the word). I wish I could get a better look at those trees...

posted by Cassis on July 28th 2009 at 1:52pm
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I love the colors in the kitchen.

posted by 42rocky on July 28th 2009 at 2:49pm
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the whole place is GORGEOUS!

can anyone tell me the paint colour used in the 6th photo?
thanks!

posted by xravenscroftx on July 29th 2009 at 3:21am
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This is such a unique space! I agree, I would love to attend an event in that space, if for nothing else than to use that phone booth!!

And I love the wall color in that last photo!

Imago Dei | Murals • Finishes • Art
www.imagodei.pro

posted by ImagoDei on July 29th 2009 at 9:09am
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I love this place, its beautiful! Surreal escape from the ordinary. Lovely.

posted by crash on July 29th 2009 at 10:55am
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picture #2 is blue and green working at its best..love this space even though the furniture is oddly arranged that can be adjusted.

This is a room I could live in.

posted by LoriSF on July 29th 2009 at 11:36am
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