Name: Ofer Kamil and Randy Smith
Location: Musuem Square — Los Angeles, California
Size: 2,000 square feet — 3 bed + 2 bath
Years lived in: 12
"Less is more" does not apply to Ofer and Randy's personal design style. Ofer works in the catering business so the kitchen is a feature element in their home. The EAT sign couldn't be more appropriate considering Ofer's line of work. Each room has its own eclectic style, but the consistent theme is small collections — from pottery to plates.
I have rarely seen stripes used in a kitchen. However, after seeing the shades of blue stripes, I want to give my own kitchen a second look. It is clear that each detail is thought out and while the kitchen features vertical stripes, the bathroom has black and white horizontal stripes. I can't wait to get an invite to a dinner party and get o eat under the big EAT sign, while exploring what is in all the cookie jars.
Apartment Therapy Survey:
Our Style: Very eclectic. We have collected a lot from flea markets around the country — furniture, rugs, pottery, lamps, etc. We have mixed mid-century with 18th century antiques as well as housewares from around the world.
Inspiration: We were inspired to buy the house because it had an open layout and a good vibe. It felt as if there had been many good times here and we wanted to continue them. We love having people over for quiet dinners or larger Pumpkin Carving Halloween parties. We wanted to keep the house looking and feeling warm with lots of color and comfortable furniture.
Favorite Element: I love the master bathroom, which has a glass brick wall that lets in all the light and has a deco feel. I also love the greenery in our yard and on the patios, which surrounds our house year round.
Biggest Challenge: The biggest challenge in designing our home is actually stopping the process of redesigning. Because we have been here for quite a while, we constantly want to change it by adding more and more stuff. Part of the reason we purchased the home is because it was in great shape and we only did a few cosmetic enhancements with paint throughout and in the kitchen and bathrooms. The house is still in great shape. We like unique personal items in the house, such as lots of pictures and some childhood memorabilia. The essence of our families and art really speaks to us.
What Friends Say: Where do you get all your stuff, and how do you know it’s going to work? People love our home from the way it looks to the way it feels. We just had a couple of new people over and they loved the various collections and the food.
Biggest Embarrassment: I think it’s time to redo the floors. We have 2 dogs and over the years they have worn down the floors. We have had them refinished, but not in a while. Also, there is a small bathroom that you must walk through to get o the den as a shortcut from the kitchen. There is a longer way around, but most people take the shortcut.
Proudest DIY: I took two of our closets that had not been well utilized and made them functional and handsome: our His & His closets. It’s amazing how little I had to spend to redo these walk-ins — fixtures, throw rugs, shelving, and a couple of small collections/artwork. They were totally transformed and we did NOT need to use California Closets.
Biggest Indulgence: The baby grand piano, which was a surprise for Randy when moving in. The house was still thoroughly unfurnished and I got him here on a ruse to check the kitchen appliances. When he walked in o the living room the black baby grand was set up near the large front window. He was shocked, amazed, and thrilled. Also, we are always buying chatchkies, books, pottery, and china.
Best advice: Moving things around and remerchandising makes it feel like you are in a new room. When in doubt and on a budget, repaint a room! It’s the best redecorating you can ever do.
Dream source: We used to go to flea markets in Los Angeles every Sunday, pretty much without fail. I must say they just aren’t as good as they once were. Auctions are great and we still shop flea markets and antique stores wherever we travel.
Resources of Note:
FURNITURE
- Sofa in Den: Michael Mueller Design
- Lounge Chairs in Living Room and Den: Nancy Corzine
- Lounge Chair in Living Room: LDC Home
- Sofa in Living Room: H.D. Buttercup
- Dining Room Table: Modern Living
ACCESSORIES
- Fan in Bedroom: Modern Fan Company
RUGS AND CARPET
- Runners in Bedroom and Hallway: Aga John Oriental Rugs
- Rug in Living Room: Aga John Oriental Rugs
- Cow Hyde in Den: Argentina
TILE AND STONE
- Stone in Kitchen: Walker Zanger
HARDWARE
APPLIANCES
WINDOW TREATMENTS
- Drapery Around the Home: Roman Shades by Ray
LIGHTING
- Chandelier in Living Room: 18th Century German, which Belonged to Grandma
PAINT
- Ralph Lauren
- Dunn Edwards
Thanks Ofer & Randy!
Images: Bethany Nauert
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1. That dog looks mammoth next to all the low-lying furniture in the second (?) picture. So funny.
2. I LOVE the Eat sign, though I did notice that it was Papyrus and that font has been used to death.
3. LOVE the bathroom. OMG I want those stripes in mine.
4. LOVE that big black bed. So gorgeous and amazing.
This is one of my favorite house tours ever. The colors are so rich and vibrant!
I'm way into that crazy green and chrome stool in the kitchen. Does anyone know where they got that?
Sigh! This makes me homesick for all of my collections I had gathered over the years. I moved from a large 3 bedroom house to a tiny, tiny 1 bedroom apartment. I wanted to start over with a clean modern look. I took a lot of my collections to Goodwill. A month later I'm back at Goodwill scouring the shelves. The 2 collections I could not part with are my open salts and my dog "stuff". Your dog room put a smile on my face. I have dogs in my kitchen, my living room, my bedroom and my bathroom. On my window sills, on my tables, under my tables, on my walls, leaning against my walls and the oh so important one, sleeping next to me as I write this. The only dog prints, figurines or anything relating to dogs I don't have is if it has to do with hunting! Great house tour, great house and great dog room!
I love how this home is whimsical without being overly kitschy... Definitely an element of sophistication going on.
The turquoise front door is awesome, and I also love the kitchen and bathroom!!!
This place is so happy and interesting that it makes me want to chuck my own style and start over. I want to live like Ofer and Randy.
AWESOME! Just a great home. I love the humor, the collections, the colors. Especially in love with the collection of green art pottery.
I also really like it when we get to see photos of the people who actually live in these great places.
Great place and style. Those cows in the kitchen are insane... in the best way. What ARE they?
But, yo... respect for the Yiddish:
chatchkies = tchotchkes
What a great, happy home! I love the painted (or papered?) striped bathroom and door camouflage. The whole place just hums with joy -- it must be so nice to come home to!
Hey guys...I've got a Shawnee Cottage cookie jar I'm looking to unload. Interested?
LOVE so many things about this!
W-o-w. Beautifully done. Love!
LOVE The front door! Just painted ours that same color, and have got mixed reviews from other friends that are desigers some love some hate. I have to show this to the hatas! :)
This house is gorgeous. Our livingroom colors are actually the same, with that grey-green color, and the gold and teal/turquoise accents. You helped with some composition issues I was working on. Thanks for the inspiration.
Anyone know what kind of plant is in the bedroom - the one in the round, pale green pot, by the window? Thanks!
I love the Dog Room almost as much as the actual dog.
I didn't think I was going to love this tour from the post photos. But it won me over with the incredible collections that are displayed in a way that is complementary and doesn't feel 'displayed'. I have never seen a more lovely home and set of collections on AT. Great tour.
@Sammie—I believe it's a money/good luck plant/tree (depending on the source), or Pachira. I bought one from Target years ago, and it's still going strong.
One of the plants is a Mother In Law Tongue. I can't remember the name of the other one. . . but it is super common and if you took the photo to a plant store they would locate it for you.
I looked at all the photos and thought 'is this house in L.A' where I grew up (Westchester)?'. And yes, somehow you can just tell by the light coming in the windows, the architecture, yards.
Well done, guys. I love L.A.
I love the dogs, and the dog room. One of the ceramic dogs on the table is a dead ringer for my own dog.
I'm swooning. All this would look like junk in my house, but Ofer & Randy have the magic touch to make it all look organized and lovely.
I love the dining room chandelier!
A bit of a non sequitur - but, let me say, I love this house! I just moved to L.A. from Atlanta, and my mother-in-law (who lives here) has me spooked big-time about earthquakes. I feel like every time she comes over she's looking at all the things that will fall and break when the Big One - or heck, even a relatively minor one - comes. I've never experienced an earthquake but I understand that the smaller ones are pretty common. This place is loaded with tons of beautiful and adorable goodies - such well-curated collections. But all I can think when I see the green pottery on the mantle or the cookie jars in the kitchen is "EARTHQUAKE!" How do folks here deal with this? Or do you just live with it and only put out things that you could live with losing in the event of a 'quake?
papyrus = bleeeccchhhhhh
Oh, so lovely.
If it weren't the holidays, and I weren't totally overwhelmed as it is, and I didn't have an Ikea dresser to put together to solve a clutter issue in my entryway, I would soooo paint my bathroom with black and white stripes TOMORROW!
No, no, no , no! I'm so very serious when I say that you are not allowed to mention collecting or collections of any kind for like a year or more. It's too soon. You fried all our brains and patience with collecting like two months ago. I can't take any more.
arroyo - thank you for correcting the Yiddish.
jennyinthesouth - there's this stuff called museum wax that people use to stick stuff like that onto shelves and such. I'm just going to imagine that all those cute little piggy cookie jars are waxed to the shelves.
What an amazing home. So very personal and so classy at the same time. That's a dumb adjective, but it's the only one I can think of. Well, someone else did say "sophisticated" which is along the same lines, but I'll stick with CLASSY.
Wow! A surprise at every turn... You guys have managed to create such a warm, cozy vibe... Yet so open and pleasing to the eye... LOVE: the fabulous chandelier over the dining table (where did you get it?), The gorgeous charcoal/black paint in the lounge (color please...), Those stunning black and white sofas (source?)... I also heart all the lovely Middle Eastern pillows and carpets!!! Can I just move in?
This home is so great! There's so much interest and eye candy. I love the kitchen and the display of cookie jars. All of their collections are tastefully displayed.
I love this place, so can AT stop with the "throw away all your stuff" posts?
Gorgeous house--that barrel ceiling in the LR is awesome--and I love what they've done with it EXCEPT for the painting over the French doors by the piano. It is especially refreshing to see a house left basically intact without the "upscale" kitchen and bath renovations everyone seems to want now.
This tour was SO fun to look through. I liked seeing the people and dogs who live here, too. What a beautiful and well-appointed home. I love the doggy bedroom and stripey bathroom best.
Who wouldn't love those great cookie jars?! Nice job making them a kitchen art feature :)
magical... makes me feel like a kid again
Hand over the cookie jars and no one gets hurt...>.>
I love the dog themed room..makes me want one or a horse themed.
Fun and inviting home.
Hands down, my new favorite house tour!!!
Great house tour without 400 closeups of the same 3 vases (prior and future house tour subjects, take notes!)
Dig the loo, and the large sculpt-y guy butt photo ;) I wonder how I can work that one into my decor (a girl can dream)
I've never posted a comment and never expected to - until I saw this tour. The dogs, real and otherwise, the great lighting fixture in the den and the cookie jars are amazing. But, my favorite thing is the naked guy's adorable tush. Mazel tov on successfully marrying whimsy and sophistication. LOVE IT.
I love this house! Thanks AT for publishing something so whimsical and yet still stylish!
I absolutely LOVE the shelves in the dining room. I have a long, narrow dining space with a "wasted" wall. Now I know exactly what to do with it!
Just a tad too much for me. More does not equal better. Stop collecting and start editing. However, the DOGS are pretty cute!
I know there have been a few complaints about the font used on the "eat" accessory. Nevertheless, where can one find such large letters?
for @ayoung: for separate letters, many styles, try Rehab vintage on
Beverly Blvd in LA. If you want custom letters, MetrosignSeattle.com is the place. Prices are very fair.
Absolutely Beautiful! That black and white bathroom is to die for and I love all the collections of things placed about the house.
Black and white bathroom, amazing! But box of baby wipes under toilet, TMI.
Lovely lived in home, thanks for sharing.
I love the mix of modern and antique, it just fits together like bread and butter. However, when I try this in my own home I don't get the same effect. Your "less is more" theme really works here. I love it. Nothing like mixing old and new and getting them to blend. To heck with catering you need to do interior design for a living.
I like how the blue and turquoise hues give it a very contemporary and International feel such as the door. Same with the decor items. Very thoughtful place.
@jenninthesouth, We have earthquakes occasionally, but big ones (the kind where everything falls off the shelves) really are not common at all. And anyplace you live is subject to natural disasters. If you live someplace with hurricanes or flooding do you keep everything you own someplace else? I think the same applies. People here do take precautions like not having shelves above beds, bolting bookshelves to walls, etc. But really, in the case of a real emergency, I think you'd have bigger issues to worry about than your cookie jar collection. So most people don't worry about it that much. Live your life the way you like, with the realization that at anytime something COULD happen but you can't worry about it too much (your building could burn down or be broken into or any number of things). And when the smaller quakes happen, it is very rare for anything to be dislodged from a shelf. (Even my relatives who were in the Bay Area in the 89 quake did not really have damage/too much breakage in their homes, even though the Bay Bridge collapsed. The one thing I remember my mom saying is that she started buying plexiglass instead of glass frames after that.)
That bathroom is just stunning.
Wowza! What a grand home! Love the stripey bathroom, the vintage collections shown throughout, and of course your adorable shaggy pup!
I love your front door! Other than that,this place is well decorated, but not really my style. I also subscribe to less = more.
Why did you put a painting in front of the windows (or french doors)? If that's an oil painting that seems like a particularly bad place for it.
I can't emphasize how much I LOVE LOVE LOVE that dog-themed bedroom!
And the black and white bathroom!
A gorgeous house, all around.
I, too, love to see the people who live in these places, and are generous enough to share them with us! You guys look very happy, and that makes me happy!
The house is gorgeous, charming, home. I love it. As much as I love this house, I love that dog so much more. I want one. I want him. I could just cuddle him for days.
When I own a house, I am getting a black/white bathroom. That's it!
wow that EAT sign would make me completely neurotic over food. apparently i cannot handle all-caps commands from inanimate objects...i felt unsettled just looking at the photo!
Very nicely done and a lot of great accent pieces. Way to go!
love it! extraordinary!