Arroyo May 2019

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The Living Room
Louise O’Malley’s design for the living room uses dark
greens and reds to bring out the colors of the delicate Japanese
maple leaves visible from the window beside the piano.
For the walls, the Burbank-based designer used a slightly
lighter version of Dunn-Edwards Paints’ 2019 Color of the
Year: “Spice of Life,” a dark brownish, fire-brick red with
orange undertones.
Chinese designs on the curtains give a nod to the
gardens’ East Asian influences, as does O’Malley’s custom
pagoda pet house, a charming tented pouf beneath a
tiny chandelier — for your spoiled cat, small dog or rabbit.
There’s also a large chandelier for humans with a clear
sphere that magically captures an upside-down image of the
room.
O’Malley juxtaposes a pair of brilliant white porcelain
phoenixes against a wooden screen to brighten a dark corner
and draw attention to a nearby set of six antique wooden
chairs reupholstered in leopard-patterned fabric, with handcarved
leopard “feet.”
The bird motif repeats on the back stairway designed by
Studio Akiko of Arcadia, where hand-painted cranes fly
up the walls. Framed Chinoiserie wallpaper on the upstairs
landing, designed by Studio City–based Leila Bick, features
well-known feral fowls of Pasadena. And on the outdoor
“poet’s porch,” decorative artist Shari Tipich of San Pedro
will present real caged birds as nature’s muses.
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