this page: The living room includes the Parisian sofa and Montesquieu chandelier, both from Restoration Hardware; opposite page: A Parker Fitzgerald photograph hangs in the office, which is painted in Benjamin Moore’s Gondola Ride.

A B E T T E R BAC H ELOR PA D

Designer Regan Baker conceives a stylish grown-up space for a first-time homeowner

By ANH-MINH LE Photography by SUZANNA SCOTT

64 CALIFORNIAHOMEDESIGN.COM WINTER 2019 65 Bedroom: With a Phillip Jeffries wallcovering as a backdrop, Schlarb outfitted the master bedroom with a headboard designed by his firm, Jason Miller’s Farrago pendant, a Christopher Michel photograph, a Kacee table lamp from Arteriors and Melange sconces from Visual Comfort. Media room: The focal point of the media room is a custom green sectional by JSDS; the hue is carried over onto the ceiling, which is lined in Paper Mills’ Desert Rose motif.

thiis page, right: In the THE TERM Baker created a living room scheme anchored by a pair master bath, Baker painted “BACHELOR of brass-and-oak coffee tables as well as ample seating— the existing chandelier black can conjure up images of ugly recliners crowding courtesy of a dark gray linen sofa and a couple of green to contrast with the room’s PAD” chrome fixtures and added a living room, card tables masquerading as dining surfaces velvet-covered wing chairs—all grounded by an etched, Texturae’s Ossa wallpaper. and humdrum posters pinned to beige walls. But that’s far hand-dyed rug. Ledford’s sleeping quarters feature a custom left: The mural wallpaper from the case here: The bachelor, Alan Ledford, enlisted leather headboard mated with bedside pendant lamps that from Anewall, art by Sinziana Velicescu (from Uprise Art) interior designer Regan Baker to turn a blank slate of a San accentuate the 10-foot ceiling. Elsewhere, his favorite color and a sconce from Andrew Francisco Victorian into a modern venue for entertaining takes center stage to stunning effect, with the office’s walls, Neyer are among the dining friends and hosting out-of-town family. moldings, shelving and door painted green. room’s standout elements. opposite page: The client’s Virginia native Ledford, who works in the tech industry, To lend an edginess to the building’s period details, Baker bedroom features a custom desired “something that was kind of artistic and grungy,” introduced dramatic wallcoverings. On a large wall in the leather headboard fabricated says Baker, who was responsible for the new furnishings, dining room that extends down the stairwell, a wallpaper by Jovinas Upholstery, nightstands from Lulu & textiles, light fixtures and accessories. The home’s palette comprised of large brush strokes speaks to Ledford’s Georgia and Foscarini’s and patterns were also her purview. A chair that belonged to fondness for abstract art. The master bathroom surprises Aplomb pendant lamps. Ledford’s grandparents and a gumball machine—a reference with a skeleton motif, while a dark and moody floral envelops to Tuesday’s Sweet Shoppe, the Los Angeles candy store he a guest bathroom. It all adds up to interiors that perfectly co-owns—were among the few things that he brought to the suit the client’s taste, she says—right down to the vintage 3,100-square-foot abode. gumball machine that only dispenses the green variety.

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