LIVING ROOM
Softly does it with a gentle colour palette, luxe flooring and curved edges everywhere. Sarah designed this space to be comfortable and inviting.
Wicker chairs, vintage Franco Albini; try 1stdibs. Shroom table, CB2. Zoe lamp, Lulu and Georgia. Vertigo pendant, Petite Friture. Artwork by Sarah Sherman Samuel
Some people might have been anxious, but not Sarah. ‘It’s a house of contradictions and the playful design veers towards asymmetry,’ she says. ‘It was built in 1980 but it has mid-century and post-modern elements. There are amazing features everywhere, like the giant circular skylight in the family room. I knew that I wanted to change the floor plan significantly but I loved the overall whimsical element of the property.’
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