Greystone Mansion in Beverly Hills is a beautiful estate that is used in many movie shoots, like Spiderman and There Will Be Blood. I was honored to be asked to design a room in the house for its annual design showcase. I went high concept with my theme, which was: “If God were vacationing in Beverly Hills, what would the guest room look like?” Heavenly, of course. I installed an illuminated headboard with an angel sunning by the pool, an original photo taken by photographer Brian Davis just for this room. (This 6-foot wide art piece is now in my living room.) I had a halo of feathers suspended above the bed. Fabric printed with giant magnolias upholstered the walls. And I glued hundreds of feathers to the window sheers. Much of the furniture and accessories were donated by my friends at west elm.
Above is the hallway outside the room, which I was also responsible for decorating. I wanted high impact and drama, so I got a photograph of a crystal chandelier courtesy of the James R. Moder company and had it blown up onto custom wallpaper. I did get a big wow effect, as gigantic nine-foot tall chandeliers greeted visitors when they got to the hallway. The custom wallpaper was from muralsyourway.com. I just sent them a digital image, and they created the wallpaper. They were even nice enough to color match the background color with a PMS chip, so I had the exact color I wanted.
