House Call: Gallerist Lisa Overduin’s Artful Apartment in Los Angeles - Remodelista
Photography by Brittany Wood, courtesy of Rip & Tan. Gallery owner Lisa Overduin and her partner, artist Paul Sietsema, live with their son, Ellsworth, in the El Royale, a 1929 Spanish Colonial building designed by William Douglas Lee, the architect of the Chateau Marmont. The apartment which we spotted on designer Jenni Kayne s site Rip Tan is outfitted with lighting and antiques that Overduin... ...found in small shops or at auctions across Europe as well as artwork from her gallery Overduin Co on Sunset Boulevard Overduin painted the apartment in a shade of off-white the building staff called “El Royale cream,” the original color of the building walls from the 1920s. The couple bought the 1960s Cippolini Marble Table by Poul Kjaerholm for E. Kold Christensen at an auction in Sweden while they were visiting family. Another view of the dining corner. Overduin and Sietsema tracked down the original Kaare Klint sofa after admiring it in a book about Klint s furniture... ...Sietsema worked directly with Klint s granddaughter to have the original cylindrical pillows for the sofa re created from photographs An artwork by Swiss artist Daniel Spoerri from the 1970s hangs above a pair of Børge Mogensen 2207 Arm Chairs. A George Nelson Lacquered Table (Overduin has been collecting black lacquered Nelson pieces since college) and original 1970s Thonet Chairs. When Overduin moved into the apartment, she replaced all the light fixtures: “I like mixing periods and I love the resonance between 1970s and 1920s design,” she says. A painting by Sietsema hangs above a Jacques Adnet Bar Cart. Overduin and Sietsema had a hard time sourcing children’s furniture, so they used small scale pieces (a Jacques Adnet chair and a Charlotte Perriand stool) instead. A trio of animal heads in son Ellsworth’s bedroom. Much of the original kitchen from 1929 remains; newer elements include the black-and-white floor tiles, sink fixtures, and the appliances. In the master bedroom, bedside illumination is provided by a pair of 1950s Rene Mathieu Lamps the couple found in Paris (Overduin added custom Japanese silk shades).