The owner of a remodeled house in Washington, DC, has an unshakable obsession with European design (we can relate) and is willing to source far and wide to get it.
Parked at the custom desk is a steel chair from Belgian husband-and-wife team Hannes Van Severen and Fien Muller. The owner and designers both welcomed the investment of design-as-art, the chair being one of them.
Photograph by Matthew Williams and styling by Alexa Hotz from A Luminous, Euro-Style Row House in Washington, DC, Courtesy of Studio Oink.
The L-shaped setup is half millwork (a custom desk with storage) and half off-the-shelf (an untreated wood bed frame) that appear as if one piece, thanks to the same paint color and finish.
Photograph by Matthew Williams and styling by Alexa Hotz from A Luminous, Euro-Style Row House in Washington, DC, Courtesy of Studio Oink.
Photograph by Matthew Williams and styling by Alexa Hotz from A Luminous, Euro-Style Row House in Washington, DC, Courtesy of Studio Oink.
Custom-painted European-style switches and an opaque globe pendant are among the owner’s investments in high design.
Paint
The door and hallway are painted with pinkish Setting Plaster by Farrow & Ball.
The walls are painted with Satin Slipper from Farrow & Ball, who describe the color as “a chalky off-white.”
To give the small room dimension, Studio Oink had the ceiling painted with a lighter, near-white color, Wevet from Farrow & Ball, to contrast with the Satin Slipper color of the walls.
The wood floors are builder-grade white oak painted Elephant’s Breath from Farrow & Ball.
Furniture
The guest bed is the Thompson Trundle Bed ($1,049) from Urban Green Furniture that has been fashioned as a storage daybed (see our post 10 Design Ideas to Steal from an Über Creative Remodel by Studio Oink for what’s stored underneath).
At the desk is the Muller van Severen First Chair made of lacquered steel and polyethylene; $1,585 at Matter.
Lighting
On the built-in desk is the Artemide Nesso Table in white; $430 at Lumens.
The pendant light is the small white Aballs Pendant Lamp by Jaime Hayon and Parachilna.
The switch-plate covers are from US-based company Legrand: The Adorne Custom Wall Plate, 3-Gang, White Trim can be painted to match the color of the wall.
The pink throws are By Mölle Pink Salt Linen Cushions; €59 each with the insert at By Mölle.
Fabric & Linens
The blue throw is another from By Mölle, the Cloudy Blue Linen Cushion; €59 with the insert at By Mölle.
The lightest of the throw pillows is the By Mölle Misty Grey Linen Cushion; €59 with the insert at By Mölle.
The throw blanket is the Miramar Wool Blanket in dark gray lamb’s wool from Urbanara; £59.
The bed sheets are Restoration Hardware’s Stonewashed Belgian Linen Sheets in Graphite (shown). The queen sheet set is currently on sale for $219.
Michaël Verheyden’s Petite Vase is made of solid white marble in Belgium; $640 at March.
Accessories
The Michaël Verheyden Lighthouse Candle Holder in walnut is available in the 10-inch tall size for $189 at Luminaire.
A hand-dipped Branch Candle is $30 at East Fork.