Steal This Look: A Laid-Back Living Room with Spirit - Remodelista
Furniture maker Mark Tuckey and his wife, stylist Louella Tuckey, are known for pulling together rooms that are at once perfectly composed and enviably laid-back. Case in point, their beach house off Sydney’s northern coastline and its simple living room with white walls, wood furniture, and just the right number of red and orange accents that have us wanting to try the same mix at home. Photograph by Sean Fennessy via Design Files. The Tuckey’s light-filled living room, spotted on Design Files. The couple have a well-known shop... ...Mark Tuckey Home, with locations in Sydney and Melbourne, and their living room features Mark’s own pieces mingled with design classics and a few well-chosen objects. The Mark Tuckey Box Day Bed comes in a recycled hardwood that Tuckey calls Oregon or an oak finish and can be upholstered in any fabric. The Mark Tuckey Oxo Coffee Table is available is American oak, ash, and Oregon. The Pigeon Holes bookshelf is freestanding and can be used on its own or stacked (as shown here) and works well as a room divider. Bí¸rge Mogensen’s Spanish Chair in oak and natural leather, a classic designed in 1958 after a trip to Spain... ...is $3,852 from the Danish Design Store. It’s also available in black leather and natural oak, and black leather and ebonized wood. The Tolomeo Mega Terra White Floor Lamp by Artemide is $937.50 from Ambiente Direct. The Red Glass, a print by Australian artist David Band, is one of an edition of 12; inquire about availability. The Tuckey sofa is layered with Megan Park’s cushions, along with Felt Chakati Cushions, shown here, that are handmade in Nepal; $110 AUD ($90.34 USD) each via Mark Tuckey’s online shop. For a third sofa texture, the Tuckeys introduce a single furry pillow. Cowhides make durable, low-maintenance throw rugs. The Tuckeys use a basket to hold throw blankets and as a side table. Wooden bunting hangs casually around the living room’s French doors. Explore more of Mark Tuckey’s designs in our post A Surfer Sets Up Shop.