No Ordinary Blue
Location Palo Alto, CA · Architect Malcolm Davis Architecture · Photographer Bruce Damonte · Square Footage 6600
Project story
With high ceilings, garden views, and plenty of natural daylight, this timeless 1920’s house offers a dynamic canvas for modern art and life. The home is a dialogue between art and space, and the conversation carries on in bold colors and playful geometries throughout each room.
The design gestures are joy-filled in technicolor yet attuned to the everyday needs of the family. Pieces of art, furniture, textiles, and housewares complement the hard-edged abstraction of the sculptures and works on paper. The result is a home where art, furniture, and design hang together as a collection of experiences offering both engagement and repose.
A pair of chairs in the plushest, melted berry sorbet mohair gossip with two Erin O'Keefe photographs.
A Ruth Pastine painting and the custom drapery both have the same ombre idea.
A Holly Hunt table grounds the scene as a Lindsay Adelman pendant and Joel Shapiro sculpture defy gravity.
There's No Place Like Home. Spencer Finch's "Back to Kansas" references Technicolor scenes from the Wizard of Oz.
A mirrored Snake coffee table by Carlo Contin slithers into scene.
The library, lined with reclaimed Douglas Fir shelves, is a space equally suited for play or reading. A Joel Shapiro lithograph hangs over the fireplace.
A pair of stools nervously ask the coffee tables to dance.
Stairs can have fun too.
A trio of Frank Stella lithographs enliven the hall.
The poolhouse gets rowdy as the Roda sofa, Perennials rug, and Paola Lenti ottomans (all outdoor friendly) change into their bikinis.
A Matthew Hilton bed lounges lazily as the Urban Electric sconce and custom Mark Nelson rug nap near by.
The outdoor furniture prefers fresh air and lavendar lattes.
