Chicago Apartment with Delightful Color(2)
Chicago Apartment with Delightful Color
Aiming for a 100-percent kid-friendly family room, designer Melanie Elston started with a spill-proof purple rug from Savnik. "You could lose small children in there," laughs homeowner Laura Kofoid.
Sources:
Sofa (#2458): A. Rudin, 310/659-2388, arudin.com.
Fabric ("Hamilton," discontinued): Pierre Frey, 866/707-1524, pierrefrey.com.
Welt cording: Samuel & Sons, 212/704-8000, samuelandsons.com.
Pillows on sofa (Alpaca velvet): Schumacher, 800/523-1200, fschumacher.com.
Side tables (rose and gray marble and gilt tables by Grosfeld House): vintage.
Coffee table ("Ming" #402-1, by Jasper): Michael S Smith, 310/315-3018, michaelsmithinc.com.
Wing chairs ("The Wainscott Wing Chair" #VH1300): Victoria Hagan Home, 212/888-3241, victoriahaganhome.com.
Inside fabric ("Cord O'Roi"/Rusty Orange #2006194-4): Lee Jofa, 800/453-3563, leejofa.com.
Outside back fabric ("Pavlovsk Trevira"/Sienna #FT1329-05, by Designers Guild): Osborne & Little, 877/322-7420, osborneandlittle.com.
Chandelier (French, painted tole tulip chandelier): antique.
Drapery ("Chittogarh"/Mandarin #FW037/06): Osborne & Little, 877/322-7420, osborneandlittle.com.
Area rug ("Cable Twist Ultra"/Dusty Purple, by Savnik): Melanie Elston Interior Design, 773/528-3584, melanieelston.com.
Buffet (Monteverdi-Young Six-Panel Carved Front mahogany cabinet"); lamps (Italian Murano Lamps"): vintage.
Chairs by buffet ("George III Mahogany Armchair"#5245): Baker, 800/592-2537, bakerfurniture.com.
Chair-seat fabric ("Marly"): Scalamandré, 800/932-4361, scalamandre.com.
Art over buffet: owner's collection.
Paint ("Spicy" #9-16, with a high-gloss finish): Pratt & Lambert, 800/289-7728, prattandlambert.com.
