south american born rosy levy is a self-proclaimed aspiring designer and wanna-be architect “when she grows up.” there is a standing joke in the household that her husband cannot leave town for more than three days because he’ll come back to something that has changed. still, her husband of 20 years and two teenage kids keep up with rosy and are willing (so far) to move every few years so rosy can have a new clean palette to work with. she describes her home as contemporary eclectic where every room has a function. enjoy reading below and learning about all the creative solutions she’s come up with for her home! {thanks, rosy!} -anne
[above: My children's Work Area was a 4th bedroom we opened up to incorporate it with the loft area. 4 Eames Molded Plastic Side Chairs from DWR, Eames Round Table from Corporate Design Choice, 3 round mirrors from Urban Outfitters, Zettle'Z Pendant light by Ingo Maurer lamp from Ylighting, 2 Magazine Racks from PB Teens, Curtain fabrics from Donghia]
They don’t have desks in their bedrooms, which are meant only for sleeping. The corkboard is covered with a raffia material. Millwork was done locally, leather drawer pulls from York Studio, Eames soft management desk chair from Corporate Design Choice.
Kid’s Loft – The French movie poster from “Tie Me Up, Tie Me Down” I got from my brother who worked with Pedro Almodovar for over 10 years. The TV swings out so they can watch TV from their desks. Boi Sconces are from Pucci International, king size futon upholstered in espadrille fabric from Donghia. We set up a king upholstered mattress to lounge, play X-box and have kids sleep over.
My daughter wanted a comfortable area to read and talk on her cell phone, so she chose the bubble chair [from InMod]. I fell in love with the penny tile [Bloom 4 from Viva Ceramic] wall after I saw it installed in Casa Cielo, a tile and mosaic showroom in the Miami Design District. I copied the headboard from one pictured in House Beautiful, pillows on bed are from Jonathan Adler, pillows on bubble chair are from Missoni Home & Maison de Vacances from Calypso, Kartell Bourgie Lamp from Hive Modern, nightstands are channing end tables from Johnathan Adler, Warhol’s Campbell’s Soup poster is from allposters.com, Linens are Ralph Lauren & Bloomingdale’s Hudson Hotel line, the area rug is a white Barbie shag from Lilypad Creations Miami and the cashmere throw is from Bloomingdale’s.
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Dining room – I fell in love with this lamp many years ago. The feeling the lit candles give off at night is magical. The inspiration for the color palette of the room came from the photograph. I have a fascination with textures and I first saw this installed in a bathroom in my parent’s London apartment and thought it would look amazing in my dining room. Altar hanging lamp by Kevin Reilly from Holly Hunt, Courrier dining table by Christian Liaigre from Holly Hunt, Velin dining chairs by Christian Liaigre from Holly Hunt upholstered with Etruscan Red Mohair by Henry Calvin Fabrics, wallpaper – Grey Galuchat (shagreen) by Elitis from Jeffrey Michaels & Co., custom dining credenza with imbedded frosted mirror glass on top for hot food, photograph by Brazilian Vic Muniz “Still Life with lemosn, oranges, and a cup of water, after Francisco Surbaran,” custom brass rod and drapes in linen by Pollack from Donghia.
Family room – The dining area used to be an outdoor covered patio which we enclosed to make our everyday dining area. Custom made “L” shaped sofa in blue/brown mohair from Metaphores from Donghia, pillows from Calypso, Target & West Elm, custom ottoman in antique gold rubberized fabric by Elitis from Jeffrey Michaels & Co., throw from Pottery Barn, tray from Calypso, wallpaper – chocolate grasscloth by Elitis from Jeffrey Michaels, end table with phone is from West Elm and custom painted blue.
Family room – Solitaire lamps in sapphire are from Niche Modern, which I came across by reading your blog. The drawing was a wedding present. In the distance you see the living room which has similar colors and photos, which are by Huang Yan – “Winter Eyes Open” & “Winter Eyes Closed.” Rare T.H. Robsjohn-Gibbings dining set c. 1950, chairs upholstered in imitation horsehair (Darely Lapis) by Lee Jofa), Ink drawing is by Alberto Sojo, decorative objects on table from Details & Jalan Jalan, custom brass rod and drapes – Garbo (blue) by Henry Calvin Fabrics, zebra wood on column and wall with TV unit and equipment.
The guest bedroom is a work in progress and transitioning from my husband’s home office. The wallpaper [Light Gray Pony (Natives) by Elitis from Jeffrey Michaels] texture looks like real life pony hair squares. The white leather bed and crocodile night stands are from Artefact, green etched glass table lamps by Arteriors Home from Lamps Plus, bed linens are Hudson Hotel line from Bloomingdale’s, bed pillows are from Maison de Vacances and Adam & Viktoria from Calypso, moss green drape fabric from Creation Baumann from Jeffrey Michaels & Co., rapphia area rug under bed from West Elm, cashmere throw from Bloomingdale’s, painting by Carlos Rojas.
The inspiration for my son’s room came room finding the industrial looking night stand and wanting to create a timeless masculine room. I copied the headboard from a bed pictured in Met Home. The back wall was made from plywood squares and nuts & bolts from Home Depot. The bed linens and pillow are from Target, cashmere throw from Bloomingdale’s, perferoated steel side table from Interieurs, Tolomeo wall lights (with arm) from Ylighting.
The wallpaper in my son’s bedroom was installed horizontally to make the room look more interesting. The wallpaper is Rayeurs by Elitis from Jeffrey Michaels & Co., the wall unit is Pi Shelves in galvanized steel from Crate & Barrel, Saarinen womb chair and ottoman from M.A.D.E. re-upholstered in red sumbrella fabric from Donghia, vintage communist propaganda posters purchased by my son during a recent trip to China.
Home office – I saw the wallpaper [XXL by Elitis from Jeffrey Michaels] in a magazine and went crazy looking for it. It is the focus of the room because it is very soothing and everyone has a need to touch it to see if there is really draping in front. The mangrove floor lamp is by Ed Koehler from Holly Hunt, custom island seat in hazel mohair by H. Calvin from Donghia, tufenkian silk area rug, pillows are from John Robshaw and Masison de Vacances from Calypso, short and tall white sapien bookcase is from DWR, and the white leather magazine basket is from Crate & Barrel.
