A fizzy mix of styles brings the place to life, with asymmetry and curves in the furnishings balancing out the angles and geometry of the house. The goal was to make the house “floppable” — meaning “you could flop down anywhere and feel comfortable and right at home,” as Mayock puts it. A wealth of textiles adds softness — including fabrics and wallpapers by Pierre Frey, Nobilis, Elitis, Schumacher, and Clarence House — that complement the home’s well-preserved millwork. (It’s a Craftsman, after all.) Custom pieces include Monogram’s steel Taureau chairs, which sit like delicate thrones on either side of the living room console, plus an amoebic glass coffee table, and a print for the living room drapery designed in collaboration with Brooklyn’s Moonshake Studio. One of our favorite moments? A red fireplace made from hand-combed plaster that was then painted. “Both fireplaces in the home were both originally brick,” Mayock notes. “We decided that materials with more interest and texture would be a better choice. The upstairs was plastered, and the downstairs fireplace was refinished in a Syzygy tile with a 3-D texture that looks like Op Art from the ’90s.” One of the clients is a sculptural artist and her handmade ceramics grace nearly every room, along with artworks from emerging talents acquired over the years. All of it makes for a singular, surprising, and welcoming home.
