A. STARRY LIGHTS
Spies lusts after these lamps by Dutch company Zenza. With their silver-plated, pierced shades casting shimmering patterns on ceilings and walls, they would pe
A. STARRY LIGHTS
Spies lusts after these lamps by Dutch company Zenza. With their silver-plated, pierced shades casting shimmering patterns on ceilings and walls, they would pe
B. MIRROR IMAGE
California artist Deborah Childress finds branches and blossoms and makes impressions of the graceful forms for her mirrors, like this ginkgo-branch design that
B. MIRROR IMAGE
California artist Deborah Childress finds branches and blossoms and makes impressions of the graceful forms for her mirrors, like this ginkgo-branch design that
C. MATH SET
The elegant, burnished forms of Match pewter, made by hand in Northern Italy, are on Spies’s wish list for every holiday. Her favorite is a champagne bucket—last ye
C. MATH SET
The elegant, burnished forms of Match pewter, made by hand in Northern Italy, are on Spies’s wish list for every holiday. Her favorite is a champagne bucket—last ye
D. POWER POUFS
Intricate white silk embroidery softens the masculine black leather forms of these Moroccan poufs. Easily to move, and only 14 inches high, they do double duty a
D. POWER POUFS
Intricate white silk embroidery softens the masculine black leather forms of these Moroccan poufs. Easily to move, and only 14 inches high, they do double duty a
E. TRIM TAPERS
Inspired by the classic shapes of Biedermeier, Ted Muehling created a line of candlesticks that look like finely spun eggs resting on long rods of oxidized bronz
E. TRIM TAPERS
Inspired by the classic shapes of Biedermeier, Ted Muehling created a line of candlesticks that look like finely spun eggs resting on long rods of oxidized bronz
F. COLORS UNDERFOOT
Birds perch on branches of a flowering tree set against a lush red backdrop in this Chinese Hamadan rug by Michaelian & Kohlberg. To satisfy Spies’s pen
F. COLORS UNDERFOOT
Birds perch on branches of a flowering tree set against a lush red backdrop in this Chinese Hamadan rug by Michaelian & Kohlberg. To satisfy Spies’s pen
G. WOOD WORKS
From fanciful whorls to intricate forms, Portland furniture maker Kai Fuhrmann has a well-honed ability to create sophisticated styles for custom requests—Spies h
G. WOOD WORKS
From fanciful whorls to intricate forms, Portland furniture maker Kai Fuhrmann has a well-honed ability to create sophisticated styles for custom requests—Spies h
The master suite is a calm retreat in serene blues. In the bedroom, a Restoration Hardware bed is flanked by side tables made by local artisan Kai Fuhrmann.
The master suite is a calm retreat in serene blues. In the bedroom, a Restoration Hardware bed is flanked by side tables made by local artisan Kai Fuhrmann.
In the dining room, a large Mexican dining table and Crate & Barrel chairs are lit from above by a classic Fortuny pendant.
In the dining room, a large Mexican dining table and Crate & Barrel chairs are lit from above by a classic Fortuny pendant.
“I don’t think a house can have enough mirrors,” says Spies. In the living room, oversize mirrors bounce beams from the various lamps throughout the house.
“I don’t think a house can have enough mirrors,” says Spies. In the living room, oversize mirrors bounce beams from the various lamps throughout the house.
In the light-filled master bathroom, an antique chair provides an unconventional lounging spot.
In the light-filled master bathroom, an antique chair provides an unconventional lounging spot.
ON A FROSTY WINTER MORNING, as the wind whips around shivering trees in the West Hills, Jessica Spies and Martin Sommer’s home beckons like a beacon of light. The graceful, century-old Victorian with a farmhouse mien has a wraparound porch that invites guests up the steps and through the front door. Inside, the fireplace crackles, Legos…
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