Peek Inside Designer Erin Fetherston’s New L.A. Home

Fetherston and Reid decided to stain the floors of the room a milky gray to lighten up the space. Mongolian wool benches flank a central ottoman. “I have a thing for fuzzy textures, and these are really fun,” says Fetherston. “Our guests come over and stroke the seats!” Reid layered an Oushak rug over a larger sea grass style. “It creates a sense of informality and adds a subtle texture,” he says.

The walls in the room are painted the Benjamin Moore color Chantilly Lace. A custom ottoman serves as a coffee table. “Since this is a home with a baby, we wanted to minimize sharp edges,” says Reid.

A pair of chairs with cutout arms won’t block the view across the room—or the sightlines to the garden outside.

Reid introduced a vintage 1970s Karl Springer table into the scheme, centering it against a bay window. Fetherston keeps her collection of crystals on top of it. “When Alex showed me pictures of the table I thought it was odd, and I wasn’t sure about the asymmetrical shape,” says Fetherston. “But it is so beautiful and it doesn’t obstruct the view. So in the end I was wrong! That is why collaboration can be so great, sometimes you really do need someone else to help you break old habits.”

Two ceramic lamps sit on a weathered wooden console table. “Erin was inspired by European farmhouses, so we looked for pieces with rough-hewn surfaces but in modern shapes,” explains Reid. “That is a way to keep the look updated.”

A bar cart made of capiz shells acts as an extra surface in the room, and an opportunity to display books and objects. "The framed piece hanging above it is also made of capiz shells," says Reid, "This area offered another opportunity to layer textures in soft neutral tones."