In the breakfast nook, a custom table and banquette covered in leather from Moore & Giles is paired with chairs from Blend Interiors PHOTOGRAPHED BY ROGER DAVIES
Todd Nickey and Amy Kehoe have been quite busy. Not only have the designers recently expanded their Beverly Boulevard shop to now include Household by Nickey Kehoe—a destination for beautifully curated housewares and gifts—but they’ve also been balancing numerous design projects across town and the U.S.
For a recent Hancock Park project, the team tackled an older English Tudor home that needed a gut renovation and a large addition. “Like many older homes in Hancock Park, the maid’s room was in the back of the house next to the kitchen,” Nickey explains. “These were service homes when they were built in the ’20s. We’ve renovated many homes in the area, turning the staff quarters into a family room, open floor-plan kitchen and living space.”
The kitchen features cabinets painted in Portola’s Salt Creek shade, Waterworks hardware and rugs from Nickey Kehoe. PHOTOGRAPHED BY ROGER DAVIES
After spending ample time walking the house with architect and builder Bob Glaus, Nickey and Kehoe experimented with floor plans and layouts. “Bob Glaus is brilliant with a floor plan so it all fell pretty quickly into place,” Nickey notes. From there, initial mood boards were created. “We were inspired by the architecture of the house,” Nickey says. “We always take our main cues from what the house wants and from how our clients envision themselves living in it.”
Farrow & Ball’s Cooking Apple Green paint on the library walls pairs beautifully with the trim, painted in Portola’s Pepper Sam shade. Accessories from Garde, lighting from Lawson-Fenning and Lumfardo, and a custom sofa round out the cozy room PHOTOGRAPHED BY ROGER DAVIES
The design team curated a gorgeous mix of materials and pieces for the project, all of which add up to a comfortable and elegant space. Paint from Farrow & Ball (Cooking Apple Green in the library, Dead Salmon in the sitting room, Winbourne White in several spaces) and Portola Paints & Glazes (Story Teller in the living room, Pepper Sam on the library’s trim) coat the walls in faded shades that feel warm and lived-in. A thoughtful mix of custom pieces, antiques and new items from a variety of local shops and showrooms, including Hollyhock, Reborn Antiques, Lucca Antiques, Hollywood at Home and Lawson Fenning, look like they’ve always been there.
A chandelier from Lucca Antiques tops a custom table and chairs in the dining room. The rug is from Lawrence of La Brea, the sideboard is from Nickey Kehoe Shop and the framed artwork is from JF Chen. PHOTOGRAPHED BY ROGER DAVIES
While the entire home is stunning, Nickey has his favorite areas. “There is a beautiful open feeling in the [primary] bedroom. There are windows on every side of the room so you feel as though you’re in a treehouse,” he shares. The primary bathroom is also a standout. “[It’s] not massive but very English in feel and cozy. The ceiling is low and there is a large bank of windows—it feels like an English sunroom.” The dining room capitalizes on the beautiful light with a ceiling coated in a reflective high-gloss paint, while the library is his favorite room of the lot. Painted in gorgeous shades and filled with a c ustom sofa, a coffee table from Galerie Sommerlath and a pair of walnut chairs from Habité placed atop a rug from Amadi Carpets, the space is beautifully balanced and welcoming. “When we landed on the colors for the library, which we debated for weeks, we were all over the moon,” says Nickey. “It’s still my favorite color combo of all time—mint green and deep aubergine.”
A bed from Hollyhock takes center stage in the primary bedroom PHOTOGRAPHED BY ROGER DAVIES
Sandberg Wallpaper’s Raphael Blue wall covering lights up the guest room. PHOTOGRAPHED BY ROGER DAVIES
The family is thrilled with their new traditional and tailored home. “They love it,” says Nickey. “It’s so fun to go to parties there and see... everyone enjoying the house.”
The children’s bathroom is punctuated with soothing blues, greens and purples. PHOTOGRAPHED BY ROGER DAVIES
LOCATION
Hancock Park
INTERIOR DESIGN
Nickey Kehoe nickeykehoe.com
ARCHITECT & BUILDER
Bob Glaus, JSH Incorporated [email protected]
RESOURCES
Aero Shade
Window coverings throughout aeroshadeco.com
Farrow & Ball
Paint throughout farrow-ball.com
Hollyhock
Primary bedroom bed, library decor suzannerheinstein.com
Lawrence of La Brea
Rugs throughout lawrenceoflabrea.com
Lumfardo
Lighting throughout lumfardo.com
Nickey Kehoe
Furniture and decor throughout nickeykehoe.com
Portola Paints & Glazes
Paint throughout portolapaints.com
Sandberg Wallpaper
Guest bedroom wallpaper sandbergwallpaper.com
Waterworks
Kitchen hardware, primary bathroom sinks and shower waterworks.com
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