Rooms

A living room that can take a swing

Published
August 18, 2024
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Colour used once, at full strength, then answered by stone, timber, and a restrained gold. Circulation kept clear so the swing can move.

Living room with emerald sofa, marble tables, and a hanging timber swing

A living room is a plan before it is a palette. Circulation is kept clear so a timber swing can move. The sofa is low. Marble tables sit as objects rather than a set. An arched stone panel and a crane-lined niche give the apartment a ceremonial pause before the dining room.

Green is used once, at full strength, then answered by stone, timber, and a restrained gold. Joinery in the adjacent rooms stays pale so the salon remains the register of the house.

This is residential interior design as architecture: the same attention given to a kitchen as to a threshold, and presence on site until the last fix.