Saturday 11 December 2010

Interior Designer Carolyn Espley-Miller

Designer Carolyn Espley-Miller decorated her Carpinteria, California, beach house she shares with her husband and two sons, with white walls, slipcovered seating, and antiques to create a tranquil and serene space. Almost all the rooms and all the hallways are Benjamin Moore's White Heron, a nice, soft white, not glaring, not too bright. The kitchen and master bath are a seafoam color, Silver Sage by Restoration Hardware.


A trestle-leg desk is positioned in front of French doors in the office the designer shares with her husband.


A large mirror over a long French serving table gives the dining area the feel of a café in Paris. Sea grass rug and slatted chair complete the look.


In the entry, a well-worn Gustavian bench and blue and white striped rug.


Ocean breezes waft in through the entry's screen door.


Espley-Miller's living room has an expansive view of the Pacific Ocean, a massive stone fireplace, and big, comfortable sofas and chairs slipcovered in white cotton denim. A huge antique dhurrie defines the seating area.


In the kitchen, a light with a Victorian wicker shade hangs above a table made of antique corbels topped with glass.


Just about everything in the kitchen got a coat of white, including the hood. The light fixture is trimmed with antique fabric.


A distressed cabinet from a milk factory and the shutters against the wall make a statement in this corner.

A black banister and black chandelier help ground the bright, airy, open upstairs hall landing.


A winsome flea market portrait leans against a wicker lamp


In the upstairs hall, skipping ropes with brightly colored handles are piled under a French poster.


Stripes of red tile lend definition to the shower walls and tub surround in a boy's bathroom.


Striped bedding and a striped rug echo the lines of wooden French blinds in the bedroom of one of Espley-Miller's two sons.


The master bath opens to an oceanside deck. "It's very white and very simple," Espley-Miller says. "I wanted nothing to detract from the incredible view and the light."


Barn doors with their original seafoam color for the headboard in the master bedroom.


Shells fringe a custom shade on a lamp in the master bedroom.


The bedroom's mantel is a wooden French window frame. A framed grid of shells on fishing wire "sparkles and catches the light from windows and the fireplace," Espley-Miller says.


The patio fire pit takes the chill off after sunset.

All images and information from House Beautiful.

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6 comments:

  1. Ok, man, you have answered a question for me. I had see the pictures with the soft green online and had wondered what the color was. But what is restoration hardware paint? Where do you buy it? hmmm, maybe I can google it.

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  2. Oh, so I googled it and there is no store near me! There is one about 4 hours away....no good!

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  3. Love it,looks like jelly fish prints behind the black banister, cool!

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  4. She was the hottest woman on the planet in "Too Shy" video by Kajagoogoo back in the day.

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  5. Love the window treatments in the bathroom that leads to the outside...what are they called and where can I find them. Are they the same in the living room...lve those as well. Would love to be able to know who to call...Help... :)

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