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In some ways, BRIGETTE ROMANEK is extremely down-to-earth. In her debut monograph, Livable Luxe (Chronicle Chroma), the Los Angeles–based designer writes, “For me, [living well] means living in a place where the most important thing is the ability to exhale, not to worry about items but enjoy them — not living in a precious way. No rooms are off limits.”
Full ArticleThe living room of a 1920s Los Angeles home that Romanek designed for repeat clients features a sofa covered in celadon mohair and a JUMBO COFFEE TABLE by GAE AULENTI.
A trio of MATTIA BIAGI circular canvases hangs above the fireplace in this wood-paneled California living room, which also contains a pair of ROMAN AND WILLIAMS armchairs and a 1960s CARL MALMSTEN sofa.