Photographs by Leela Cyd.
Tina Tuason and her husband, Jeffrey, have at all times had a playful sense of fashion. “We love graphic art work and toys,” she says. Three years in the past, they purchased Jeffrey’s childhood house, in Lakewood, California, from his dad and mom — and started working designing the colourful house of their desires. Right here, Tina provides us a tour…
LIVING ROOM
Couch: Hay. Throw pillow: Verloop, similar. Rug: Ikea. Espresso desk: Ikea. Lounge chair: Valyou. Blanket on chair: Slowdown Studio, similar. Rocker: Downtown Modernism, similar. Facet desk: Heller. Purple stool: MoMA Design Store. Desk lamp: MoMA Design Store.
On a multicolor couch: This couch is available in a couple of colour mixtures. I’d deliberate on getting the beige one, as a result of I figured a impartial sofa could be simpler to mess around with — but it surely was bought out. My husband who prompt the blue and inexperienced, and I used to be like, ‘Don’t you suppose it’s an excessive amount of?’ However once we introduced it house, I fell in love.
TV stand: Pedestal. Flooring cabinets: Ikea, similar. Lamp: MoMa Design Retailer.
On a casual formal lounge: We even have two dwelling rooms, and that is the one we use when family and friends come over. This room is the very first thing you see whenever you stroll in the home, so I wished it to have a welcoming, enjoyable vibe.
On a moveable TV: Our rolling TV stand is a game-changer. When my nephews come over, we are able to make a particular spot for them to look at TV. If we would like it out of the way in which, we simply roll it into the storage!
Mirror: Ikea (“I painted it blue”). Console desk: Ikea. Lamp: Ikea. Candleholder: Ikea. Candles: Hay, similar. Calendar: Karst Items, similar.
On hiding the footwear: Our entryway was the trickiest spot. I wanted a spot to maintain my footwear, however I wished this area to really feel extra inviting than a storage space. I lastly discovered this console desk from Ikea — which isn’t really meant to be a shoe cupboard, but it surely works!
OFFICE
Desk chair: Ikea, similar. Print: Tate Modern Museum. Wall organizer: Aescraft. Lamp: Buddy.
On division of labor: My husband and I renovated the home collectively, with me doing all of the design work and him doing the labor. He’s useful and I’m a neat freak. So, as he was working, I’d be cleansing up alongside the way in which, and we didn’t need to cope with piles of trash on the finish. We’re a very good combo!
Bench: Heller. Throw pillow: Verloop, similar. Golf set: Amazon. Stool: Aescraft. Framed print: Tate Modern Museum.
On work and play: Oh my gosh, the golf sport. Jeffrey works from house two days every week, and he’s a golfer, so when he takes breaks he likes to face up and putt. At first I believed it regarded too cluttered, however then I used to be like, you already know what? Simply depart it!
Bookshelf: Ikea. Sconce: Poplight. Smiley vases: Ikea. Cupboards: Ikea. Inexperienced vase: Aescraft.
On making a brand new house out of an previous one: That is the primary home Jeffrey lived in as a little bit boy. They moved out when he was seven; then his dad and mom rented it out till we purchased it in 2022. They’re old-school, they usually had loads of questions once we first began engaged on it. Why are you altering this? Why are you doing that? However when it was all carried out, they walked in and went, ‘Oh, wow, that is cool.’
KITCHEN
Bar stools: classic, similar. Fruit plate: Gustaf Westman. Pink lamp: Oblique Method. Yellow lamp: Aleo. Countertop shelf: MoMA Design Store. Mug set: Heller.
On stability: The important thing to adorning with colour, I discover, is to start out with a impartial backdrop. If I wish to enhance with, say, multicolored mugs, then I do know the shelf they sit on must be impartial. We gave our entire kitchen a white and beige palette, which made it simple so as to add brilliant decor.
On loving IKEA: We wished a easy search for the kitchen — plain flat cupboards with out handles. But it surely was arduous to seek out that model, and the whole lot we did discover was manner too costly. The one factor we may consider was IKEA — and it turned out to be good! Sure, it meant numerous assembling, but it surely was price it.
Scallion plug-in mild: Soft Surprise.
On toys: Of us may have a look at our home and assume that children dwell right here — I get it! After we first invited our relations over, I frightened about what our grandmas and aunties would consider the place. Will they prefer it? Or will they suppose it’s only a foolish toy home? However you already know what? They liked it.
DINING ROOM
Hanging mild fixture: Ikea. Desk: Castlery. Chairs: Castlery, similar. Mirror: City Outfitters. Vase: &Klevering.
On strategic mirrors: For the eating space, I believed a giant mirror would assist open up the room. However I additionally wished a mirror that didn’t look like a mirror — one thing a little bit totally different, you already know? I really discovered this one whereas looking Urban Outfitters. It was a lot smaller than what I’d deliberate for, but it surely labored. It provides the entire room sundown vibes.
DEN
Couch: Ikea. Espresso desk: Ikea. Stool: Target. Console: Homary, similar.
On an area to flop: This ‘downstairs’ room is the haunt zone. When it’s simply the 2 of us, that is the place we spend most of our time. The sofa is massive and comfortable, and nice to curve up on for film nights or soccer video games.
Calendar: Tate Modern Museum. Purple cat: Donkey. Stool: Arnold Circus. Pepper plug-in mild: Soft Surprise.
On a enjoyable passion: Now we have a complete drawer dedicated to card video games, and we play chess collectively rather a lot. When pals come over, we play Monopoly Deal or Bananagrams or Rummikub — that’s a extremely enjoyable one.
On glowy rooms: I really like small moveable lamps. We by no means use our overhead lights, besides within the kitchen. With each different room, we simply go round turning on each single little lamp.
Inexperienced stool: World Market. Tabletop lamp: Hay. Print: LACMA.
On a frightening wall: It took us ceaselessly to place up artwork. This wall was notably overwhelming as a result of it was so massive. Lastly we realized, oh, a giant wall wants a giant print. We discovered this one on the Los Angeles County Museum of Artwork and we liked it. As soon as we put that piece up, we had been capable of construct round it with different issues.
BEDROOM
Mattress: Ikea. Linens: Bed Threads.
On turning down the amount: Our bed room just isn’t like the remainder of the home — and that was a deliberate selection. I wished our room to really feel calm, because it’s a spot for relaxation. The colours are muted, which makes it simpler to unwind.
BACKYARD
Couch: Heller. Chair: Heller. Stools: Heller.
On enjoyable performance: I really like Heller furnishings, and now we have some in the home. The out of doors set helps create a pleasant circulate from inside to exterior. Plus, it’s simple — we didn’t need something we’d need to cowl up or reassemble each time we used it. It appears like a giant LEGO set.
On discovering your true colours: I’m a make-up artist, so I’m at all times working with colour and excited about colour concept. My playful aspect has at all times been there, however shifting right here — into our personal place — that’s what actually introduced it out in me.
Thanks a lot, Tina!
P.S. More house tours, together with a Minneapolis home with the cutest dog and a farmhouse built for Black joy.
(Photographs by Leela Cyd.)
