KIPS BAY DALLAS SHOWHOUSE

The First Floor Laundry Room and Back Hallway were designed to echo the formality of this beautiful home as well as our clients’ newfound desire to elevate utilitarian areas in their projects.

With the practical understanding that these rooms are some of the most-used areas of the house, we elevated the finishes and design quality to make doing laundry less of a chore and to create a beautiful welcome home and space to transition from the outside world to family life at the end of a day.

Custom window treatments, artwork, bespoke wallpapers, and rugs bring these rooms to life. Artistic Tile’s “Gin Fizz” backsplash mosaic and Fromental’s beautiful “Clef des Champs” hand-painted wallpaper in the laundry room evoke a breath of fresh air and introduce a signature nuanced palette of colors that are beautifully balanced.

In the Hall, Phillip Jeffries’ Silk and Abaca wallpaper lines the hall, punctuated with Elitis’ “Big Sur” panoramic paper at the console wall. Gorgeous artwork from Dallas-based Conduit Gallery and LA-based Anat Ebgi Gallery re-frame one’s focus on their way in or out of the house. An FBC London “Pimlico” console paired with Matthew Fairbanks’ sconces creates a calming physical and mental transition point, punctuated with unexpected twists and combinations of colors and patterns with the drapery and hall rugs.

KWI solidly believes in honoring architecture but also in bringing design forward. Our Kips Bay 2021 builds on this philosophy by creating spaces that bring out the best of this home’s traditional detail but usher in a new approach to style and living.

Featured in: ADPro: It’s Time We Loved Our Laundry Rooms and Homes & Gardens
Photography by: Stephen Karlisch