Highball Residence in Palm Springs Is Impressed by the Sixties

When designer Claire Thomas tackles a model new space, she on a regular basis begins with one issue: a story explicit to the home.

“I on a regular basis create a story for an space,” Thomas tells MyDomaine. “I uncover that it makes the design course of lots less complicated, on account of…you're able to find out if one factor belongs inside the space. Does this assist the story?”

To see the true vitality of this design philosophy, one has to look no further than any of Thomas's accomplished designs. Take, for instance, The Highball Residencea visit residence located in Palm Springs, CA, that Thomas simply currently designed alongside the house's homeowners, comedians Mamrie Hart and Grace Helbig.

One check out the finished residence and Thomas's imaginative and prescient is immediately clear.

“The story for Highball was: 1967 Pan am flight to Morocco and Barbara Eden is your flight attendant,” she explains. “I've been obsessive about “I Dream of Jeannie” since I was a bit girl, so the house is kind of like if Jeannie's bottle turned a Palm Springs journey dwelling.”

No the place is that “I Dream of Jeannie” clearer than it is inside the residence's former inspiration walk-in closet, an area the home house owners now title Jeannie's bottle nap room. Hart considers the realm her favorite in your entire dwelling.

“We had this large closet that was not at all used and Claire had the thought to reframe the door and put a day mattress in then drape it with pink velvet curtains and put in a dramatic lighting fixture,” she explains. “It totally reworked it! Not solely is it the kitschiest and dreamiest place to take pics and a sleep… it makes the room actually really feel that lots bigger.”

The blending of kitschy, dreamy, whimsical mannequin is one amongst Helbig's favorite parts of the house as successfully.

“I really feel the Highball Residence conveys our sense of playful relaxation,” she knowledgeable MyDomaine. “The realm invites a flirtatious discount from the rest of the world. It creates a whimsical and cozy atmosphere that feeds the eye and rests the thoughts.”

Thomas agrees that Helbig and Hart's playful personalities carried out an infinite operate inside the design course of.

“Mamrie and Grace have such fabulous personalities, senses of humor, and elegance, so we wanted that to return again via of their residence,” she explains.

That, blended with Thomas's imaginative and prescient for a barely campy, '60s-inspired space that additionally brings visitors the fashionable comforts they know and love, makes for a standout space no buyer is rapidly to miss.

All by way of the home you'll uncover standout gadgets from Joybirdsimilar to the curved purple sofa, tile from Concrete Collaborativefixtures from Signature {{Hardware}}work from Tappan Collectivelights from Hudson Valley Lightingcabinet fronts from Reform CPH and, in spite of everything, some really eye-catching traditional gadgets.

“I'm obsessive in regards to the traditional outsized jacks that sit on the outdoor consuming desk. I'm a sucker for novelty-sized devices and individuals are just so playful. It models the tone that the yard is for cornhole, bocce ball, your entire outdoor video video games,” Hart says.

She's moreover a fan of the traditional mirrors that make you feel reminiscent of you stepped into the earlier for a night out at an beautiful cocktail bar.

“I moreover adore the smoked glass backsplash for the bar and powder room. I've on a regular basis cherished the gold veins of traditional smoked mirrors, nonetheless it's so expensive,” she outlined. “As soon as we realized we would provide exact traditional sq. ft off eBay and easily slowly accumulate in its place of splurging for a big single piece, it was recreation on.”

That masterful pairing of traditional gadgets with new additions further cements the home as a haven for design lovers looking for a visit residence that's equal parts pleasant and aesthetically pleasing.

“I hope visitors experience that cheerful sense of calm I actually really feel as soon as I'm there,” Helbig says. “It’s a whimsical oasis meant to stimulate silly, sweet comfort.”