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Memorable design can take the shape of big or small moments, splashy gestures, or quietly cool choices. We saw it all, and then some, in our cover stories this year, which featured one-of-a-kind forces like fashion designer Clare Vivier, manifestation expert Lacy Phillips, creative power couple Jonathon Burford and Jesse Rudolph, sex educator Ericka Hart, and comedian Eric Wareheim. Their styles barely overlap, and that’s exactly what makes each story and space so dynamic. Here’s what stuck with us over the course of 2024; tell us your favorite scenes in the comments.
The color-drenchedpowder pinkkitchen in fashion designer Clare Vivier’s bungalow gets a dose of cool from a high-gloss finish and high-contrast shelving painted in Farrow & Ball’sCharlotte Locks. Thankfully, the fiery orange isn’t hidden behind cabinet doors—because that would be a crime.
When Lacy Phillips finally manifested her Topanga Canyon home—a rustic 1,800-square-foot hunting cabin dating back to 1934—she blended old with new, indoors with outside, in all sorts of ways. She managed to keep the floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace in the living room, but the only source of plumbing—the outhouse—had to go. She transformed it into an outdoor shower with a bathtub, adding a tented area as a bedroom. How’s that for guest quarters? (Book early.)
"I treat them like pieces of art," Wareheim says of his plants—and honestly, with that collection, who wouldn't? In his double-height 1,237-square-foot work-live loft, the comedian has assembled an ethereal space with '70s-era Italian furniture, a massive wine collection (he's the cofounder of Las Jaras Wines—yes, he's funny AND he makes wine), and an impressive mix of greenery. He has sourced several from The Potted Earth Co., but if you want to take a cue from him, you can find rubber trees, string of pearls, philodendron, felt plants, and staghorn ferns at your local garden store or online. Just don't blame us when your place turns into a jungle.
Jewel tones, patterned rugs and furniture, and historic bones are all part of sex educator Ericka Hart and her partner Ebony Donnelly's reimagined Victorian—which sounds like the beginning of a very stylish fairy tale. They've infused the space with an expansive collection of Black art and ephemera, including the wallpaper in a powder room that is home to a darling corner sink we fell for. That sink has no business being that cute, but here we are.
It's hard not to think of the columns lining the entry to Cher Horowitz's home when you see Jonathon Burford and Jesse Rudolph's Ionic-style lounge chairs around their curvy L.A. pool. In fact, Burford finds so much inspiration from the iconic '90s movie that it informed their approach to design at a young age. "I just wanted to live with art," they told us. Rollin' with the homies, indeed—and doing it in serious style.
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