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My home so far—always a work in progress, always just one project away from being “done.” ;)

Parlor. My stab at maximalist design. I’m most proud of the faux fireplace mantel and the frame wall. The walls are metallic silver with a custom gray stencil layered over. I didn’t want to hide all that effort behind art, so I came up with the frame wall concept: art small enough to float inside the frames. When I ran out of wall, I started framing the ceiling. It’s as maximalist as I dared go. The ceiling color came from my stepfather’s surfboard—I grew up riding it, so I matched the paint to it.

Trampoline. Yes, I have an eight-foot trampoline in my apartment. Yes, you can bounce on it. It was my answer to not being able to afford two couches: it takes up less space, opens the floor plan, and still gives me a place to sprawl out and read or listen to music. The center-channel speaker hides underneath. The tarot table is Beaux-Arts—an antique table from the 1860s with chairs from 1868. I found them in a shop and had Matthew Allen Design reupholster everything in blue playing-card felt to match the top of the table. Soon to be gilded with antique silver leaf.

Bedroom. Mostly gray, with bold splashes of color and walls full of art—because being surrounded by it makes me happy. The ceiling is painted in slate teal. The bed and shelves were among the first pieces of furniture I ever built, using free Craigslist lumber. My desk is a one-inch slab of marine-grade plywood with a “river” carved into it, a prototype I made for Local Language. It was too complicated and expensive to produce, so mine is the only one that exists.

Living room + kitchen. Easily the longest-running project. Pulling all the elements together in a way that felt intentional took time. Going all green gave it a more polished, monochrome feel. The copper was a happy accident—I stumbled on it while mixing paint supplies, then leaned in. The cabinets were a serious labor of love: custom wallpaper from Flavor Paper, gloss-black vinyl wrap, and copper-metallic countertops. Little by little I’ve been phasing out the silver in favor of copper, green and black.

The booth. My design, upholstered by Matthew Allen Design. Storage underneath, seats six comfortably. Restaurant energy, home setting.

The Bathroom. Blue metallic paint, with blue metallic tiles, and blue metallic counter top. The ceiling will be pressed silver tiles.