Images by Leela Cyd.
Tina Tuason and her husband, Jeffrey, have at all times had a playful sense of favor. “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 mother and father — and set to work designing the colourful house of their goals. Right here, Tina provides us a tour…
LIVING ROOM
Couch: Hay. Throw pillow: Verloop, comparable. Rug: Ikea. Espresso desk: Ikea. Lounge chair: Valyou. Blanket on chair: Slowdown Studio, comparable. Rocker: Downtown Modernism, comparable. Aspect desk: Heller. Purple stool: MoMA Design Retailer. Desk lamp: MoMA Design Retailer.
On a multicolor couch: This sofa is available in a number of coloration mixtures. I’d deliberate on getting the beige one, as a result of I figured a impartial sofa can be simpler to mess around with — nevertheless it was bought out. My husband who advised the blue and inexperienced, and I used to be like, ‘Don’t you assume it’s an excessive amount of?’ However once we introduced it house, I fell in love.
TV stand: Pedestal. Flooring cabinets: Ikea, comparable. Lamp: MoMa Design Retailer.
On an off-the-cuff formal front room: We even have two residing rooms, and that is the one we use when family and friends come over. This room is the very first thing you see once you stroll in the home, so I wished it to have a welcoming, stress-free 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 wish 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, comparable. Calendar: Karst Items, comparable.
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 truly meant to be a shoe cupboard, nevertheless it works!
OFFICE
Desk chair: Ikea, comparable. Print: Tate Trendy 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 should take care of piles of trash on the finish. We’re a great combo!
Bench: Heller. Throw pillow: Verloop, comparable. Golf set: Amazon. Stool: Aescraft. Framed print: Tate Trendy 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 seemed too cluttered, however then I used to be like, what? Simply go away it!
Bookshelf: Ikea. Sconce: Poplight. Smiley vases: Ikea. Cupboards: Ikea. Inexperienced vase: Aescraft.
On making a brand new house out of an outdated one: That is the primary home Jeffrey lived in as a bit boy. They moved out when he was seven; then his mother and father rented it out till we purchased it in 2022. They’re old-school, they usually had a whole lot of questions once we first began engaged on it. Why are you altering this? Why are you doing that? However when it was all achieved, they walked in and went, ‘Oh, wow, that is cool.’
KITCHEN
Bar stools: classic, comparable. Fruit plate: Gustaf Westman. Pink lamp: Indirect Technique. Yellow lamp: Aleo. Countertop shelf: MoMA Design Retailer. Mug set: Heller.
On steadiness: The important thing to adorning with coloration, I discover, is to start out with a impartial backdrop. If I need to adorn with, say, multicolored mugs, then I do know the shelf they sit on needs to be impartial. We gave our complete kitchen a white and beige palette, which made it straightforward so as to add shiny decor.
On loving IKEA: We wished a easy search for the kitchen — plain flat cupboards with out handles. But it surely was onerous to search out that type, and all the pieces we did discover was approach too costly. The one factor we may consider was IKEA — and it turned out to be good! Sure, it meant numerous assembling, nevertheless it was price it.
Scallion plug-in mild: Delicate Shock.
On toys: People would possibly have a look at our home and assume that children dwell right here — I get it! After we first invited our kin over, I apprehensive about what our grandmas and aunties would consider the place. Will they prefer it? Or will they assume it’s only a foolish toy home? However what? They liked it.
DINING ROOM
Hanging mild fixture: Ikea. Desk: Castlery. Chairs: Castlery, comparable. 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 bit completely different, ? I truly discovered this one whereas looking City Outfitters. It was a lot smaller than what I’d deliberate for, nevertheless it labored. It provides the entire room sundown vibes.
DEN
Couch: Ikea. Espresso desk: Ikea. Stool: Goal. Console: Homary, comparable.
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 huge and comfortable, and nice to twist up on for film nights or soccer video games.
Calendar: Tate Trendy Museum. Purple cat: Donkey. Stool: Arnold Circus. Pepper plug-in mild: Delicate Shock.
On a enjoyable pastime: We’ve got a complete drawer dedicated to card video games, and we play chess collectively loads. When associates come over, we play Monopoly Deal or Bananagrams or Rummikub — that’s a very enjoyable one.
On glowy rooms: I 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 without end to place up artwork. This wall was significantly overwhelming as a result of it was so huge. 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 have been capable of construct round it with different issues.
BEDROOM
Mattress: Ikea. Linens: Mattress Threads.
On turning down the amount: Our bed room is just not 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 like Heller furnishings, and we’ve got some in the home. The out of doors set helps create a pleasant circulate from inside to exterior. Plus, it’s straightforward — we didn’t need something we’d should cowl up or reassemble each time we used it. It appears to be like like a giant LEGO set.
On discovering your true colours: I’m a make-up artist, so I’m at all times working with coloration and occupied with coloration idea. My playful facet has at all times been there, however transferring right here — into our personal place — that’s what actually introduced it out in me.
Thanks a lot, Tina!
P.S. Extra home excursions, together with a Minneapolis house with the cutest canine and a farmhouse constructed for Black pleasure.
(Images by Leela Cyd.)