Eclecticism Meets the Mediterranean Style in a House Overlooking Los Angeles Interior Design by MAC II
Text by Peter Haldeman/Photography by Mary E. Nichols
Ernie Carswell and Donald Kreindler hired MAC II’s Mica Ertegün and John C. Schaberg to conceive the interiors of their house in Los Angeles.
At the entrance, a 200-year-old Indian door, from Arte de Mexico, leads to a courtyard.
Inside that walled area, Greenart Landscape Design added plantings such as a giant bird-of-paradise, rudbeckia and verbena.
The living room. Mahogany table, George Smith. Sofa chenille and sofa pillow silk, Pollack. Agra rug, J. H. Minassian. Bergamo pillow fabric on wood sofa. Edelman stool leather. Brunschwig & Fils drapery sheer.
The dining room. Chandelier, John Salibello. Urn, Sotheby’s. Chair horsehair, Brunschwig & Fils. Carpet, J. H. Minassian. Candlesticks, John Rosselli.
With the addition of multiple French doors, the master bedroom enjoys easy access to the pool and the cabana. Ertegün and Schaberg placed Tobias Keene’s Flight of Birds, 2003, on the wall above the bed. The lounge chair and ottoman floral is from Clarence House. Striped fabric on bench, Bergamo. Donghia cushion fabric on metal armchairs in cabana.
From the expansive rear patio one can see not only the cityscape but also Santa Monica Bay and, on clear days, Catalina Island. The woven armchair in the cabana and the patio furniture are from Brown Jordan; the pillow fabric is from Holly Hunt.
