A wall of glass silently slides open and suddenly you don’t know if you’re outdoors or in. LA-based architect Barbara Bestor created a master bedroom designed to focus your attention toward the space beyond (the house sits on a 160-acre parcel with panoramic views).
Photograph by John Ellis via Bestor Architecture.
On a concrete patio with wings, a butterfly chair looks at home.
A queen-size Hudson’s Bay Point Blanket with a cream colored background and green, red, yellow, and blue stripes is $495 from Woolrich.
A simple platform bed keeps the focus on the view outdoors.
A good choice for the bedside throw rug is a Large White Ivory Sheepskin Rug, measuring 5.5 by 6 feet, for $359.95 from Sheepskin Town.
A white Lack Side Table is an Ikea classic at $7.99; a pair of these night tables will set you back $15.98.
Splurge purchase: a pair of Marble and Chrome Lollipop Globe Lights designed (circa 1970) by Robert Sonneman.
Or save the splurge for another day: CB2’s Oracle Table Lamp by designer Ceci Thompson also exudes a ’70s vibe.
Photograph via Corner Supply.
Bordering the concrete patio is a courtyard paved with golden pea gravel, which crunches pleasingly underfoot.
Hardscape Details
A simple board-formed concrete facade acts as a neutral frame for the shadowbox scene of a bedroom with a dramatic, wall-long opening to the outdoors.
Photograph via Architecture Republic.