Photographs by Leela Cyd.
Tina Tuason and her husband, Jeffrey, have at all times had a playful sense of favor. “We love graphic paintings and toys,” she says. Three years in the past, they purchased Jeffrey’s childhood dwelling, in Lakewood, California, from his dad and mom — and started working designing the colourful dwelling of their desires. Right here, Tina offers 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. Pink 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 offered out. My husband who recommended 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 dwelling, I fell in love.
TV stand: Pedestal. Ground cabinets: Ikea, comparable. Lamp: MoMa Design Retailer.
On a casual formal lounge: We even have two dwelling rooms, and that is the one we use when family and friends come over. This room is the very first thing you see if you stroll in the home, so I needed it to have a welcoming, enjoyable 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 needed this house to really feel extra inviting than a storage space. I lastly discovered this console desk from Ikea — which isn’t really 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 helpful 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 must cope with piles of trash on the finish. We’re a very good 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 recreation. Jeffrey works from dwelling 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 appeared too cluttered, however then I used to be like, you realize what? Simply depart it!
Bookshelf: Ikea. Sconce: Poplight. Smiley vases: Ikea. Cupboards: Ikea. Inexperienced vase: Aescraft.
On making a brand new dwelling out of an outdated one: That is the primary home Jeffrey lived in as a bit of boy. They moved out when he was seven; then his dad and mom rented it out till we purchased it in 2022. They’re old-school, and so they had quite a 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 completed, they walked in and went, ‘Oh, wow, that is cool.’
KITCHEN
Bar stools: classic, comparable. Fruit plate: Gustaf Westman. Pink lamp: Indirect Methodology. Yellow lamp: Aleo. Countertop shelf: MoMA Design Retailer. Mug set: Heller.
On stability: The important thing to adorning with coloration, I discover, is to start out with a impartial backdrop. If I need to embellish 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 vivid decor.
On loving IKEA: We needed a easy search for the kitchen — plain flat cupboards with out handles. However it was laborious to seek out that fashion, and every little thing we did discover was manner too costly. The one factor we might consider was IKEA — and it turned out to be good! Sure, it meant a number of assembling, nevertheless it was price it.
Scallion plug-in mild: Delicate Shock.
On toys: Of us would possibly have a look at our home and assume that youngsters reside right here — I get it! After we first invited our family 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 you realize what? They beloved 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 needed a mirror that didn’t look like a mirror — one thing a bit of totally different, you realize? I really discovered this one whereas shopping City Outfitters. It was a lot smaller than what I’d deliberate for, nevertheless it labored. It offers 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 massive 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 passion: We’ve a complete drawer dedicated to card video games, and we play chess collectively quite a bit. When mates come over, we play Monopoly Deal or Bananagrams or Rummikub — that’s a extremely enjoyable one.
On glowy rooms: I like small transportable 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 eternally to place up artwork. This wall was notably overwhelming as a result of it was so massive. 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 beloved it. As soon as we put that piece up, we had been in a position to 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 alternative. I needed 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 some in the home. The out of doors set helps create a pleasant stream from inside to exterior. Plus, it’s straightforward — we didn’t need something we’d must cowl up or reassemble each time we used it. It seems to be 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 fascinated by coloration concept. 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 dwelling with the cutest canine and a farmhouse constructed for Black pleasure.
(Photographs by Leela Cyd.)
