The February 2016 issue of House Beautiful featured the childhood home of Miles Redd which he had recently redecorated for his parents. Miles’ mother grew up in Williamsburg, Virginia, and gravitates towards 18th-century sensibility infused with the occasional saturated color. Miles jokes that this is what championed his passion for maximal decorating, Baroque, and Rococo. However, he was able to appreciate his mother’s reserve, and their Buckhead, Atlanta home was a masterpiece.
Two years later, his parents decided to move to Lenbrook, an assisted-living facility off Peachtree Road in Atlanta. “When you get to the lobby, it looks like a Four Seasons to me: beige and gold and swirly red and brown carpets, you know, polished mahogany,” Miles said. “When you move in, you can trick it out the way you want it.” And that is exactly what he did.
His parents wanted to retain all the furnishings he’d chosen for them a few years back, and the color scheme is similar to their former home. “I told Mom and Dad, ‘Let’s wallpaper the hell out of this,'” he says. “You get a lot of bang for your buck. Wallpaper is cheery! It will take sheetrock walls, and not a lot of architecture, and give it some style.” His own peacock blue Madame De Pompadour paper appears in the master bedroom, while a Brunschwig & Fils yellow garden lattice print cheers up the guest room. Let’s take a look inside!
And now lets revisit his parents former home…
Absolute perfection! To learn more, please visit House Beautiful. I also recommend The Big Book of Chic by Miles Redd.
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I love this – all of it!! Must have been a very difficult decision to leave that special house. This will make it easier for them – assisted living is so awful as everyone knows. Miles and his siblings are obviously very, very caring. I hope the Redds are very happy there.
Sweet!
Wow! This is in an assisted living apartment! This could be a huge business opportunity for decorators, so many here in Scottsdale and they’re appalling. I think more designers should leave cards at these places.
That is such a fabulous idea!
Xx,
Andrea
The Glam Pad
Such a refreshing post! Several of my friends have designed assisted living spaces so that they had a more “familiar” and homey feel.
An inspiration also for those living in small condos. Am so glad that wallpaper seems to be back in style.
What a son! I hope his parents like and enjoy their new nest. Their place will be the envy of their neighbors. Watch out Miles you might be working there for projects later.
Just perfection! I could move in tomorrow! A few years ago, I helped a friend move into her assisted living apartment. No wallpaper allowed, but I found a way for her to use the best of her large collection of antique furniture, porcelain and art. She was the envy of the place. All the other people said their children wouldn’t allow them to bring anything “nice” with them – children took what was good, sold the rest and bought a bunch of cheap crappola for “mom’s apartment”. They missed their pretty things so much.
This absolutely breaks my heart. What a thing to do to “the greatest generation”. Of course, the youngest generation will be watching and … what goes around comes around. ..
Carpet in an assisted living apartment is a surprise to me.
I would have to be carried out of his mom’s apple green library in a pine box. I would never move unless I could replicate it in my new digs. Beautiful rooms. Best wishes.
Love it, esp. since our friend Louise’s mother (the late Susan Wilcox) did the house when Miles was a child-
Small world!
Dean