Gold-leaf tiles in the bathroom? You betcha.
Entrepreneur Bailey McCarthy learned some hard lessons from the two-year mega renovation of her Texas home, but the vivacious overhaul proves it was a labor of love.
McCarthy wanted to loosen up this too-formal living room, but had an advantage with the flood of natural sunlight given the floor-to-ceiling windows.
McCarthy injected playfulness with curtains in a GP & J Baker fabric, a custom sofa in a Scalamandré stripe, 1950s Italian glass lamps from Jan Showers and vintage elephant garden stools turned accent tables.
What started out bland and straight-laced held a lot of potential for special gatherings.
The dining room now bursts with high-octane design, from the Zuber wallpaper to the molding's Pantone shade of Piquant Green.
McCarthy sought advice from architect William Curtis to liven up the reading room.
McCarthy gave the home's ungainly 1960s addition a more traditional feel by replacing dated sliding doors and plain walls with triple-hung windows and white-oak millwork.
The '70s amber-glass tulip table with swivel chairs, found on 1stdibs, is the family's favorite spot for playing board games.
The mirrored bar — lacquered in Benjamin Moore's Summer Nights, embellished with Sandberg's Raphaël wallpaper, and topped with a white-onyx counter — "is a little jewel-box moment," McCarthy says.
In the kitchen, a brass counter and hardware gleam against cabinetry and Sub-Zero refrigerator panels in Benjamin Moore's Onyx.
The master bedroom's silk Donghia wallcovering anchors a Damien Hirst print and chairs in Scalamandré's Leopardo.
The designer finally got a chance to use Davlin gold-leaf glass tiles from Ann Sacks in her newly enlarged master bathroom.
In the bedroom of her young daughter, Grace, McCarthy conjures a "full-on princess fantasy" with a bed canopy in a Designers Guild floral.
In son Harry's bedroom, an Andy Warhol print of General Custer is teamed with striped Cole & Son wallpaper.
Zoffany wallpaper frames a niche in the guest bedroom.
Previously, the backyard didn't take advantage of the 80-year-old oak's shade.
Now, pieces from Celerie Kemble's Lane Venture collection furnish a new flagstone patio.
Read more about Bailey McCarthy's inspiration for this home here.
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This story originally appeared in the February 2017 issue of House Beautiful.
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