Step Inside In A Californian Luxury Home by Claudia Afshar

The Interior Designer, Claudia Afshar, has created a timelessly elegant interior with a wow factor to boot. The Luxury Home, in Bel Air, California, has a serious kerb appeal thanks to its immaculately landscaped grounds and outstanding views.

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A Californian Luxury Home By Claudia Afshar

living room with neutral tones for a luxury home

Built-in 1990, this Luxury Home has a five-bedroom, seven-bathroom property that is very spacious (the garage has enough space for seven cars), and the entrance hall is unusually generous with soaring ceiling heights.

Step Inside In A Californian Luxury Home With A Dream Hall

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HERA ROUND III SUSPENSION LAMP

Handmade from cast brass, this chandelier has an organic shape and intricate contemporary details to create an adjustable arrangement in a harmonious ensemble.

LAPIAZ WHITE DINING TABLE

Flawless and bright, the remaining surface points towards a thriving future, reminding one to toast to prosperity.

“We aimed to create a powerful first impression of this home, starting with the grand entrance hall,” says the designer, who grew up in England. “The goal was to transform it into a luxurious and timeless space with outstanding details.”

To achieve this result, the interior designer specified wall panels to enhance the sense of grandeur and painted the interior with rich greys and warm whites, which blend beautifully with the original stone and wood floors.

A stunning custom fireplace in Greystone marble and mirror and an antique brass pendant suspended above a bespoke coffee table created an airy, modern take on classic design motifs.

Appreciation of Afshar’s design was cultivated from an early age; her father ran a successful real estate development company, and the interior designer was an apprentice at her mother’s award-winning interior design firm. Now based in Los Angeles, her work has a contemporary European sensibility and the designer’s clients range from families to movie stars and high-end real estate.

“Our client wanted a sophisticated home, with a glamorous-yet-playful feel,” she explains. “Each room has an impressive piece of art and decor to make it memorable.” In the entry hall, for example, an artwork by French-born L.A.-based street artist Mr. Brainwash adds an unexpected pop of colour and gives a nod to the more upbeat styling of the dining room.

Anchored by a 14ft bespoke Arabescato marble dining table, the clean-lined space is “the perfect combination of lightness and lively,” adds Afshar. Dramatic linear pendant light and two commissioned pieces by the American artist and product designer Christopher Florentino ‘Flore’, complete the space, adding a bold counterpoint to the rich grey walls.

“It is not easy to choose one part of this house as a favourite, but I do love the dining room,” she says. “The high-gloss, reflective ceiling creates the effect of enlarging the space slightly and off-sets the light fixture wonderfully.” It’s a luxe touch which elevates the room and the perfect visual metaphor for the interiors of the whole house: timeless yet contemporary with a splash of playfulness.