Fresh basil

This wall in the kitchen was big, dark and needed a little something. There was this amazing raking light coming in from both ends. The thought was to bring in some organic texture for interest and to add some iridescence in order to reflect some of the natural lighting. The inspiration was supposed to be the view of the surrounding hills, palms, and landscape. But the approved samples were definitely too strong and we needed to adjust on-site to accommodate the new thought process. Then we saw that basil plant sitting on the counter and we knew what we wanted to aspire to.

Location: Hollywood Hills, CA

The original samples looked cool in the studio and matched the designer’s vision but was definitely too chromatic for the space. In the heat of the moment it’s important to be able to improvise and change direction.