They approached Curtis Popp, now an interior architect at Popp Littrell Architecture. “We went into the first meeting with a list of furnishings and designers we liked, which gave him a great sense of where we were coming from,” Alan says. “When we told him we wanted to be able to see the koi pond from the bedroom, he extended the windows to the floor. He surprised us by turning the room around; it’s brilliant, because it now allows people from the pool area to access the bath,” Gretchen adds. She explains that they actually had more than enough closet space before, so the bedroom is slightly smaller now.
Daughter Sasha’s bedroom has a tall vintage Interfold Lumalight, an IKEA bed, Chinese folk art and a vintage dresser and chair. The carpet is the same as that in Zev’s bedroom and the living room.
When they redid the living room, the Steinbergs decided on a glowing orange color (ICI Dulux ‘Pumpkin Face’) that plays well with the wood ceiling and the copper fireplace hood. While Alan favors rectilinear pieces, Gretchen loves the curves of the purple Egg Chair, the biomorphic sofa and vintage Adrian Pearsall coffee table, which face the piano instead of the fireplace. Lighting includes copper-finish Donald sconces from Rejuvenation and a vintage George Nelson tripod Net Light. On the other side of the room, the piano area shows the stripped original paneling, more decorative rock, a Gigi chair designed by Gerard van den Berg in 1998 and a Tom Dixon Star Light from the late ’90s.
The Steinbergs didn’t just stop at the design of their own home. Find out how they’re impacting the MCM community in part 3.