Pastel Paradise

American designer Kelly Wearstler imagined this Hollywood home as a playful blend of soothing hues, quirky accents and carefully curated artworks

- Ian Phillips

When interior designer Kelly Wearstler first set eyes on this house in the West Hollywood district of Los Angeles, she was anything but impressed. Previously, the house had a Spanish architectural vernacular and an interior dominated by brown ceiling beams and all white walls. Kelly’s goal was to give it both a voice and a personality. She certainly did that by infusing it with her signature high-voltage style and originality, which she herself has difficulty describing. “I don’t like the words ‘fun’ and ‘playful’,” she says. “I would say, maybe it’s a little punk or avant-garde.” Whatever the term, the aesthetic suits her clients, Lana Gomez and Sebastian Maniscalco, whose family expanded during the project (Lana gave birth to their first child Serafina). Sebastian, a stand-up comedian who has appeared on both The Late Show