The Yellow Room
I don’t often share our bedrooms. They’re the most lived-in spaces in our house - the ones that don’t always look perfectly styled and that, to me, are meant more for rest than display. Our home has always been centered around gathering spaces: the kitchen where meals are shared, the living room where conversations linger, the porch where afternoons stretch long. Those are the places I love to show because they’re where life happens most.
But bedrooms hold a quieter kind of meaning. They’re where the day begins and ends, where the rhythm of daily life settles. And while I usually keep them tucked away, I thought it might be nice to let you peek into one: our master bedroom, the yellow room.
A Fabric That Feels Like Home
This room has a special tie to the rest of the house. In our foyer, we used Soane Britain’s Scrolling Fern wallpaper, a pattern I adore for its balance of structure and whimsy. In the yellow room, that same pattern reappears, but instead of wallpaper, it shows up as curtains and pillows in a sunny golden shade. I love that it creates a thread of continuity between the spaces while still feeling distinct.
The Scrolling Fern fabric has long been a favorite of mine. It’s technically a stripe, but softened with a botanical movement that keeps it from ever feeling stiff. To me, that’s the tell of good design: when something can be both timeless and full of life.
Layers of Light and Pattern
Recently, I added new panels from Les Indiennes, which instantly brightened the room. Their prints carry such a hand-touched quality, and the panels make the space feel airy and happy, especially in the softer morning light. It’s a reminder that sometimes the simplest change- new drapery, fresh fabric- can really brighten a room.
A Bed with a Story
The bed itself is one of my most personal pieces. It’s from Corsican, and I had the opportunity to design it many years ago. That process was such a joy as I dreamed it up, refining the details as they sent metal samples, and finally seeing it come to life in the room. Now, each time I walk into the room, it feels like an anchor, not just in scale but in story. It carries the memory of creating something lasting, which is exactly how I hope the whole house feels.
More Than Just a Bedroom
Even though this isn’t a space where we gather or entertain, it’s a space that matters deeply. It’s where we rest, where we reset, where we prepare for whatever the next day will bring. It may never be as photographed or shared as the more public rooms in our home, but it holds its own quiet importance.
