Idlewild
Enfolded in rustic grounds, the Idlewild casts a dreamy chiaroscuro, bringing depth to the past and light to the present.
![A vintage Paolo Venini chandelier shimmers, as ambient light casts over a custom Chroma handcrafted railing, with views to a larky Timorous Beasties wall covering and Sara VanDerBeek abstraction, courtesy Altman Siegel Gallery. The Idlewild](https://chromasf.com/media/pages/work/idlewild/e901e1217b-1631067056/the-idlewild_02.jpg)
Location
HillsboroughCA
Year
2018
Area
3500 ft2 / 325 m2
Collaborators
Shade Degges Photography
A contemporary home in Hillsborough, California, with an old soul, the Idlewild honors its turn-of-the-century architecture with a new mien. Lilting and whimsical, it delights in the details.
![The Idlewild](https://chromasf.com/media/pages/work/idlewild/5bead6ffd5-1631067056/the-idlewild_03.jpg)
Rich browns, verdant greens, and sweet creams are piqued by amber, poppy, indigo, and pink. Decorative Arts and Crafts textiles ornament linens and wools and court recherché collectibles, candelabras, and art tended by picturesque glazing and pastoral redwood paneling, both original and revived. Romantic, enchanting, sincere, the Idlewild woos: a fairytale for a modern family.
![A radiant spell in the serene pastoral estate. The Idlewild](https://chromasf.com/media/pages/work/idlewild/f407d53094-1631067057/the-idlewild_04.jpg)
![An iridescent Murano glass light fixture glistens above restored brick and redwood paneling. The Idlewild](https://chromasf.com/media/pages/work/idlewild/46aa03e684-1631067057/the-idlewild_05.jpg)
![A pensive pause at an Aaron Poritz desk with a daydreamlike view. The Idlewild](https://chromasf.com/media/pages/work/idlewild/d86d8e48b6-1631067057/the-idlewild_06.jpg)
![A c. 1950s Severin Hansen floor lamp alights plush vintage Vladimir Kagan chairs and a custom Chroma ottoman. The Idlewild](https://chromasf.com/media/pages/work/idlewild/eca6581786-1631067057/the-idlewild_07.jpg)
![Crowned with handcrafted Allied Maker sconces, Chroma nightstands with ornately sculptural Lisa Eisner for Commune Nugget hardware lie astride a custom, stately four-poster bed. Delicately embroidered curtains lend the room a finely layered feel. The Idlewild](https://chromasf.com/media/pages/work/idlewild/909b0b24c8-1631067057/the-idlewild_08.jpg)
![A rare vintage c. 1960s Murano glass Paolo Venini sconce gleams against Bardiglio marble. The Idlewild](https://chromasf.com/media/pages/work/idlewild/b49558a623-1631067057/the-idlewild_09.jpg)
![Dolomite marble envelops the understated elegance of the tub’s serene elliptical form. The Idlewild](https://chromasf.com/media/pages/work/idlewild/fd8a1dbdd6-1631067057/the-idlewild_10.jpg)
![A William Morris textile and custom Chroma nightstands in walnut warm the distilled industriousness of Workstead sconces, contemporized with the lucid palette of works by Ken Price and Sandy Kim. The Idlewild](https://chromasf.com/media/pages/work/idlewild/9f9293b0f0-1631067057/the-idlewild_11.jpg)
![A vintage c. 1930s Murano glass Barovier & Toso art deco pendant lamp romances clean lines and natural materials against picturesque original windows from the early 1900s. The Idlewild](https://chromasf.com/media/pages/work/idlewild/59e3e7c8d3-1631067057/the-idlewild_12.jpg)
![A quaint corner detail in the Idlewild. The Idlewild](https://chromasf.com/media/pages/work/idlewild/1f46b44b36-1631067057/the-idlewild_13.jpg)
![Perforated metal sconces by Rich Brilliant Willing tender an enchanting tableaux with a custom Chroma vanity, mirror, and cabinet. The Idlewild](https://chromasf.com/media/pages/work/idlewild/f245beac68-1631067057/the-idlewild_14.jpg)
![Lacquered nightstands set with contemporary light fixtures playfully array a secret garden-esque Svenskt Tenn linen textile half-moon over Liberty of London bedding, dappled with mirrored textile window treatments. The Idlewild](https://chromasf.com/media/pages/work/idlewild/e70933161c-1631067057/the-idlewild_15.jpg)
![Fantastical contemporary pieces fillip neutrals and natural woods with a dalliance of rollicking color. The Idlewild](https://chromasf.com/media/pages/work/idlewild/bf4e58b07b-1631067057/the-idlewild_16.jpg)
![Evoking the luminous air of a Markus Amm painting, sherbert walls imbue a utilitarian space with misty-eyed wonder. The Idlewild](https://chromasf.com/media/pages/work/idlewild/d0d06efc30-1631067058/the-idlewild_17.jpg)
![Poppy and gold hues flutter in the fore of an Osborne & Little wall covering in chimerical chartreuse, glossed by the charm of a cane desk chair by Josef Hoffmann for Thonet. The Idlewild](https://chromasf.com/media/pages/work/idlewild/b3daf7ca81-1631067058/the-idlewild_18.jpg)
![The turn-of-the-century architecture revels in the beauty of natural materials and forms, marveling at the timelessness of human craft. The Idlewild](https://chromasf.com/media/pages/work/idlewild/b5c4000860-1631067058/the-idlewild_19.jpg)