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nature, neutrals, and a cozy space for friends to commune. The Echo
Park Cabin project was a labor of love for her beloved, Buck Mason
founder, Erik Allen Ford. The nuances of the project are exquisite.
She placed a re昀氀ective co昀昀ee table rather central while adding
nuanced tones to the softness of linework art behind a sitting area
with ample cozy throws for times when the 昀椀replace isn’t lit. Again,
circular light sourcing breaks up the rectangular aspects of the space
and draws the eye to the circular 昀椀replace. Suggested bouquets are
natural to the area, rough-and-tumble shoots in a ceramic vase.
While design can seem exclusive, Ford doesn’t believe it needs to
feel that way. She shares, “I truly believe that it’s your own home,
so do what makes YOUR heart happy, and don’t design based on
trends or your neighbors. All you have to do is listen to yourself
and then go for it.” She does that. She shares, “A lot of the time, I
start designing based around books or music that I love instead of
furniture pieces and cabinetry. It keeps things more real and honest
in a space.” As a former gallery girl, this warms my soul, since so often
people look for pieces to accent a space rather than looking for pieces
they truly love. She does, however, encourage her aesthetic: “Stick
to a monochromatic palette, whether it is white on white like me or
layers of pink—stick to it! This simpli昀椀es things on the eye and then
simpli昀椀es and puts our busy minds at ease. And then layer in lots and
lots of texture within that color palette to give the space depth.”
She also shares that, in general, “I’ve always believed that everything
around us inspires our work—everything we see, hear, read, and
think about shapes what we put out into the world. But lately, travel
has been the ultimate inspiration for me. I recently went to Paris
with my family, and I’ve come back absolutely buzzing with ideas.”
It will be exciting to see what these inspirations turn into for Ford,
and it is absolutely imperative for each of us to think about how our
experiences (in our neighborhoods and beyond) might be enhanced to
grant us new inspiration. ☐
Website: leanneford.com
Contributed by: Ciara Shuttleworth
Ciara Shuttleworth is an alumnus of the prestigious San Francisco Art
Institute. She has worked for three prominent San Francisco 昀椀ne art galleries.
Additionally, she has provided art consulting for private and corporate
collections, including Google. She is also a published writer with works in the
Norton Introduction to Literature and The New Yorker. Her most recent
book is the poetry collection, Rabbit Heart.
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