Camelback Estates - Paradise Valley, Arizona
Light Remodel & Full Furnishings · Photography by Austin LaRue Photography
As seen in Architectural Digest Poland - A cozy traveler’s enclave

This Paradise Valley home came with beautiful bones - traditional Spanish architecture, Mexican Cantera stone fireplaces, carved corbels - and a client who wanted the home to feel genuinely personal to him. A well-travelled professional with a passion for global art and an appetite for color, he had purchased the home from a couple who built it as a retirement retreat. The architecture was worth honoring; the interiors needed a complete reawakening.

The brief was not a style. It was a feeling: luxurious but not formal, sophisticated but alive. The design draws on a curated mix of eras, materials, and cultures - African leatherwork alongside antique Persian rugs, Art Deco gilding beside mid-century icons, hand-painted chinoiserie against custom contemporary art. Each room carries its own personality while flowing seamlessly into the next, the result of a collaborative relationship and creative trust.

The Breakfast Room. Opening directly to the backyard, this room called for a wallpaper that could bring the outdoors in — a pale blue floral and foliage print whose rhythm and playfulness inject fresh energy into the space, a respite from the dry heat just beyond the glass.

The Kitchen. The most structurally transformed room in the home, the kitchen's cabinetry was reworked to include a glass-front wine cellar, accessible from both the kitchen and an adjoining hallway — its airy transparency offering a contemporary counterpoint to the room's traditional Cantera stone range hood. New backsplash tile, countertops, and hardware modernized the bones, while hand-painted ceiling beams introduced artisanal warmth. Vibrant, geometrically patterned barstool upholstery echoes the florals in the adjacent breakfast room, tying the two spaces into a single, spirited conversation.

The Family Room. Designed for daily comfort rather than occasion, the family room sits between the spirited kitchen and the formal living room - casual in feel but uncompromising in detail. A plush sectional in patterned fabric anchors the room, its scale chosen to fill the space without crowding it. A custom inlay coffee table and artwork sewn bring handcrafted warmth. While vibrant colors awaken the heart of the home ”

A dining room with a long wooden table surrounded by white upholstered chairs with nailhead trim, a wooden sideboard with decorative vases, a large decorative wall art installation, and a large window with two smaller windows above, along with a chandelier hanging from a wooden beam ceiling.
A modern interior space with artwork of blue lines creating abstract animal figures on a dark blue background, flanked by two ornate lamps, with a sleek black and gold sideboard in front and a wooden side table with decorative vases on the right.
A dining room with a wooden table, white upholstered chairs, a large vase with green leaves, colorful vases, black and white wall art, and a unique chandelier made of numerous glass discs.
An entryway or corridor with beige tiled flooring, white walls, and a decorative folding screen with a landscape painting. On the left, there is a beige console table with two ornate gray lamps. On the right, there is a built-in bench with a marble top and decorative corbel supports, and a hanging beaded curtain is partially visible.

The Powder Room. Proof that scale has nothing to do with personality. A geometric zellige tile wraps the lower walls, while the original travertine floor was retained and re-grouted for a subtly modern update. A wallpaper with real attitude finishes the space.

A bathroom with orange wallpaper featuring monkeys hanging from ropes, and a decorative mirror. A white vessel sink with gold fixtures is mounted on a gray vintage-style vanity.

The Living Room. The design's emotional center. A handcrafted cowhide rug — the very first piece sourced for the project - anchors the room with tactile richness, its natural pattern catching light like a piece of art underfoot. Above, a tiered chandelier of faceted, hand-worked papier-mâché brings drama at exactly the right scale, echoing the stone fireplace. Two traditional wingback chairs, upholstered in contrasting fabrics on their fronts and backs, balance classic silhouette with contemporary energy, while leather-draped wall sconces and animal-print console tables add movement and a touch of whimsy to an otherwise refined composition.

A bathroom with orange walls decorated with black and gray monkey and rope climbing mural. There is a white marble vanity with gold fixtures, a large hexagonal mirror with a black and white frame, a wall-mounted white lantern light, and a white towel hanging on a black and gold towel bar.

The Dining Room. Here, a large, translucent glass-disc chandelier lightens the visual weight of the client's existing traditional dining furniture. The room's centerpiece is a commissioned three-dimensional wall installation by artist Molly Hatch — fifty hand-cast, hand-painted porcelain tiles depicting the Camelback mountain range on one side and native desert flora on the other, its palette drawn directly from the kitchen's finishes to unify the two adjoining spaces.

Interior of a living room with large windows, green and blue patterned curtains, a tan leather armchair, a colorful rug, a wooden coffee table, and various decorative items including books, artwork, and plants.
Living room with a fireplace, large colorful abstract portrait above mantel, white and beige walls, dark curtains, green velvet armchair, beige armchair, orange throw pillow, glass coffee table with books and decorative items, patterned rug, and chandelier.
A cozy living room with a fireplace, vibrant artwork, and colorful furniture, including teal patterned chairs and a glass-topped coffee table.
A cozy living room with a large stone fireplace, eclectic furniture including armchairs and a floral upholstered chair, a patterned rug, and a gold chandelier. Artwork is displayed on the wall, and there are large windows with dark curtains and plants inside.
Living room with decor including a chandelier, colorful wall hanging, various vases, and furniture.

The Primary Bedroom. The suite begins with a layered vignette visible on a direct sightline from the home's entry — pagoda lamps, a glossy red console, and a hand-gilded Art Deco–inspired wallpaper. Inside, a textural wallpaper envelops both walls and ceiling, and a wall-to-wall custom upholstered headboard anchors the room. A vintage Chinoiserie armoire, an antique Persian rug, mid-century nightstands, and a classic Eames lounge chair coexist gracefully, proof that traditional and modern, organic and structured, can share a room in perfect harmony.

Sunlight streams through a large arched window revealing a lush garden with trees and a pathway outside. Inside, a potted plant with tall, slender leaves is on the left, and a wooden table with a patterned cloth and a closed book is in the foreground.
View of a hallway leading to a room decorated with a painting of flying cranes on a golden background. A large potted plant with tall, spiky leaves is in the right foreground, near a window with wooden frame and curtain. A wooden bench with a green patterned cushion is on the right side of the hallway. The floor is tiled with large, textured stone tiles.
A decorative interior space featuring a large, abstract wooden sculpture on a shelf, three blue lamps on a red table, a mural of white cranes on a brown wall, and a small green dragon figure.
A cozy bedroom with a beige curved sofa, a bed with a faux fur blanket, decorative pillows, a dark gray wall, a textured wood accent wall behind the bed, a modern pendant light, and traditional Asian-style floor and wall art.
A bedroom with a beige vintage sofa in the foreground, decorative pillows, a bed with beige bedding, a textured headboard, and wall art depicting a tree with a horse nearby. There is a string of beads hanging from the ceiling, a bedside table with a lamp, and a dark, patterned area rug on the floor.
A cozy bedroom scene with a bed featuring decorative pillows, a bedside table with a lamp, a buddha statue, greenery, and a decorative rug.
A tall wooden cabinet with a traditional Asian design, featuring landscape and figure paintings on its doors, positioned next to a stone fireplace with detailed carvings, on a wood parquet floor.
An Eames chair brings iconic aesthetic and comfort to this moody Primary Bedroom. the scale of the lamp complements this mid century chair.

The Office/ Media Lounge. Reimagined as a dual-purpose office and media lounge, custom built-in cabinetry with perforated mesh inserts conceals AV equipment while preserving clean architectural lines. Wallpaper mimicking upholstered panels, finished with painted brass rivets, adds understated glamour, while a backlit work by Yaacov Agam anchors the room in bold, dimensional color.

Custom built-in cabinetry with perforated mesh inserts conceals AV equipment while preserving clean architectural lines. The geometric wallpaper & artwork are contrasted by the organic movement in the pattern of the rug.
Reimagined as a dual purpose office and media lounge, the AV screen retracts into the ceiling when not in use.
Backlit artwork by Yaacov Agam anchors the office space in bold, dimensional color, making the perfect backdrop for those Zoom meetings.