Actress Ellen Pompeo’s House in Los Angeles
1/19After: Living Room
Martyn Lawrence Bullard Design worked with actress Ellen Pompeo to revamp the 1930 home she shares with her husband, music producer Chris Ivery, and their two children in Los Angeles. In the living room, a pair of brass pendant lights by Bullard (one is shown), capacious sofas clad in a Schumacher velvet, and a Mansour Modern cowhide rug help make the large space more intimate.
2/19Before: Living Room
A great room is only great when it’s welcoming and comfortable. To make the vast living room feel more intimate, Bullard devised appropriately overscale furniture, light fixtures, and carpeting.
3/19Pompeo and Ivery relax with their daughter Stella Luna and dog Valentino in the outdoor dining area, which is paved with encaustic tile by Martyn Lawrence Bullard for Ann Sacks; the grill is by Viking.
4/19Before: Exterior
Making the most of the previously unmanicured acreage behind the house, Bullard and Pompeo turned the area into an elegant stone-paved idyll, suited to both family fun and sophisticated entertaining.
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5/19After: Exterior
Bullard collaborated with Inner Gardens to convert the entrance courtyard into a Mediterranean-style garden that’s ideal for entertaining.
6/19Before: Living Room
Pompeo's Los Angeles living room before she worked with Bullard to revamp the space.
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Photo: Roger Davies7/19After: Living Room
To lend architectural distinction to the living room, Martyn Lawrence Bullard framed arched passageways in limestone and installed a custom-made basalt mantel; the mirror is by Richard Shapiro/Studiolo, and the club chairs are a Bullard design, upholstered in a Kravet silk velvet.
8/19After: Library
In the library, a Jean de Merry chandelier hangs above a set of Timothy Oulton chairs by RH and a Michael Berman Limited cocktail table.
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9/19Before: Kitchen
After a total renovation, a historic house shouldn’t look as if it just came out of the box. Vintage building materials such as the antique limestone pavers in Ellen Pompeo’s entry hall and the reclaimed terra-cotta tiles in her new kitchen suggest age and add character.
10/19After: Kitchen
Pompeo’s dream kitchen includes a La Cornue range, oven, and cabinetry and a Carrara-marble backsplash; the pendant lights are from Treillage, the custom-made pot rack is by Bullard, and the sink and fittings are by Waterworks.
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11/19After: Breakfast Nook
Bullard-designed chairs in a Moore & Giles leather and a sleek banquette create a comfortable breakfast nook.
12/19Before: Dining Room
Time conspires to strip many wonderful old houses of the elements that once made them special. Designer Martyn Lawrence Bullard replaced flimsy doors and humdrum windows from earlier updates with larger, beautifully crafted versions in metal and glass to restore a sense of gravitas to the 1930 villa.
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13/19After: Dining Room
Martyn Lawrence Bullard sheathed the dining room walls and floor in white oak from his collection for Boardbrokers and hung curtains of a Schumacher wool satin; two Moroccan brass lanterns from Downtown and sconces from Circa Lighting complement the twinkle of city lights at night.
14/19After: Hammam
A sybaritic hammam lined in Turkish marble features a Waterworks showerhead.
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15/19After: Terrace
On the newly built living room terrace, Gloster wicker seats with Schumacher upholstery are shaded by a Sunbrella-fabric awning.
16/19After: Pool
Near the pool are large RH lanterns and deep Gloster lounge chairs with cushions of a Schumacher fabric.
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17/19After: Daughter's Bedroom
Fashion-forward colors and patterns decorate Stella Luna’s bedroom, whose beanbag chairs, ottoman, bed, coverlet, and sheets are all by Missoni Home; additional pillows were made with Stark fabrics.
18/19After: Bath
A vibrant Missoni Home fabric also lines the cabinetry in the children’s bath; the sconces are from Circa Lighting, the marble is by Ann Sacks, and the tub and all of the fittings are by Waterworks.
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19/19After: Nursery
Baby Sienna May’s nursery is furnished with feather headdresses from Nickey Kehoe, a Pierre Jeanneret child’s chair from JF Chen, and a carpet from the Rug Company.