Lorena Sarbu

“The femininity carried through the home is an extension of my work, and there’s a lot of detail similar to those [details] that go into a gown.” —LORENA SARBU She’s a beautiful woman,” says interior designer David Dalton of the Romanian-born couturier Lorena Sarbu, “incredibly stylish, a showstopper every time she walks into the room.” […]

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Lorena Sarbu

Lorena Sarbu sits in her living room (where the palette was inspired by a bracelet she admired), near a painting by the Ukrainian artist Taras Loboda and Oly’s Ajax chairs (by the hearth).

The moody library, with a Donghia Murano glass chandelier and custom chairs in silk and mohair velvet.

Photo by Kelly Marshall

For Sarbu’s Beverly Hills home, designer David Dalton carved a dramatic powder room out of a hallway. Panels of Nero Marquina and white statuary marble are the backdrop for rose gold glass tiles from Ann Sacks, theatrical 1940s torches repurposed as sconces, and a faceted mirror custom-made to match the jade green marble floor tiles.

Photo by Kelly Marshall

Originally designed for Sarbu’s adolescent son, the guest room features another painting by Taras Loboda, gray grass cloth walls, custom linens, and Schumacher’s graphic, chevron-patterned drapes.

Photo by Kelly Marshall

Lorena Sarbu sits in her living room (where the palette was inspired by a bracelet she admired), near a painting by the Ukrainian artist Taras Loboda and Oly’s Ajax chairs (by the hearth).

The moody library, with a Donghia Murano glass chandelier and custom chairs in silk and mohair velvet.

Lorena Sarbu sits in her living room (where the palette was inspired by a bracelet she admired), near a painting by the Ukrainian artist Taras Loboda and Oly’s Ajax chairs (by the hearth).

Lorena Sarbu sits in her living room (where the palette was inspired by a bracelet she admired), near a painting by the Ukrainian artist Taras Loboda and Oly’s Ajax chairs (by the hearth).

The moody library, with a Donghia Murano glass chandelier and custom chairs in silk and mohair velvet.

Photo by Kelly Marshall

“The femininity carried through the home is an extension of my work, and there’s a lot of detail similar to those [details] that go into a gown.” —LORENA SARBU

She’s a beautiful woman,” says interior designer David Dalton of the Romanian-born couturier Lorena Sarbu, “incredibly stylish, a showstopper every time she walks into the room.” Showstopper is also an apt descriptor for Sarbu’s 11,000-square-foot Tudor-style home in Beverly Hills, Calif. Like her intricately crafted gowns, her residence’s Dalton-designed interiors are replete with details: beading, tufting, embroidery, nailhead trim. “She likes embellishment, detail, layering, and strong color,” notes Dalton. Regarding the latter, Sarbu says, “Tudor homes are very conservative. I thought it would be fun to have a lot of color, which is not expected. The color and sparkliness are more fresh and modern.” She also has an affinity for the sensuality of the female form; furniture silhouettes tend to be soft and curvaceous rather than angular, and paintings of women by the Ukrainian artist Taras Loboda grace many rooms. “Designers spend a lot of energy setting the stage for lives that are never lived,” says Dalton. “But Lorena really lives her vision.”
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