Like so many of us last winter, fashion blogger and lifestyle entrepreneur Tania Sarin had a lot of unexpected time on her hands to reexamine—and thoroughly dissect—her Century City home’s decor. Four years ago she bought the two-bedroom, two-bathroom space move-in ready and, as a first-time decorator, outfitted it in a minimalist black and white palette. “I really didn’t know what I was doing or what I liked,” she says. “I just kind of put a bunch of crap in there.” With a renewed sense of purpose and plenty of hours to fill, Tania decided to make the space feel intentional and like a reflection her aesthetic, which, given her line of work, was clearly defined: a little funky, a little sexy, with lots of layers and texture.
Her requirements for the new decor were warmth and color that speak to her outgoing personality, a suitable backdrop for her content creation, and investment pieces she could love for many years to come. Her primary source of inspiration: the moody, genre-blending interiors of design star Kelly Wearstler—in particular, the laid-back glam of the Proper Hotel in Santa Monica.
To achieve this vision, she reached out to Chad Wood, the designer whose projects include Shay Mitchell’s AD-documented home and who, coincidentally, also works as Kelly Wearstler’s hairstylist. Her initial vision was fairly modest: work with Chad to source some great vintage pieces and zhuzh the place up a bit. The partnership was so seamless and the end result so successful, that Tania’s scope changed dramatically. “Shortly after, maybe six months later, I was like, ‘Wait, I want to do the whole house,’” she says.
