“We really had to get strategic to figure out how to give the house a full remake without going too deep and working around what was existing,” says Holmberg, one of AD’s 2024 New American Voices. “It was a fun challenge.” To achieve a thoroughly custom look, she had to pull a few tricks, such as designing offbeat furniture and built-ins. There’s an organically shaped banquette hugging an entire section of the kitchen, for example, and a sinuous headboard that flows into a corner seat in the primary bedroom. These one of a kind, flowing silhouettes, along with an eclectic color palette where dusty pastels feature alongside deeper shades like rust orange, malachite green, or midnight blue, reflect the cheeky style of Holmberg’s clients. “We’re a creative family and we wanted it to inspire,” Amy says. “We didn’t want it to feel like every other home.”
With that in mind, the designer chose a series of whimsical objets for the residence. A gorilla-shaped chair by Marcantonio, tucked into a nook in the living room, immediately catches the eye, as does a vintage wooden floor lamp reminiscent of cacti, placed near the main dining table. But she was careful not to overdo it. “It doesn’t feel like a funhouse when you’re inside,” Holmberg says. “Even though there’s a lot going on, it’s just so calm.”
