A siesta is the pause in the middle of the day when everything is allowed to slow down. Siesta Villa was designed around that idea: a home that presses pause on chaos.
The brief was simple to say and hard to do. The family wanted a home that felt calm the moment they walked in, from the bedrooms through to the living spaces, without feeling empty or precious. Somewhere you can put your feet up.
A quiet base
Calm starts with what you do not notice. Warm white walls, a pale marble floor and concealed lighting do most of the work, so the eye can rest. Against that base a few things are allowed to speak: a low sofa in soft blue-grey, mustard cushions for warmth, a sculpted black screen that gives the staircase a little drama.
Low, soft and generous
Furniture sets the pace of a room. Here it sits low and deep, with rounded edges and fabric you want to touch. Nothing asks you to sit up straight. The palette is repeated from room to room so the whole house reads as one thought.
Styling is the last five percent of a project, and the part people remember.
The last five percent
On the final days we style every room by hand. Cushions are moved until the sofa looks sat in rather than staged. A throw goes over one arm. Plants go where the light will keep them alive. A guitar and a piano get a corner of their own beside the stair, lit softly, because a home should hold the things a family loves.
The photographs came afterwards, shot by Snap Space Studio. The real test was simpler: on handover day, somebody sat down on that sofa and did not get up for a while.