The fundraiser typically brings in close to $1 million annually, said Marti Farley, vice president of finance for the Pasadena Showcase House for the Arts.
MV Design and Construction Group is decorating the master bedroom suite, including the bathroom and dressing area, while SuziScot Design is assigned to the back hall and bath area. The house and garden tour opens Sunday and continues until May 18.
The house, which is in La Cañada Flintridge, was built in 1922 and designed by Henry Harwood Hewitt. The original owner commissioned Hewitt to replicate a Spanish castle with an emphasis on Moorish style.
Both local design teams have kept this in mind in their spaces, said benefit chairwoman Delise Menik, of La Cañada Flintridge. “Both these areas are taking their inspiration for their design spaces from Moorish and Spanish influences,” she said. “Their details are just terrific.”
Marcus Juniel, who runs MV Design with his wife, Maria Videla Juniel, said they have tried to create an elegant but modern space for the master suite.
“We’ve used warm, neutral tones as the base in the walls and fabrics and contrasted that with cool blues and golds in the throw pillows on the bed and the area rug,” he said. “The blues cool it down.”
In creating the new space, a door attaching the master bedroom and a women’s bathroom was removed and a new hallway was made with access to the closet and dressing area and a man’s bathroom. Another door allows access to the closet from the women’s bathroom.
