By Emily Waldorf
A patio at the historic Greystone Estate in Beverly Hills, site of Veranda magazine's designer showcase
Veranda magazine and the City of Beverly Hills, are currently presenting “The Great House at Historic Greystone Estate,” a who’s who of some of the very best interior designers working right now, through November 16. All proceeds benefit the restoration of the Greystone estate. Click here to read The Peak of Chic’s, post on the opening night party, including photos.
The featured interior designers were selected by Veranda’s discerning editors and include Nathan Turner, Elizabeth Dinkel, Peter Dunham, Mary McDonald, Michelle Nussbaumer, Kathryn Ireland, Hutton Wilkinson, Tim Clarke, Ann Getty, Richard Hallberg and Barbara Wisely, Suzanne Rheinstein, William R. Eubanks, Martyn Lawrence Bullard, and Ames Ingham, among others.
My favorite rooms were the grand entrance and upper gallery by William R. Eubanks and D. Mitchell Brown, the salon d’arte by Katie Leede-McGloin, and the master suite by Michelle Nussbaumer. All of the designers exploited their own unique styles while respecting the original 18th century English decoration of the Greystone mansion. I noticed that nearly all of the rooms were tied together by the inclusion of antique globes, fabulous modern and contemporary art with abstract forms, and hundreds of gorgeous design books and fine bindings.
The Greystone Estate was designed for the Doheny family in 1927 by Gordon B. Kaufman in a English Gothic Revival style. The gardens were conceptualized by Paul Thiene, who blended Gothic and Neoclassic elements to complement Kaufman’s exquisite architectural facades. The Greystone Estate was later recognized as a Historic Landmark and entered into the Registry of Historic Places in 1976. It is currently owned by the City of Beverly Hills.