Let There Be Lights

O, The Oprah Magazine | From the Fall 2006 issue of O, The Oprah Magazine

Credits: Photographs by Sang An, styling by Sam Cook

The Bedroom

Designer Larry Laslo made an oversize swing-arm lamp the room's showpiece. It serves two purposes: a reading light for two and general room illumination.
"I love the idea of one big overhead lamp instead of small sconces on either side of the bed," Laslo says. "The scale of it is great, and it's very dramatic."
The small lamp on the bedside table (right) provides additional atmospheric and reading light.

Light Sources:
For a plush, high headboard, Larry used Robert Allen's charcoal-colored wool. The linens edged in bright purple (Olatz) and a vintage Leonard scarf pillow (Madeline Weinrib Atelier) add vibrant punches of color and pattern. The swing-arm lamp is from L'Art de Vivre.

Set the mood with small table lamps.