intra muros = design within walls
a los angeles based firm started by interior designer nadia barker.
nadia has a design background in music video and film production
and a hollywood pedigree, her grandmother was academy award
winner susan hayward. born in los angeles and raised in europe, she
experienced the best of both worlds, los angeles fantasy and teutonic
reality. later she honed her design skills at ucla and by working for
noted designers such as kelly wearstler and ann ascher.
talent for researching antiquities and eclectic textiles eventually found
her consulting on several bar and restaurant projects in the los angeles
area, with “decidedly refreshing takes on historical styles”. in march of
2007 she opened her own design firm.
taking on the challenge of “no budget is too small” nadia recently
completed the renovation of a charming bungalow in silverlake,
california, for under $8000.00.
even though this project was a complete 360 from the high-end
residential projects she usually works on, she enjoyed the experience.
“it’s really about how i used colors in the space to create flow from
one room to another and the clever recycling of existing pieces. i
wanted to help the homeowners have the showplace they always
dreamed of”.
in addition to the three week design time and subsequent “turn key”
installation, was a revelation, “we all have seen those tv shows where
designers finish a room in 24 hours, and the reality is that the designers
do not have to live there, or sit there, or sleep there. i wanted to
create that same 'ta da' experience, but with a high level of detail
and quality in the fabrics, antiques and lighting, which i think we did
by thinking out of the box with our sources".
in the future, nadia plans to focus on more residential projects
because she enjoys the one-on-one relationship with the client and is
very interested in creating more custom furniture designs.
in addition nadia will be developing a line of hand blocked
wallpaper and screens for the american market, as well as opening a
store in southern california, in the spring of 2008.
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