GNOSSIENNE: Guest Bedrooms

Guest rooms were a special priority in the Gnossienne project. The homeowners love hosting traveling friends and family, and wanted each space to feel not just accommodating, but intentional—welcoming without being overworked, and expressive without excess. These two bedrooms embody that approach in distinct but connected ways.

Small Guest Bedroom

Painted in French Gray by Farrow & Ball, this room carries a subdued stillness—tonal, calming, and subtly formal. At first, placing a four-poster bed in such a tight footprint seemed counterintuitive. But the move proved transformative: the canopy structure gave the room unexpected verticality and energy, anchoring it with a sense of volume. The bed itself, a modest white-box-store frame, underscores a recurring idea in the project—that design doesn’t have to be precious to be powerful. In fact, the compression of the oversized bed into the small room became its own quiet gesture.

To one side, a scalloped Schoolhouse ‘June’ side table in a saturated red adds contrast—a red that leans coral, chalky, and cheerfully antique. On top, a pleated lampshade and the Camille candlestick lamp from Greenrow soften the geometry with charm. The artwork, hung at a deliberate 45-degree angle, references a 19th-century convention designed to catch light in dim spaces—a detail that feels especially right in this softly lit room. A Pakistani rug, gifted to the homeowner by their mother, grounds the space with warmth and familial continuity.

Small Guest Bedroom in Gnossienne Project

Second Guest Bedroom

This room began by repurposing the original bed from the first guest room. The moment it was placed here, it created a balance between the two rooms without adding cost. Rattan window shades diffuse the daylight, casting a honeyed warmth across a palette of ochre and stone. Nightstands from West Elm, paired with table lamps from Article, extend the home’s language of practical, well-scaled simplicity.

The ceramics are personal: the homeowner is an avid ceramicist and collector, and her pieces live throughout the home. Here, they lend an easy intimacy to the room, quietly telling a story without explanation. Just above the closet hangs a small oval artwork from Pakistan, a gift from the homeowner’s mother. Underfoot, a hand-printed Indian rug adds rhythm and pattern to the space, offering a soft layer of geometry that holds the room together without needing to lead. The result is a space that feels calm, thoughtful, and gently composed—inviting without being overworked.

Second Guest Bedroom in Gnossienne Project