{"id":63934,"date":"2020-11-17T15:03:16","date_gmt":"2020-11-17T15:03:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/?p=63934"},"modified":"2020-11-17T15:03:16","modified_gmt":"2020-11-17T15:03:16","slug":"isabel-lopez-quesada-redesigns-apartment-ava-gardner-lived","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/isabel-lopez-quesada-redesigns-apartment-ava-gardner-lived\/","title":{"rendered":"Isabel L\u00f3pez-Quesada Redesigns Apartment Where Ava Gardner Once Lived"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/contemporary\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-avagardnerapartment&amp;utm_campaign=topID&amp;utm_term=mmachado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63936\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1-3.jpg\" alt=\"Isabel L\u00f3pez-Quesada Redesigns Apartment Where Ava Gardner Once Lived\" width=\"850\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1-3.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1-3-300x71.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1-3-768x181.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1-3-640x151.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1-3-450x106.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1-3-225x53.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/1-3-20x5.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Among <em><strong>Ava Gardner<\/strong><\/em>\u2019s many love affairs, one of her most enduring was her embrace of <em><strong>Spain <\/strong><\/em>\u2013 a place she found irresistible for its \u201cearthiness\u201d and \u201cwhimsy\u201d (not to mention its handsome toreadors). In the mid-1950s, the <em><strong>Holly\u00adwood legend<\/strong><\/em> purchased an apartment in <em><strong>Madrid\u2019s El Viso<\/strong><\/em> neighborhood. To renovate such a storied property would be any designer\u2019s dream, but for\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/eclectic-contemporary-projects-isabel-lopez-quesada\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong><em>Isabel L\u00f3pez-Quesada<\/em><\/strong><\/span><\/a>, it was more than that \u2013 it was a necessity. Have a look!<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cy7yhR1NWuQ\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63938\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-001-1601574234.jpg\" alt=\"Isabel L\u00f3pez-Quesada Redesigns Apartment Where Ava Gardner Once Lived\" width=\"850\" height=\"1320\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-001-1601574234.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-001-1601574234-193x300.jpg 193w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-001-1601574234-768x1193.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-001-1601574234-640x994.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-001-1601574234-450x699.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-001-1601574234-225x349.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-001-1601574234-20x31.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\"><\/p>\n<p>Set in a discreet four-story building, the duplex had grand proportions, including a nearly <strong>2,000-square-foot rooftop terrace<\/strong> where she was known to play jazz and flamenco until the wee hours of the morning, irking her downstairs neighbor, exiled Argentine ruler <strong>Juan Per\u00f3n<\/strong>. The apartment had been in her husband\u2019s family for half a century, ever since\u00a0Gardner\u00a0herself sold it to his grand\u00adfather, the <strong>Marqu\u00e9s de San Dami\u00e1n<\/strong>, in the 1960s. When the longtime tenants left and the family decided to put it on the market, L\u00f3pez-Quesada couldn\u2019t bear to think of another designer reimagining the space. <em>\u201cI realized I had to get one of my clients to buy it,\u201d<\/em> she says. <em>\u201cAnd when you want something really badly, the stars somehow align.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/inspirations\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-avagardnerapartment&amp;utm_campaign=topID&amp;utm_term=mmachado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63939\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-006-1601573143-1.jpg\" alt=\"Isabel L\u00f3pez-Quesada Redesigns Apartment Where Ava Gardner Once Lived\" width=\"850\" height=\"559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-006-1601573143-1.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-006-1601573143-1-300x197.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-006-1601573143-1-768x505.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-006-1601573143-1-640x421.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-006-1601573143-1-450x296.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-006-1601573143-1-225x148.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-006-1601573143-1-20x13.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">GET THE LOOK<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/products\/orbis\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-avagardnerapartment&amp;utm_campaign=topID&amp;utm_term=mmachado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63940\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/lx_orbis-mirror_general_img_1200x1200.jpg\" alt=\"Isabel L\u00f3pez-Quesada Redesigns Apartment Where Ava Gardner Once Lived\" width=\"850\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/lx_orbis-mirror_general_img_1200x1200.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/lx_orbis-mirror_general_img_1200x1200-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/lx_orbis-mirror_general_img_1200x1200-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/lx_orbis-mirror_general_img_1200x1200-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/lx_orbis-mirror_general_img_1200x1200-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/lx_orbis-mirror_general_img_1200x1200-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/lx_orbis-mirror_general_img_1200x1200-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/lx_orbis-mirror_general_img_1200x1200-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/lx_orbis-mirror_general_img_1200x1200-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/lx_orbis-mirror_general_img_1200x1200-20x20.jpg 20w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/lx_orbis-mirror_general_img_1200x1200-225x225.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/products\/orbis\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-avagardnerapartment&amp;utm_campaign=topID&amp;utm_term=mmachado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62017\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-07-11-at-14.11.57.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"110\" height=\"36\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-07-11-at-14.11.57.jpeg 110w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-07-11-at-14.11.57-20x8.jpeg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 110px) 100vw, 110px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/inspirations\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-avagardnerapartment&amp;utm_campaign=topID&amp;utm_term=mmachado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63941\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-009-1601574235.jpg\" alt=\"Isabel L\u00f3pez-Quesada Redesigns Apartment Where Ava Gardner Once Lived\" width=\"850\" height=\"1190\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-009-1601574235.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-009-1601574235-214x300.jpg 214w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-009-1601574235-768x1075.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-009-1601574235-640x896.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-009-1601574235-450x630.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-009-1601574235-225x315.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-009-1601574235-20x28.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text\">Not long afterward, she began working with a young family who were looking for a home near the city center. The Gardner apartment, in one of the most exclusive pockets of Madrid, was outside of their price range, but <strong>L\u00f3pez-Quesada<\/strong> took them to see it anyway. <em>\u201cWe visited on a rainy, nostalgic kind of day, and it was love at first sight,\u201d<\/em> says the client. <em>\u201cThe layout was bad and the bedrooms were small, but my husband and I felt the potential was magnificent.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/inspirations\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-avagardnerapartment&amp;utm_campaign=topID&amp;utm_term=mmachado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63942\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc1120toc-quesada-001-1-1601573514.jpg\" alt=\"Isabel L\u00f3pez-Quesada Redesigns Apartment Where Ava Gardner Once Lived\" width=\"850\" height=\"567\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc1120toc-quesada-001-1-1601573514.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc1120toc-quesada-001-1-1601573514-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc1120toc-quesada-001-1-1601573514-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc1120toc-quesada-001-1-1601573514-640x427.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc1120toc-quesada-001-1-1601573514-450x300.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc1120toc-quesada-001-1-1601573514-225x150.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc1120toc-quesada-001-1-1601573514-20x13.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">GET THE LOOK<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/products\/essential-home-hudson-armchair\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-avagardnerapartment&amp;utm_campaign=topID&amp;utm_term=mmachado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63943\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/hudsom-armchair-essential-home-01.jpg\" alt=\"Isabel L\u00f3pez-Quesada Redesigns Apartment Where Ava Gardner Once Lived\" width=\"850\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/hudsom-armchair-essential-home-01.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/hudsom-armchair-essential-home-01-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/hudsom-armchair-essential-home-01-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/hudsom-armchair-essential-home-01-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/hudsom-armchair-essential-home-01-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/hudsom-armchair-essential-home-01-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/hudsom-armchair-essential-home-01-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/hudsom-armchair-essential-home-01-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/hudsom-armchair-essential-home-01-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/hudsom-armchair-essential-home-01-20x20.jpg 20w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/hudsom-armchair-essential-home-01-225x225.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/products\/essential-home-hudson-armchair\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-avagardnerapartment&amp;utm_campaign=topID&amp;utm_term=mmachado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62017\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-07-11-at-14.11.57.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"110\" height=\"36\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-07-11-at-14.11.57.jpeg 110w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-07-11-at-14.11.57-20x8.jpeg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 110px) 100vw, 110px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">SEE ALSO<\/h3>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/designers-help-transform-interiors-amazing-tips\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\">Top Designers Help You Transform Your Interiors Through Amazing Tips<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The Spanish designer, whose romantic approach to interiors was chronicled in her 2018 book\u00a0<em>Isabel L\u00f3pez-Quesada: At Home<\/em>\u00a0(Vendome), already had a new layout in mind. <em>\u201cI felt the home spoke for itself, telling me what it needed,\u201d<\/em> she says. <em>\u201cLooking at the high ceilings and incredible light, I decided to create something elegant and clean, with a neutral base that would allow me to play with colors.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/inspirations\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-avagardnerapartment&amp;utm_campaign=topID&amp;utm_term=mmachado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63944\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-004-1601574264.jpg\" alt=\"Isabel L\u00f3pez-Quesada Redesigns Apartment Where Ava Gardner Once Lived\" width=\"850\" height=\"1210\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-004-1601574264.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-004-1601574264-211x300.jpg 211w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-004-1601574264-768x1093.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-004-1601574264-640x911.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-004-1601574264-450x641.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-004-1601574264-225x320.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-004-1601574264-20x28.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>She began by making some major alterations to the floor plan. A narrow <strong>U-shaped staircase<\/strong> was replaced with a <strong>gorgeously curved one<\/strong> in unfinished oak, its sleek iron balustrade topped with brass handrails. One of the former reception rooms on the lower level became the main <strong>bedroom suite<\/strong>, complete with a <strong>sunlit walk-in closet<\/strong>. The upper level now has bedrooms for the children and a <strong>family room<\/strong> that opens onto the sprawling <strong>terrace<\/strong>, where the overgrown tops of neighborhood trees provide not just shade but also the delightful sense of being in an urban forest.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/products\/sequoia-center-table\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-avagardnerapartment&amp;utm_campaign=topID&amp;utm_term=mmachado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63949\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/banner-brabbu-small-1-1-1-1.jpg\" alt=\"Isabel L\u00f3pez-Quesada Redesigns Apartment Where Ava Gardner Once Lived\" width=\"850\" height=\"255\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/banner-brabbu-small-1-1-1-1.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/banner-brabbu-small-1-1-1-1-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/banner-brabbu-small-1-1-1-1-768x230.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/banner-brabbu-small-1-1-1-1-640x192.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/banner-brabbu-small-1-1-1-1-450x135.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/banner-brabbu-small-1-1-1-1-225x68.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/banner-brabbu-small-1-1-1-1-20x6.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p>When it came time to decorate, she unleashed her signature <strong>eclecticism<\/strong>. L\u00f3pez-Quesada is the kind of designer who can nod to <strong>British clubhouses<\/strong>, <strong>French country homes<\/strong>\u00a0and <strong>Park Avenue apartments<\/strong> within a single space, weaving it all together into an effortlessly <strong>chic atmosphere<\/strong>. In one corner of the <strong>drawing room<\/strong>, she placed a camel velvet sofa with <strong>midcentury lines<\/strong> under a marine-hued abstract painting by <strong>Donna Huanca<\/strong> and paired it with two <strong>1960s Pierre Paulin Mushroom chairs<\/strong> reupholstered in black. The opposite corner features a rustic <strong>French vintage table<\/strong> topped with huge glass vases in different colors and motifs. <em>\u201cThe way she mixes styles is truly unique,\u201d<\/em> says the client. <em>\u201cShe\u2019ll pair a valuable antique with something very rustic, almost as if to make it less serious or important. Every room in our house has its own personality.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/inspirations\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-avagardnerapartment&amp;utm_campaign=topID&amp;utm_term=mmachado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63947\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-010-1601574238.jpg\" alt=\"Isabel L\u00f3pez-Quesada Redesigns Apartment Where Ava Gardner Once Lived\" width=\"850\" height=\"1114\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-010-1601574238.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-010-1601574238-229x300.jpg 229w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-010-1601574238-768x1007.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-010-1601574238-640x839.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-010-1601574238-450x590.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-010-1601574238-20x26.jpg 20w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-010-1601574238-225x295.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\">GET THE LOOK<\/h3>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/products\/miles-wall-lamp\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-avagardnerapartment&amp;utm_campaign=topID&amp;utm_term=mmachado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63948\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DELIGHTFULL-MILES-WALL.jpg\" alt=\"Isabel L\u00f3pez-Quesada Redesigns Apartment Where Ava Gardner Once Lived\" width=\"850\" height=\"850\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DELIGHTFULL-MILES-WALL.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DELIGHTFULL-MILES-WALL-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DELIGHTFULL-MILES-WALL-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DELIGHTFULL-MILES-WALL-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DELIGHTFULL-MILES-WALL-640x640.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DELIGHTFULL-MILES-WALL-180x180.jpg 180w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DELIGHTFULL-MILES-WALL-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DELIGHTFULL-MILES-WALL-450x450.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DELIGHTFULL-MILES-WALL-270x270.jpg 270w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DELIGHTFULL-MILES-WALL-20x20.jpg 20w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/DELIGHTFULL-MILES-WALL-225x225.jpg 225w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/products\/miles-wall-lamp\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-avagardnerapartment&amp;utm_campaign=topID&amp;utm_term=mmachado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-62017\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-07-11-at-14.11.57.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"110\" height=\"36\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-07-11-at-14.11.57.jpeg 110w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2019-07-11-at-14.11.57-20x8.jpeg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 110px) 100vw, 110px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"body-text\">Meanwhile, on the <strong>rooftop terrace<\/strong> amid a <strong>garden<\/strong> designed by <strong>Fernando Martos<\/strong>, L\u00f3pez-Quesada created an enchanting space furnished with <strong>pillowed sofas<\/strong> and <strong>wicker armchairs<\/strong>. One could easily imagine Gardner there, drinking sangria with <strong>Luis Miguel Domingu\u00edn<\/strong>, the dashing bullfighter who was her paramour, and entertaining friends with music until sunrise. \u201c<em>We love hosting, and often our guests don\u2019t want to leave,\u201d<\/em> the client says. <em>\u201cWe joke that it\u2019s the spirit of Ava Gardner\u2014she knew how to enjoy life.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/inspirations\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-avagardnerapartment&amp;utm_campaign=topID&amp;utm_term=mmachado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63950\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-013-1601574122-1.jpg\" alt=\"Isabel L\u00f3pez-Quesada Redesigns Apartment Where Ava Gardner Once Lived\" width=\"850\" height=\"554\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-013-1601574122-1.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-013-1601574122-1-300x196.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-013-1601574122-1-768x501.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-013-1601574122-1-640x417.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-013-1601574122-1-450x293.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-013-1601574122-1-225x147.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/edc110120lopez-quesada-013-1601574122-1-20x13.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Via \u00a9 Elle Decor<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>\/\/<\/strong><\/p>\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>What do you think? Did you like this article? Follow\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/?utm_source=blogcovethouseVanessa&amp;utm_medium=articles_content=1imagens1000inspira%C3%A7%C3%B5es&amp;utm_campaign=covetblog\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\">Covet House<\/a>\u00a0on\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/covetlounge\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\">Facebook<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/covethouse_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\">Instagram<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.pt\/covethouse_\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\">Pinterest\u00a0<\/a>and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/COVETHOUSE_\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\">Twitter<\/a>, we are here to give you the best interior design inspiration for your design projects and, never forget, celebrate design with friends like we do!<\/strong><\/h4>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/inspirations\/catalogue-covet-house\/?utm_source=blog&amp;utm_medium=article-image&amp;utm_content=covethouseblog-avagardnerapartment&amp;utm_campaign=topID&amp;utm_term=mmachado\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" title=\"\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-63951\" src=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-06-09-at-09.11.38-1-2-1-1-4.jpg\" alt=\"Isabel L\u00f3pez-Quesada Redesigns Apartment Where Ava Gardner Once Lived\" width=\"850\" height=\"283\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-06-09-at-09.11.38-1-2-1-1-4.jpg 850w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-06-09-at-09.11.38-1-2-1-1-4-300x100.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-06-09-at-09.11.38-1-2-1-1-4-768x256.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-06-09-at-09.11.38-1-2-1-1-4-640x213.jpg 640w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-06-09-at-09.11.38-1-2-1-1-4-450x150.jpg 450w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-06-09-at-09.11.38-1-2-1-1-4-225x75.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.covethouse.eu\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/11\/WhatsApp-Image-2020-06-09-at-09.11.38-1-2-1-1-4-20x8.jpg 20w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 850px) 100vw, 850px\"><\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"embed embed-image embed-image-center embed-image-small\" data-align=\"center\" data-size=\"small\">\n<div class=\"embed-inner crop-original\">\n<div class=\"embed-image-wrap aspect-ratio-original\"><picture class=\"\"><source srcset=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/edc110120lopez-quesada-004-1601574264.jpg?resize=640:*\" media=\"(min-width: 48rem)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/edc110120lopez-quesada-004-1601574264.jpg?resize=640:*\"><\/source><source srcset=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/edc110120lopez-quesada-004-1601574264.jpg?resize=480:*\" media=\"(min-width: 40.625rem)\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/hips.hearstapps.com\/hmg-prod.s3.amazonaws.com\/images\/edc110120lopez-quesada-004-1601574264.jpg?resize=480:*\"><\/source><\/picture><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Among Ava Gardner\u2019s many love affairs, one of her most enduring was her embrace of Spain \u2013 a place she found irresistible for its \u201cearthiness\u201d and \u201cwhimsy\u201d (not to mention its handsome toreadors). 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