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Interior designers hope that when a former client moves into a new house, they come back to them wanting more. Sarah Sherman Samuel and Mandy Moore have built that special repeat bond. The now-Michigan-based designer has worked on the This Is Us star’s mid-century Pasadena home and her Paramount office. Now the actor has apparently added a new home to her real-estate portfolio and she’s already tasked Samuel with putting some finishing touches on the backyard. Lucky for her, the designer just launched her first-ever collection of outdoor decor and furniture.
Samuel’s latest collaboration with Lulu and Georgia spans weatherproof rugs, walnut serving platters, and sculptural planters, but the stars are the major pieces of furniture. “I wanted to bring some different shapes into the outdoor space. I feel like everything is usually very boxy,” explains Samuel.
The poolside piece that Moore has already ordered for her own backyard? The Marisol chaise, Samuel reveals. It retails for $1,898, and its wicker silhouette is totally solid, meaning there’s no ugly backrest mechanism stopping you from putting the chair, say, in the corner of your bedroom (in fact, the product’s name specifies it for outdoor and indoor use).
The same goes for many of the other items in the collection, including the Peggy sofa, which sits atop a wavy iron frame—a silhouette inspired by ornate bistro sets, notes Samuel. Her hot tip: For a supercozy setting, pair the airy pieces of furniture (the teak dining chairs, the cement coffee table) with the Shere brown-black handwoven rug. “It’ll just offset those; it’s very grounding,” she says. The outdoor living room lives on.
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