Last Sunday was the last day of  the 10th Anual Palm Spring’s Modernism Week, a heady combination of cocktails, swimming pools and design that happened since 12th to 22th February.

This year, the Cristopher Kennedy Compound returned as result of over a dozen going to work on a ranch house along the Indian Canyons Golf Resort fairway. He started the tradition last year bu this time around he wanted to “keep it a little more casual, have a little fun with it.”

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The view from the curb.

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A tiled wall and a boldly painted front door greet visitors.

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Trip Haenisch’s living room features a wet bar with a gold wall and his own custom upholstery.

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A Hans Wegner vintage wingback easy chair from Trip Haenisch’s personal collection.

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Kennedy is a resident of Palm Springs for 12 years so he was inspired by the blues and greens of his desert city. Using the golf courses, the succulents, the turquoise pool water as a palette and asked designers to “keep  it relaxed, gorgeous and inspiring – everythig that Palm Springs should be”, while conveying the easy lucury of the city’s celebrity history.

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Kennedy designed the kitchen where open shelves and Bellmont cabinetry were used to keep things fresh.

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Kennedy designed all new tile floors in green and turquoise.

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The guest room designed by Grace Home, with a collection of vintage accessories atop a Grace Home nightstand.

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Created by the design firm Parker Kennedy, the den is an explosion of color and patterns

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Mark Cutler’s master bedroom features a canopy bed.

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Marlaina Teich‘s master bath has navy walls and a Duravit vanity.

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Christopher Kennedy chose Jim Thomspon‘s navy Butterfly House wallpaper for the ceiling of the master closet.

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Linda Allen designed the master outdoor terrace with Giatti outdoor furniture and Flor rug tiles.

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The outdoor terrace is outfitted with a large, window-like sculpture framing the view, designed by the design duo Paletteur and put together by Warner Brothers’ Studios.

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Design duo Paletteur designed this window-like sculpture to frame the view. The sculpture was made by Warner Brothers Studios in Burbank.

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Gaga & Design COD lounge chairs.
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The pool terrace was designed by Michael Berman, who used a bright green color custom made for the show house.

Source: Curbed

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