Wesley Moon
photo by Pernille loof
If you could have another home anywhere, where would you live? I have a second home in Fire Island Pines, and there is nowhere else I would rather be - particularly in the summer.
What are three words to describe your style?
1. Detailed
2. Layered
3. Whimsical
Tell us about your childhood bedroom? My mom completely redecorated my room when I was three years old with a Sesame Street theme. I had a bright blue shag carpet and wallpaper with Big Bird, Bert & Ernie, and Mr. Snuffleupagus. On my waterbed I had a comforter with two wide rainbow stripes running vertically up each side and two matching pillow shams that had half rainbow arches. When the bed was made (which was rarely) a full rainbow was created. I had that room until I was 12 years old.
What’s the first investment piece you ever bought for your house? In 2005 I bought a watercolor featuring the opening scene from 9 to 5 by Kelly Falzone-Inouye. This piece has been prominently featured in every New York apartment I’ve had since.
In the history of design, if you could hire any designer other than yourself, who would it be?
Paul Dupré-Lafon
No room is complete without a beautifully detailed lampshade.
People think of me as extrovert, but I am really an introvert.
Things you omit from:
A flower arrangement: Baby’s Breath
An hors d’oeuvre platter: Oysters
A bar cabinet: Mezcal
A song for:
Dinner at home: Slow Song (with Dragonette) by the Knocks
Working at your desk: Do You Want the Truth or Something Beautiful by Paloma Faith
Going for a run: Rainbow Land by Miley Cyrus featuring Dolly Parton
What is your biggest Vice? Sunbathing
If you were on an Ambien high and internet shopping, what would you buy? Clothing. I’d buy every potential size to be sure it fits and then hate myself when I have dozens of things to return.
Do your clothes reflect your design sensibility, if so, how? Sometimes, but the great thing about clothing is that it’s easy to change for the event. At times I am more reserved and at other times more expressive depending on where I’m going.
Who is your star crush? Manu Rios
What is the thing you would never do on a project, but don’t detest when you see others do it?
Open kitchen shelving
If there were a fire, and you could only keep one design book, what would it be? My Paul Depré-Lafon book.
For posterity, what would you like your work to be known for? Relevancy - I want my designs to still feel relevant long into the future.
photo by william waldron
A Few Favorites:
Movie: Steel Magnolias
Book: World Without End by Ken Follet
Scent: The Ritz in Paris
The fabric you always come back to: Anything by Toyne Sellers
Dream project: The restoration and decoration of a gilded age mansion
Meal: Seafood enchiladas
Drink: Gin and diet tonic with lime
Hotel: The Connaught, Mayfair in London
Travel Destination: Touring English Country Houses (a trip I take every Spring)
Artist: María Berrío
A cause near and dear to me: The Rainbow Railroad
Thing to collect obsessively: Lava cameos from the Grand Tour
Era in the history of design: Present day because it draws from all periods of historical design
Museum: Musée Carnavalet in Paris
Paint Color that always looks great: Brandon Beige by Benjamin Moore
Favorite person to follow on Instagram: @amyastley
Dogs, Cats, or No Pets? No Pets! I have silk carpets. LOL
