The Tasting Room in the House Beautiful Whole Home is the ideal space for sharing cocktails and stories with loved ones. Armed with the challenge of utilizing a passageway space with lots of doors, designer Jean Liu decided to incorporate modern, artistic vibes both indoors and outdoors. From the Sip Zone, to the Wet Bar, to the outdoor Breezeway, Jean incorporated her signature “warm and edited” style into this space and chose to highlight the work of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAIP) designers throughout the room. Bringing together notes of brass, pink, black, and white, this stunning Tasting Room is perfect for storing bottles, hosting cocktail parties, or enjoying a nightcap.
The Designer: Dallas-based designer Jean Liu of Jean Liu Design
The Task: Design an elevated yet stylish space for entertaining, sipping drinks, showing off bottle collections, and mixing cocktails.
The Inspiration: “So many of my clients have been asking for entertaining spaces where they can display their wine - or collections of mezcal and tequila - separate from their dining or living rooms,” Jean said. This tasting room, partially inspired by origami shapes and weavings in pink tones, features an outdoor dining room as well as a swanky cocktail station and sitting space. Jean incorporated works from Asian American designers throughout the room. “Being able to see all of these AAPI designers in one space is really heartening for me personally. It proves to me that they are doing important work, a huge part of our community, and should be celebrated in the way that I hope I have done here,” Jean said.
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