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Walnut TV wall over a linear glass fireplace on a dark veined stone base in the living room of Emperador Dark, designed by Ruba Tannous

Residential

Emperador Dark

Walnut warmth, brass confidence, travertine calm

THE CONCEPT

A home that balances walnut veneer warmth with the cool authority of travertine and brushed brass. The living room pivots on a walnut TV wall above a three-sided grey marble fireplace.

An oval LED pendant hovers over a glass dining table like a floating halo. The master bedroom pairs fluted cream wall panels with an electric fireplace embedded in walnut, while the bathroom wraps in honed travertine with gold rain fixtures and a rope-frame mirror.

Category

Residential

Rooms

6 spaces designed

EXPLORE THE SPACES

Grey armchair and round walnut coffee table facing the walnut fireplace wall in the living room of Emperador Dark
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Living Room

Living Room

A walnut-veneer TV panel above a three-sided grey marble fireplace anchors the living room. A grey tweed armchair with a...

Glass dining table under an oval brass ring pendant, facing lit walnut display cabinets in the kitchen of Emperador Dark
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Kitchen

Kitchen

An oval LED pendant ring hovers above a dark glass dining table with bronze sculptural vases. A walnut display cabinet w...

Upholstered bed facing a walnut media wall with a built-in electric fireplace in the master bedroom of Emperador Dark
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Master Bedroom

Master Bedroom

A walnut TV wall with an integrated electric fireplace faces a taupe upholstered bed with fluted cream wall panels on bo...

Walk-in shower, floating walnut vanity and fluted round mirror against panel-molded beige walls in the bathroom of Emperador Dark
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Bathroom

Bathroom

Honed travertine slabs wrap every surface — floor, walls, shower enclosure. A floating vanity with walnut drawers and fl...

Two grey velvet tub chairs flank a brass-topped side table beneath a gold-streaked abstract painting in the entrance of Emperador Dark
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Entrance

Entrance

Two grey velvet barrel chairs on brushed gold legs flank a marble-and-gold pedestal side table with dried pampas. A larg...

Brass vessel sink on a stone counter over a fluted white vanity with a black bust and ribbed mirror in the powder room of Emperador Dark
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Powder Room

Powder Room

The same travertine-and-brass material language from the main bathroom, distilled into a compact powder room. Rope mirro...

Design DNA

“A rope-frame mirror and a gold rain shower head — the details a hotel guest remembers, built into a home.”

walnut-and-travertine◆brass punctuation◆curated vignettes◆gallery living

Signature Detail

The honed travertine bathroom with brushed gold fixtures, a rope-woven circular mirror, and a floating fluted vanity turns a daily routine into a European spa ritual that never requires a reservation.

Craftsmanship

Walnut nightstand with a fluted drawer beneath brass disc pendant lights beside the bed in the master bedroom of Emperador Dark

Grey tweed armchair with chrome ring detail beside amber glass vase

Living Room

Glowing brass disc pendants beside a grey velvet wingback headboard and patterned cushions in the master bedroom of Emperador Dark

Oval LED pendant ring hovering above dark glass dining table

Kitchen

Frosted green glass bottles and a gold crocodile figurine on a walnut vanity top in the master bedroom of Emperador Dark

Rope-frame circular mirror with brass picture light on travertine

Bathroom

Coffee station with fluted drawers and an espresso machine set between tall grey cabinets in the kitchen of Emperador Dark

Fluted cream wall panel with gold pendant drop beside walnut

Master Bedroom

Brass ring-shaped door handle with concentric grooves on a dark grey paneled door in Emperador Dark

Abstract charcoal-and-gold painting between starburst wall sconces

Entrance

Walnut wardrobe corridor beneath linear ceiling light slots, with a tall walnut recess opposite, in the master bedroom of Emperador Dark

Three-sided grey marble fireplace beneath walnut TV panel

Living Room

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