STEVIE’S PASSAGE

What began simple pass-through spaces became rich opportunities for upper-level living under the imaginative eye of Morgan Madison Design. The firm was tasked with designing a multipurpose space encapsulating the upstairs landing, three hallways, a back staircase, and a bathroom, which Tanner Morgan and design partner, Jennifer Laouari, turned into an otherworldly lounge area for coffee, cocktails, conversation, and catching up on the latest best-seller.

A shapeshifter of a space, Stevie’s Passage is a visceral journey through a sophisticated, mystical and inspiring corridor.

With juxtapositions of the ethereal and the substantial, one should expect metamorphoses at every turn. The legendary singer and songwriter, Stevie Nicks, is the central muse, underpinned by Annie Dillard and her ruminations on the natural world.

It is an environment altogether inspired by the verdant intensity of nature – the ethereal dancing of light in leafed, canopied spaces, the dreamlike possibilities of the skies, all augmented by an arty modernity.

This is a space bolstered by offsetting the hardness of mixed metals with the very tactile suppleness of fine fabrics, with exceptionally rich or tapestry-like textiles used to upholster more modern and sculptural forms. The intent was to set the space aglow with stardust from the mirrored elements – to stir feelings of warmth, inspiration, languor, and mystery with our color and textile palette, ultimately, to create a pass-through space where one wants to linger. 

From staircase to promenade, from landing to bathroom, Stevie’s Passage weaves exquisite, earthen elements with metallics and modern, elevated forms against a gallery-like backdrop. Sleek, clean, and cool intertwine with moody, mossy, and mysterious. Poetic in design and practical in use, the meandering space flows like mercury, pooling in serene alcoves of functionality.