Green Design Winner
Lori Dennis, ASID, LEED AP
Los Angeles
Dennis Design Group
310.493.3972
“One of the best areas to focus on green design is in the bedroom,” says designer Lori Dennis, “because of the importance
of indoor air quality in a place where you spend so much time.” When a young family moved into this house near Los Angeles,
they wanted to give it more character and create a healthy environment in which to raise their children. Dennis added drama
by installing a wall of engineered stone behind the bed and wove in subtler texture on the other walls with an organic wallcovering
that’s grayish blue with a hint of metallic sheen. The custom bed features a headboard and side tables built into a panel
of wood that runs the length of the wall; like all wood furnishings in the room, it is Forest Stewardship Council (FSC)―certified
and treated with a low-VOC stain. As judge Susan Smith notes, “Green design can also be pretty, and Dennis accomplished that
in this room.”
