SPACE
For East End interior designer Elsa Soyars, white symbolizes simplicity and innocence, and a purity that brings peace and calm into a space: “It helps us recharge and re-energize, especially in a light, airy, beachy place.” BY SUZANNE GANNON • PHOTOGRAPHY BY BOB FRAME
A home on Osprey Way in Water Mill offers a stylish, relaxed beach palette.
striking beauty of Long Island’s East End. Soyars’ guiding mission is to design a home that is not only unique to her clients but also one that empowers them. She followed this philosophy at her own home in Southampton by employing colors and textures that, she says, “bring me joy.” A favorite space is her dressing room/closet, where she takes time to meditate, accompanied by a statue of Buddha and a burning candle. She also finds a sense of calm with a place to practice yoga at 5AM and a bedroom wall covering that winks at her with embedded
“Good design work really affects well-being,” says designer Elsa Soyars, who opts for low-impact, environmentally sensitive fabrics and furnishings with provenances free of supply-chain conflicts. “It’s more than just the physical work of bringing objects into a space. It’s mental work. Everyone should have a sacred space in their home that enables them to step in the front door and see an interpretation of who they are.” The designer does just that, whether for clients in New York City or Shanghai, on the West Coast or amid the 102