Windsor Square resident and celebrated interior designer Suzanne Rheinstein launched her latest book, “Rooms for Living: A Style for Today with Things from the Past” at an elegant book signing last night at Dennis and Leen on Melrose. The book focuses on rooms that reflect Rheinstein’s approach — giving her clients spaces of beauty and comfort, which serve as a respite from today’s hectic life. Â While traditional style is Rheinstein’s hallmark, her rooms are always fresh and elegant.
“Rooms for Living” is exquisitely photographed by Pieter Estersohn, offering readers examples of refashioned spaces such as a neglected living room that now includes space for reading and writing, and a kitchen that has been expanded to accommodate informal meals. Â Rheinstein offers innovative ideas on how to make an entryway statement by adding a rich color, dress a bed for ultimate comfort and romance, display books in a thoughtful way, and create a party atmosphere. As is her style, no small detail is overlooked because much can be achieved in transforming a space with attention to such details.
To many locals, Rheinstein is most well known for her fabulous store, Hollyhock, which she opened on Larchmont Blvd. as a neighborhood shop more than 25 years ago to sell all the things she loved for the home but couldn’t easily find in Los Angeles. Since its opening, Hollyhock has been an exclusive resource for designers and discerning shoppers. Hollyhock is now housed in a charming cottage in the La Cienega Design Quarter. Rheinstein carefully chooses every item in the shop with a particular point of view, including wonderful, quirky pieces that can’t be found anyplace else.
“Rooms for Living”  follows Rheinstein’s best-selling book, “At Home: A Style for Today with Things from the Past”.