Decorating is all in this family
•Bold colors and rooms with atmosphere
WILSON FAMILY: Devon, Betty and Elizabeth at their family’s Windsor Boulevard residence.
By H. Hutcheson
Elizabeth Wilson and Devon Wilson Dentler are sisters with an interior design business based here in Windsor Square. Wilson Studio L.A. started by making customized mirrors with a colored reflection, a signature piece for them, and developed into an extensive interior design business. One client might want new drapes throughout the entire house and another might ask for an entire room to be redone to the last detail.
The sisters use bold color palettes and patterns to create distinct atmospheres and embrace the more traditional idea of separating rooms in a house. Elizabeth Wilson says, “A thoughtful palette can elevate a space from simple to unforgettable. We’ve always admired the bold use of color and pattern in traditional English interiors. After a decade dominated by neutrals, we’re thrilled by the revival of maximalism—vibrant, layered spaces full of personality and depth. Whether through wallpaper, paint or textiles, color is transformative. It brings individuality to a space and invites our clients to tell their story through design.”
Maybe you remember Los Angeles before the 1990s, in the era of grand homes throughout Beverly Hills, Westwood and especially Hancock Park. Rooms had personality and were separate, each with its own experience of wallpaper, animal prints, texture and grandeur. A sunroom might be Pierre Deux, a powder room a trip to Africa or a master bathroom (also mini beauty salon with glamorous seated hair dryers and vanity lights) copiously full of chinoiserie design.
ELIZABETH WILSON says, “Color—don’t be afraid.”
Annie Meisel Photography
Trends shifted as beige and tan seemed to fill most home interiors. Devon and Elizabeth remember one significant conversation they had after Devon had spent an evening at a Brentwood home valued around $20 million, “Elizabeth asked me, ‘What was it like?’ After a moment I said, ‘I can’t tell you anything!’ It was endless tans, beiges and greys.”
In the same vein,common space became rooted in the open floor plan starting in the 1950s, becoming fully embraced by the 1990s. That means one space for kitchen, living and entertaining. Unless you work with the Wilson sisters, that is.
DINING ROOM revives maximalism.
Annie Meisel Photography
Elizabeth says, “The pandemic definitely accelerated the shift away from open floor plans. With entire families suddenly working, studying and living at home around the clock, the need for privacy and personal space became undeniable. We’ve found that separate rooms allow for a more functional way of living, offering connection and retreat. From a design perspective, open-concept spaces can actually be quite limiting. When there’s no clear delineation between the kitchen, living and dining areas, and everything has to match. It flattens the design. We love working with individual rooms because it gives us the freedom to make each space feel unique. It opens the door to play with different palettes, patterns and moods, all while creating a cohesive story throughout the home.”
The sisters naturally fell into this career following their mother, Betty Wilson, a resident of Windsor Boulevard who had decided to return to design school in Connecticut when her children were young. Devon Wilson Dentler, who resides on Irving Boulevard says, “There were fabric swatches everywhere—we were always redoing a room!”
While the Wilson sisters might remind you how much you love to travel by bringing Morocco to an intimate room of your home, or by using
SISTERS Devon Wilson Dentler and Elizabeth Wilson.
wallpaper to make you feel as if you are dining in a magic garden, they are actually headed to the real Caribbean island of Nevis to work on the redesign of Montpelier Estate, a 17-room boutique hotel with a rich history dating back to 1687. Elizabeth said, “We’ve just entered Phase One, which focuses on reimagining the guest rooms, set to be completed in time for the hotel’s seasonal reopening in October. Phase Two will follow in 2026 and will center around revitalizing the communal spaces, including the great room, dining areas and pool, with the goal of honoring the estate’s heritage while bringing a fresh, thoughtful perspective to island hospitality.”
See their work at wilsonstudiola.com and on instagram @wilsonstudiola, or contact info@wilsonstudiola.com.
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