LOUNGE Radouane and Sandie Mazzi’s former dining room is now edged with low-slung seating that encourages conversation. “We want that room to be a comfortable, easygoing, welcoming space,” Sandie says. “And now that we have a 2-year-old, this is also her well-cushioned playroom where she can bounce and play.”
"Blue is my happy color,” says Atlanta interior designer Sandie Mazzi, “and it’s very easy to work with.” The hue also suits another of her muses: Morocco. When she married Radouane, a Moroccan expat, she committed to a life of decorating adventure too. “I love the textures of the products there—the vases, the artwork, the rugs,” Sandie says of the country she visits often, taking its vibrant jewel tones, fanciful patterns, and thick pile rugs as inspiration and inventory for the couple’s store, Mazzi & Co. “There’s this juxtaposition between amazing detail and an unrefined quality. For example, if you think about a pierced metal Moroccan lamp—there’s a lot of detailing, while there’s also this rawness to it.”
In her lounge, a collection of portable seating is modeled after the standard Moroccan living room. “In my mother-in-law’s house,” she says, “there are cushions against the wall and a table or two that can move according to however people are seated. So it’s very adaptable, very fluid.” Just like blue.
by KATHRYN O’SHEA-EVANS photos MARC MAULDIN
FIELD EDITOR: LISA MOWRY
LIVING ROOM The sofas’ denim-look fabric from Sunbrella balances a pair of sculptural chairs in a bold, graphic upholstery (and the denim is easy to clean—a boon for these parents). Above one sofa, 3-D art made from vintage books is a focal point. “I needed something really big for this expansive wall, and I wanted texture, and a lot of it,” Sandie says of her Etsy find. Two coffee tables delineate a path around the center.
GUEST BEDROOM A grass-cloth wallcovering is a rich backdrop for a Mexican bedspread, the Moroccan wedding blanket draped over the headboard (a gift from Rad), and a rug from their store. “I felt the room needed something slightly unexpected that would pull in all the colors,” Sandie says.
