Look Inside May Daouk’s Eclectic 19th-Century Villa in Lebanon
1/11The home is oriented around an expansive antiques-filled living room painted a striking lilac. The table at left displays ceramics found at John Rosselli Antiques. The purple armchairs are from Ann-Morris Antiques, and the large Oushak carpet is 19th century.
2/11Interior designer May Daouk at her late-19th-century villa in Beirut. She moved with her three sons back to the city of her birth after a decade spent in New York working for designer Bunny Williams.
3/11A trio of stone arches creates an enclave at one end of the living room; the antique chimneypiece is Italian.
4/11Arrayed in the living room are an antique toile peinte, custom-made lacquer bookcases, and a pair of vintage chairs.
5/11The dining room features an English Arts and Crafts table and chairs from Ann-Morris Antiques; the calligraphic panel above the door is Syrian, and the carpet is 19th-century Persian.
6/11Displayed on the far side of the room is a set of architectural prints of the ancient city of Baalbek. The sideboard, table, and chairs are all from Ann-Morris Antiques.
7/11Daouk’s kitchen is the most contemporary room in the house, with stainless-steel shelving and cabinetry and a Miele dishwasher.
8/11Luna the English bulldog in a passageway connecting the living room, kitchen, and bedrooms. The lanterns are from Damascus.
9/11The antique lantern and the brass stool in the master bedroom are Lebanese. The ebonized slipper chairs are Italian, and the club chair, by O. Henry House, is clad in a Robert Kime ticking stripe; the bedside tables are from John Rosselli Antiques.
10/11The master bath includes inlaid-wood pelmets and embroidered-lace curtains custom made by local artisans. The mirror is a Flemish antique, and the ’50s Nagasaki chairs are by Mathieu Matégot.
11/11Two of Daouk’s sons share a bedroom with a 1940s French desk, a chair from Design Within Reach, bedcovers by Chelsea Textiles, and a striped kilim.
