Lara Ben Jaber turned her vision into reality for her family, mixing organic shapes and a soft palette in her home. Lara Ben Jaber in the kitchen, with its arabesque arches. Photo: Muk Van Lil The move from sharing interior photos on social media via @looliving to launching her eponymous design studio was a natural progression for Moroccan designer Lara Ben Jaber.
Based in the city of Apeldoorn in the Netherlands, where she lives with her husband and their three young sons, the interior designer made her personal home the perfect playground for experimentation. “We searched for about a year before this house came our way,” remembers the designer. “We are glad we had the patience to wait for our dream home.
” The TV room features a modular sofa Noxx sofa from Lab02 and a vintage coffee table. Photo: Muk Van Lil While the family previously lived in a beautiful house built in the 1930s, they realized that they would soon need more space. They also wanted to live closer to the city center, which prompted this move and placed them near both the Het Loo Palace and the forest.
Spread over 320sqm and two floors, the home comprises four bedrooms, two bathrooms, and a private guesthouse with a sauna and a bathroom. The former carriage house from 1852 had been renovated thoroughly in the 1930s, leaving several features from the two periods preserved, while Ben Jaber introduced new changes to reflect her vision. The starway ascends towards one of the original doors.
Photo: Muk Van.