Ryan Murphy is on record declaring his lifelong love for vibrant colors and bold interior design choices. By his admission, the Glee creator opted to decorate his childhood bedroom with brown shag carpet and a gold disco ball, after all. But when the famed television writer and his photographer husband, David Miller, purchased a ‘teardown’ family home in 2012, they made the surprising decision to embrace an overarching aesthetic of ‘minimalist luxury’.
The couple's LA home, which they share with their two children, features decidedly edited-down decor and is consciously devoid of saturated color. Under the expert guidance of designer Stephen Shadley, the creative pair achieved this minimalist decor look throughout their home with the clever use of repeated materials in muted shades and plenty of calming, natural hues. This minimalist aesthetic is perhaps most evident in the couple’s unique white-on-white laundry room , which Shadley shared on his Instagram page.
A post shared by Stephen Shadley (@stephenshadley) A photo posted by on The stark white, subway tile-wrapped laundry room is a dead ringer for the couple’s white kitchen, which features the same tiles and custom light fixture, designed by Shadley and fabricated by Santa Barbara Lighting Co. 'We tend to shy away from white-on-white these days in interior design,' says Greg Roth , Senior Designer at Home Front Build . 'This is likely a reaction to the plethora of white interiors, particularly kitchens and ba.