BRAND-NEW luxury apartments in Beirut tend to look predictably interchangeable. The typical formula: white walls, trophy art by trophy artists, and contemporary furniture from high-end brands that boasts little in the way of originality. That may satisfy some but not Lebanese-born decorator Claudia Skaff, who’s based in London. “I prefer interiors to have more character,” she said. When she and her Dutch financier husband acquired this new 5,800-square-foot second home in the Gemmayzeh district to the east of the city, she was intent on one thing—that it be endowed with personality and soul.

Source: Wall Street Journal November 08, 2018 18:06 UTC