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In her day job, Courtney researches and creates menus before orchestrating the actual event, from picking colors to furniture to tasting stations. When outfitting the Mount Helix home that she shares with her husband, Dillon, and son, Beau, 21 months, she pulled from that same design know-how. “My friends call my house ‘artsy,’” says Courtney, who majored in art history at the University of San Diego. “I like modern and clean but round out with notes of whimsy. The couple moved into the flipped, 1960s-built, Joseph Eichler–style home in December 2012, and decorating it became a family affair. While Dillon, an account manager for Main Electric Supply, took charge of the outside and Courtney focused on interiors, their families also rolled up their sleeves to help. The resulting look includes pops of color, a mix of high and low, and a nod to midcentury style. “If I was going to move to East County,” says the Point Loma native, “it had to be midcentury, it had to be on a corner, and it had to have a pool.
It’s a mix of family, new, and our past lives. We’ve made a forever home.” Sizable windows reflect the Eichler approach of fusing indoor and outdoor spaces. “We have coffee in here a lot because of the morning light,” Courtney says. An Urban Outfitters rug, IKEA couches, and vintage acrylic chairs keep the space cozy, while an Eames-style rocking chair and George Nelson replica pendant lamp from Design Within Reach add a midcentury flair. Outside, Courtney incorporated one of her favorite hues: “The front door is very French country. So my husband painted it orange to make it work with the midcentury.” Given her work in catering, it’s no surprise that Courtney loves to entertain. “This room is amazing,” she says. “We do most big dinners on this table.” The room also shows off her knack for finding high design at low prices. The dining table is from Crate & Barrel, bench from IKEA, and accent chairs from Tuesday Morning. The tablescape features Diane von Furstenberg flatware, plates and bowls from the Philippines, florals by Isari Flower Studio, and a family memento from a private game reserve.
“My husband hunted that boar’s skull.” “The theme is wanderlust and travel,” Courtney says of Beau’s room, which is decorated with a teepee and map mobiles from Land of Nod, a Serena & Lily rug, and a train made by Beau’s grandfather. The chair is an IKEA piece that Dillon’s mother upholstered with Trina Turk fabric. An unassuming nook adjacent to Dillon’s office is filled with family history, including a futon that once belonged to Courtney’s grandmother, her father’s Bauhaus chair, a Blu Dot side table that was Dillon’s Christmas gift to his wife, and a gilded wedding slipper family heirloom dating back to 1846. Courtney used it as a ring bearer pillow at her 2012 nuptials; another relative inherited the other slipper. The sleek black marble counter, backsplash, and range came with the house, courtesy of the flippers. As for the chic high chair by Bloom, Courtney can thank another Kourtney (Kardashian, that is). She spotted it in the reality star’s Elle Decor spread.
The recently renovated dine-in space in the kitchen includes a chandelier left over from the Marriott Hotel in the Gaslamp that one of Dillon’s vendors made, as well as Courtney’s own DIY prints and a Crate & Barrel table for future homework sessions. Using tape and chalk, her father-in-law painted this accent wall in one day. Topping the bar area is an Altuzarra for Target cocktail shaker and tray, while vintage Bertoia high chairs, a Crate & Barrel sunburst mirror (a wedding gift), and a pair of lamps sourced from The Thursday Club rummage sale round out the vignette.You could be forgiven for thinking the man who revolutionized interior design, making himself one of the wealthiest businessman in the world in the process, lived a life of unimaginable luxury and splendor. Yet Ingvar Kamprad, the founder of global juggernaut IKEA, lives in an unassuming bungalow, favors the meatballs sold by his stores and only flies economy class, even though he could own a private jet without it even denting his personal fortune.
Ingvar Feodor Kamprad was born March 30, 1926 on his family’s farm near the village of Agunnaryd in Sweden. His amazement that he could buy a product and resell it for a profit fueled his ambitions as a young boy to become a successful businessman. Although he suffered from dyslexia, this did not hamper his desires and aspirations to succeed. In his very first business venture, he bought matches in bulk from nearby Stockholm and sold them individually at a lower price to his neighbours and yet still made a good profit. He then reinvested his profits to buy more bulk merchandise to re-sell. He would use his spare time to mount his bicycle and peddle his wares, eventually adding other products to his ‘route’ of customers. These other products included fish, Christmas tree decorations, seeds and later ballpoint pens and pencils. At age 17, his father bestowed on him a handsome reward for doing well in school. With his newly acquired wealth, he further invested in his business and took a serious step by naming his new venture IKEA.
He came up with the name from his first and last initial (IK) and the family farm and village initials for the EA. It was his hope people would remember he was Ingvar Kamprad of Elmtaryd, Agunnaryd. Establishing himself as a reliable business, he expanded his line of merchandise to include watches, jewelry, and other various goods. As he outgrew his ability to personally call on customers, he established a ‘mail-order’ business of sorts by hiring the local milk van to make deliveries to his customers. With his growing success, he then decided to put the first IKEA advertisements in local newspapers. Soon after that, he added furniture into the IKEA product range. It was produced by local manufacturers in the forests close to his home. The positive response was gratifying, and the line expanded. Of course, this required a showroom, so in 1953, Ingvar opened the first IKEA showroom. He now had a suitable place to display for his customers, all his furniture. The showroom did well, however competition with other merchants started to make it difficult for Ingvar to work with the manufacturers.
Nevertheless, he overcame these problems and continued to build the IKEA brand. Ingvar Kamprad’s dyslexia caused him to have difficulties remembering his own products. This was more of a personal disadvantage than a business disadvantage. However, his solution to the problem provides interesting insights into his personality as a leader. Instead of ignoring or delegating this issue, he came up with a creative idea. Generally, products are usually identified by a certain type of code. The code would give indications about the nature and origin of the item but only to the educated user. He decided to use names instead of code. Beds, wardrobes and hall furniture were named after Norwegian places. Chairs and desks were given men’s names. Materials and curtains received women’s names and garden furniture were identified by the names of Swedish islands. As all these names were known to him, he could visualize and remember his products without difficulties. Today, the names of IKEA furniture are iconic.
Many people understand that a BILLY bookcase is an IKEA product. Not only Kamprad, but also the IKEA customers seem to like the idea of more “human” products. So in this effect, Kamprad turned a personal weakness and challenge, into a high value marketing tool for his own company. This is a good illustration of the ability of Kamprad to take challenges head-on rather than avoid them but with creative rather than standard solutions. Ingvar has also published a few notable books. One of which is about IKEA’s concept of frugality and enthusiasm entitled, ‘A Testament of a Furniture Dealer’. He also wrote an autobiography, “Leading by Design: The IKEA Story” which further described his philosophies on business, his life and the trials and triumphs of IKEA. Ingvar’s vision and ambition has been the driving force behind IKEA’s success, IKEA hires its own designers, who over the years, have received many rewards. Since childhood, Ingvar has always been frugal and a self-motivator, his stores reflect this in its ‘self-service, assemble it yourself, and save money’ concept.