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How to Warm Up a Midcentury Bedroom

Doron Silverman was delighted when he got the keys to Hurley House, a 1958 Los Angeles home designed by the pioneering Swedish architect Greta Magnusson Grossman.

“We fell in love with the Midcentury sense of style and then found this property that had not been changed very much,” says Mr. Silverman of his roughly 2,700-square-foot, four-bedroom home.

There was just one drawback: At roughly 300 square feet, the master bedroom seemed rather small to the couple.

“It’s typical Midcentury design not to have big rooms,” says Mr. Silverman, the 41-year-old chief executive of Bedaga, a mattress-production startup based in Los Angeles.

To make the space more comfortable, Mr. Silverman and his wife, Samantha, a 36-year-old singer/songwriter, chose to outfit the room with “glamorous” elements.

“We’ve kept the design very contained in the rest of the house, but the bedroom is a sexy retreat,” he says. “It’s meant to be really fun.”

1. Wallpaper

Doron Silverman picked the Robert Crowder stone-inspired wallpaper from L.A. design store Harbinger to pay homage to his favorite piece in the house, an original travertine wall in the living room. Price: $1,050 at $210/panel

2. Bed

The bed comes with a brass frame and cashmere headboard from Loro Piana, the Italian luxury label. Mr. Silverman chose to have the seams on the cashmere revealed, a riff on a handbag he had seen with exposed seams. Price: $14,500

3. Rug

Mr. Silverman discovered the Mohebban Milano wool and silk rug while roaming the Maison et Objet design fair in Paris last year. “I saw the patterns and colors and convinced them to sell me the very one they were displaying,” he says. Price: $2,500

4. Nightstands

The gray oak nightstands are from interior designer Natasha Baradaran, who works with Mr. Silverman. Each has a jewelry-like finish on the front that he says “adds dimension while not being too loud.” Price: $9,100 each

5. Lamps

The two bronze and ribbed-glass lamps on the nightstand are made by Home House Co-Op, of Maine Design of L.A. “They have interesting details on them if you look closely,” Mr. Silverman says. Price: $3,900 each

6. Daybed

The daybed was produced by Mr. Silverman and crafted from black walnut and bronze with sombrero boucle fabric. It was the first Midcentury-design piece he owned and the sole remnant of his previous bedroom. Price: $6,500

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