At home with Jerome Dahan of Citizens of Humanity

The entrance to Jerome Dahan’s 1913 Mediterranean home in Santa Monica. Located on a serene tree-lined street, the nearly 5,300 square-foot home exudes an elegant and exotic feel.   (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Moroccan doors offer a warm greeting before entering the estate.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

In the entryway, color, pattern and art combine to dramatic effect. On the left, a drawing by Jean-Michel Basquiat and right, a painting by L.A.-based artist Sterling Ruby. Dahan installed the low cabinets underneath the painting to add balance to the foyer.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Text in an untitled drawing by Jean-Michel Basquiat is reflected in a mirrored tabletop in the entryway.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

In the living room, Jean-Michel Basquiat’s drawing, “Ribs Ribs,” shares the room with vintage furnishings: A pendant from a Paris flea market, Milo Baughman chairs from 1stdibs and a vintage rug from the 1920s. The modern couch is from Diva Furniture.   (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

A Moroccan lamp from Casablanca hangs in the living room at Jerome Dahan’s 1913 Mediterranean home.   (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

In the living room, red walls and ceilings add drama to the furnishings and artworks from around the world.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

A Moroccan door at Jerome Dahan’s 1913 home in Santa Monica.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

The newly remodeled kitchen features a center island, blue ceilings and graphic wall-coverings from Eskayel. The barstools are from Twentieth.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Dark blue Italian tile creates a backsplash in the kitchen.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

A custom corner booth with orange hides is framed by “Galileo Glass” wallpaper from Brooklyn based design studio Eskayel.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Dahan’s pitbull Baloo enjoys one of the home’s several outdoor seating areas.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

The side yard offers a quiet place to reflect.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Dahan chose the blue wallpaper to reflect the warm tones of the pool.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Jerome Dahan poses on one of his Ducati motorcycles in the garage “museum” of his 1913 home in Santa Monica.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Jerome Dahan poses next to his 1956 Mercedes 300SL Gullwing coupe inside the garage. It is one of only 1,400 made in the world.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

A vintage pendant from Chinatown in San Francisco hangs in the hallway.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Dahan recovered a pair of vintage armchairs from the 1960s in blue velvet, now in the second-floor hallway of his home.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

A vintage lamp adds another layer of color to the second-floor foyer.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

“Lead Plate With Hole” by Jean Michel Basquiat (1984) is reflected in a wall of mirrors on the second-floor foyer. Dahan installed a strip of red and white wallpaper to break up the solid red walls.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

In the master bedroom, dark gray wallpaper is framed by navy trim. The black painting above the bed is by New York-based artist Kaws.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

A painting by Frank Stella hangs in the master bedroom.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

A peek inside the Citizens of Humanity designer’s closet.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

A sleek platform bed and two-tone walls create more space in one son’s bedroom.   (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

A red and white artwork by San Francisco painter and graffiti artist Barry McGee plays off the red and white wallpaper.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

Detail of a Barry McGee artwork in the hallway of Jerome Dahan’s Santa Monica home.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)

View of the ceiling lights, mirror and art in one of the rooms.  (Ricardo DeAratanha / Los Angeles Times)