A William Krisel stunner in Palm Springs that’s hip but kid-friendly too

Taking a break from her duties as president of Lather (a company specializing in lotions and soaps) Emilie Davidson Hoyt relaxes in her Midcentury home in Palm Springs. The floors are covered in smooth porcelain Refin tiles.

Modernism’s clean lines are retained throughout the Hoyt home. A painting by Venice artist Andy Moses hangs in the living room. In the kitchen: powder-blue cabinets by Valcucine.

A bit of local color occupies a large, circular glass coffee table in the living room.

A light fixture with flexible arms doubles as rearrangeable sculpture. An Andy Moses painting hangs behind it.

A built-in cabinet with a Piet Mondrian feel conceals speakers and AV equipment and provides storage.

A closer look at a geometric cabinet that holds speakers and AV equipment.

Rob Hoyt wanted a blue kitchen, thinking it would extend the cool hue of the pool indoors. The cabinets chosen are by Valcucine.

Clean design is coupled with colorful accessories.

A saucer pendant light hangs over the dining table in Rob and Emilie Hoyt’s Mid-century home in Palm Springs.

The family dog is depicted in a painting that appears to be channeling a Warhol style in the guest bedroom of Rob and Emilie Hoyt’s Palm Springs home.

Tall windows let in the outdoors, but the roof canopy keeps the sun at bay. William Krisel designed the 1959 Palm Springs home.

A fountain gurgles in an inner courtyard lined with river rock. Daughter Ellie traverses the adjacent bedroom.

Circles and wavy tile lines lend pizazz to the master bathroom in Rob and Emilie Hoyt’s Midcentury Palm Springs home.

A walled courtyard enhances privacy and serenity.

The Hoyt children, Ellie and Lewis, are reflected in a circular wall decoration in their bedroom.

It is no surprise that Lather products are found at every sink in Rob and Emilie Hoyt’s home, since she is founder and president of the company.

The covered patio and pool deck at Rob and Emilie Hoyt’s Midcentury home in Palm Springs.

Rob Hoyt splashes in the solar-heated pool with children Ellie and Lewis.

Ellie and Lewis Hoyt jump into the pool at their family’s getaway home in Palm Springs, a 1959 sturcture by William Krisel. “If we don’t come for a few weeks, we’ll hear it from our kids,” mom Emilie Davidson Hoyt says.