Dave Navarro\'s pad has a rock-star twist

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In this case, bringing the hotel home meant creating a clean,modern space with rock-star twists. The kitchen backsplash is amirrored mosaic from Ann Sacks ("Mirrors and rock stars play well together," Toll says), and thedining area lighting consists of more than a dozen orbs suspendedfrom the ceiling that echo the urban setting -- "bright lights andbig city," she says.

"Dave is modern and sophisticated and intelligent, but he's alsogot tattoos and piercings, and that's how the space is -- sleek andcool, with unexpected touches," Toll says.

Sticking with a neutral palette established by the building's darkwoods and black and white tile, the designer made Navarro'sinterior simple and streamlined so her client could add hissignature surprises, such as the black crystal chandelier thatcasts a red glow over the bed. "Everybody looks great under redlights," Navarro says. "I wanted it to feel like a bordello, and itdoes. Sexy, dark, a little spooky. And the beautiful thing isthere's a tremendous juxtaposition between the modern, clean designconcept and these funky old-school elements."

A faux deer head, dyed black and given stainless-steel antlers,came from Zelen in Los Angeles and "turns that idea completely on its head," Tollsays. In one corner, by a tall window looking out to the Hollywoodsign, sits her favorite find: a curvaceous, persimmon-coloredthrone she picked up at Blackman Cruz .

"I could totally see him sitting in it, smoking a cigarette andholding court in his loft," she says.

Not that Navarro is hosting many parties at his new place.

"I'm not big on entertaining groups of people because,unfortunately, I'm obsessive compulsive when it comes tocleanliness and tidiness," he says.

Go as minimal and streamlined as he has gone, Navarro says, andevery object must be in a precise position.

"There's a place for a magazine, and it sits squarely on the coffeetable," he says. "If someone leaves it open, I have a heartattack."