The Courier-Journal (Louisville)
Fern Creek home features pop eclectic elements and maximalist style
Several years ago, Madi Moxxi and her then-fiance were planning a 2020 wedding.
“Of course, it got canceled,” she told The Courier Journal. “(But) we had a nest egg … that was going to go (toward) a wedding, so we decided to purchase a home.”
The couple landed on a three-bedroom, one-bath house in the Fern Creek area. The ranch abode was a bit run down, so Moxxi’s first move was to give it a fresh coat of paint.
“We went in and painted everything white – (but) I hated it,” she recalled. “It looked sterile, (and I felt that) it was not fun at all. So, I started looking at my inspiration pictures.”
The interior designer and mixed media artist began planning out looks room by room and, eventually, it all came together.
“I just started building out themes and doing everything by hand between me and my partner,” Moxxi said. “It took about a year and a half to get everything where I wanted it to be.”
Mixed media
Moxxi has transformed the basement into a gym and media room, full of interesting furnishings and other decor she has collected or created.
Shelves along one wall display a camera collection from her grandmother, an assortment of cell phones that Moxxi accumulated over the years, and several rubber ducks she acquired during numerous trips to Dave & Buster’s.
In the middle of the media room facing the movie screen sits a bar table with barrels that serve as legs.
“I made the tabletop out of a large piece of wood, caution tape and resin,” Moxxi said. “It’s very functional. … Bar tables are mad expensive, and this was under $100.”
The home gym is located on the opposite side of the movie screen wall, and it features a swiveling TV that can be viewed from any spot in the space.
“I was very realistic with myself (regarding) what I like to do in the gym,” Moxxi said, explaining that the moveable TV allows for easy viewing from the treadmill on one side of the room as well as from the center of the room, which offers space for moving and grooving to dance videos.
“I took inspiration from luxury L.A. gyms,” Moxxi said of her workout area. “I wanted a neon light, (which is) on the side, and a pink yoga (mat) holder. (But) the statement piece here is the mural, (which) I did paint myself.”
Murals and more
Most of the artwork throughout the home – including murals, paintings, sculptures and more – are one-of-a-kind pieces created by Moxxi.
There’s a Twitter wall featuring framed Tweets, curated to bring a laugh to anyone who reads them; the refrigerator is decked out with light pink cow spotshaped pieces that Moxxi made using a Cricut; and downstairs, a sign on the wall features the word “Chaos,” which was made with matches.
In the cyberpunk-style formal living room, a sculpture of a man coming out of the wall hangs above the sofa. “I made that out of paper,” Moxxi said.
The opposite wall boasts another mural made by Moxxi. Featuring a space cowgirl theme and the words Rocket Man – which was one of Moxxi’s horse’s names – the bold-hued piece brightens up an otherwise mostly dark space.
Moxxi explains that floor-to-ceiling velvet curtains keep natural light out. The lamps in the room, however, are on timers to ensure sufficient light flows through the room during the day.
“My partner’s really into cyberpunk,” Moxxi said, “so this (room) was kind of (created) to give her something.”
Made of mirrors
What is arguably the most striking feature of Moxxi’s home is also one of her favorite elements. It is what she appropriately refers to as the mirror wall, as it is a wall completely covered by countless pieces of broken mirrors.
“We hand broke a ton of mirrors,” Moxxi explained, “then we grouted it onto the wall; just kind of collaged it on.”
She and her partner completed the entire project – the home’s biggest design undertaking – all on their own.
“It took a long time, and we only got three cuts,” Moxxi said. “And I haven’t had too much bad luck. … I love that wall. (It) was what really sealed the deal (of this being) a cool house (that) we really made our own.”
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