We design calm,easy homes
Shaped by a Parisian sensibility with a focus on flow
Cinquième Gauche is a boutique Los Angeles interior design studio led by Laetitia Wajnapel. We create layered, personal interiors for homeowners planning substantial renovations, furnishings, and full-home design projects.
- Typical project investment
- $350k–$1M
- Recognition
- AD, People, Homes & Gardens
- Credentials
- ASID accredited
Interior designer Los Angeles
Design that starts with how you move through a room.
The studio’s point of view is intentionally observational. Before color, before fabric, before all the beautiful pieces, we look at proportion, circulation, light, and the rituals of your everyday life.
Paris shaped Laetitia’s sense of proportion. London taught her to layer without fear. Los Angeles brings the architectural variety: Spanish homes, mid-century houses, historical Crafstman, hillside modern.
Portfolio showcase
A softer kind of edge.
Selected residential work across Los Angeles and California: sculptural furniture, muted hues, personal details, and rooms that feel resolved without feeling overdesigned.
Residential refresh
Los Angeles home facelift
Kitchen, dining, and living areas shaped around comfort, personality, and the way the family gathers.
Space planning
Historic sensitivity
Rooms edited for flow, proportion, and the architectural voice already present.
Furnishings
Layered and personal
Furniture, lighting, textiles, art, and objects selected for cohesion rather than sameness.
Services
Three clear ways to work together.
Each engagement is structured to match your project’s level of complexity, from a contained creative direction package to full-service design and installation.
Find the right fitCreative Direction
A focused advisory engagement for single rooms or contained scopes: layout clarity, aesthetic direction, key furniture and lighting guidance, and a concise set of recommendations.
Design Development
For renovations or builds that need a strong framework: space planning, finishes, lighting, fixtures, design presentations, and coordination with contractors at key milestones.
Full-Service Design
Concept through completion for substantial projects: detailed specifications, consultant and vendor coordination, procurement, construction-phase support, installation, and styling.
Furnishings & Styling
A standalone phase or post-renovation layer for homes that need furniture planning, sourcing, procurement, delivery coordination, and the final edit that makes the rooms feel whole.
Boutique interior designer LA
Rooted in Los Angeles, fluent in the city’s contradictions.
Cinquième Gauche works with homeowners across Los Angeles, Glendale, Pasadena, West Hollywood, Beverly Hills, Studio City, Sherman Oaks, Altadena, Silver Lake, Los Feliz, and nearby neighborhoods.
The studio is especially suited to clients planning mid-to-high-end residential projects with meaningful scope: renovations, whole-home furnishing, layered refreshes, and spaces where the architecture needs a stronger relationship to daily life.
Press and client words
National recognition, personal process.
“Laetitia took the time to learn about my personality and reflected it back through the choices of colors and materials as well as furnishings.”
Ari L.
“She elevated our home while keeping our personality, and we are so in love with the end product.”
Shirley L.
Featured in
- Architectural Digest
- People Magazine
- Homes & Gardens
- Young Visionaries by Beta Plus
Virtual consultation booking
Start with a conversation about scope, timing, and fit.
Share what you’re planning, where the project is located, and how involved you want the process to be. You’ll hear back within two business days with recommended next steps.
Best fit for
- Los Angeles residential projects with thoughtful scope
- Renovation, furnishing, or full-service design needs
- Clients comfortable with clear direction and decisions
- Project investments typically between $350k and $1M