Before & After: A SoCal Surfer’s Choppy Kitchen Catches a New Wave

Designer Lisa Carolla streamlines her space for post-beach bites, communal cooking, and everyday living in Encinitas.
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Lisa Carolla, owner and principal designer at Fish & Co., has a funny way of describing the home that she and her husband, Menotti Minutillo, bought in the Southern California beach town of Encinitas. "I’m really lucky that I’m an interior designer who loves space planning—and math," she says with a laugh.

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Kelly Dawson
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Kelly Dawson is a writer in Los Angeles who has been contributing to Dwell's print and online publications since 2015. Follow her on Instagram @kellydawsonwrites.

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