Behind the Muuto sofa, a dreamy but muted painting by artist Keiko Hara commands attention.
Designed by architect Chalfont Head in 1950, the French Residence is a captivating home that’s been beautifully preserved.
The extensive yard overlooks the valley and mountain range.
Anton Watts is a car photographer, and he has shot vehicles such as the Genesis GV80, pictured here on the street.
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The living spaces are located on the second floor as a way to create a more intimate connection with the surrounding forest. Custom Arcadia windows wrap around the spacious sitting area, framing sweeping views of the nearby oak, pine, birch, and cherry trees. Sliding glass doors open up to the adjacent terrace, extending the living spaces outdoors.
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Water, sewer pipes, and electrical cables all run under the external staircase in an enclosure, leaving the exterior as clean as can be.
Most materials were sourced from local hardware stores, with all of the wood siding coming from a nearby mill. The high-performance windows were a major exception, coming from Toronto, and the cabinetry, which came from Ikea.
Recently listed in the Glassell Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, this renovated and expanded 1940s cottage sits on an elevated lot above other homes on the street. Multiple patios surround the L-shaped structure, providing a welcoming entrance.
A Kibbo Sprinter van parked near Wild Willy’s Hot Springs in California.
Winkelman Architecture delivers grown-up summer-camp vibes with this unassuming retreat on the coast of Maine.
A view from the corner of the lawn shows the home’s position atop a gently sloping lot.
A look at one of the home’s two full bathrooms.
“We wanted to keep the original custom mahogany cabinets,” shares Christa. “I had a carpenter build matching base cabinets to extend the kitchen another 40 inches. We put in a paneled refrigerator, pull-out pantry, and splurged on gorgeous Gaggenau speed ovens and cooktop.”
A dining space occupies the other half of the living room. French doors lead out to the deck.
A mix of redwood, concrete, and glass, the home has a low-profile facade and a classic midcentury California look.
The Pelikan Chair by House of Finn Juhl/Onecollection.
The re-released Bang & Olufsen Beogram 4000 turntable, originally issued in 1972.
Large panes of glass visually connect the indoor dining room to the covered eating area.
The home was inspired by Japanese and Hawaiian architecture, and it features a trove of original details, including the stone fireplace and oak flooring in the living room. Clerestory windows top the sliding doors which lead to a large, covered patio.
"We were interested in this idea of treading lightly on the site. Using a green roof is a logical extension of that. When you introduce a building that supplants a little piece of the forest floor, it's nice to replicate that on the roof as a return gesture to continue to create habitat for birds, animals, and plants, and to help manage the flow of storm water," explains McFarlane.
The revamped living area features an updated fireplace and sconces. Light hardwood floors run throughout the home, reflecting the brighter new aesthetic.
"We imagined how six people would use the space and developed the shape accordingly," says Hello Wood cofounder Dávid Ráday. "We took inspiration from the design of space capsules, and the cabin was refined step by step before reaching its final form."
With its driveway to the north, the home faces west toward the Pacific, with its courtyard breaking up the house's mass.
"The kitchen is the heart of the home, where we can enjoy the simplicity of being together as a family," Montalba says.
A site-built glass tower houses the staircase that leads up to the master suite.
Clara spent most of her renovation efforts on the backyard, transforming it into her vision of an English countryside.
Miki Bauer and Sunnie Brook are the couple behind Mirohaus, a home and furniture design brand that draws inspiration from the desert. Their new Desert Collection furnishes each of the rooms of this restored Alexander home originally built in 1959—they also make custom pieces to order. This gorgeous three-bed, two-bath retreat also features a serene pool area with two hammocks.
Cantilevered out over the hillside the residence, which also serves as the couple's primary residence, is threaded between the trees, anchored by its concrete foundation which stops just short of the tree’s roots.
Nearly every corner of the house opens to breathtaking mountain panoramas.
The guest house offers a private bedroom and patio overlooking the pool.
The ability to open the living and dining area to the pool and terrace makes the home ideal for entertaining.
Cover designed this 414-square-foot prefab office/guesthouse specifically for the Hollywood site.
The original home on the site was developed in 1936 as a 1,250-square-foot residence with two bedrooms and one and a half bathrooms. Architect Joseph Dangaran wanted to respect this modest scale when he designed a new home for his family.
The Lai family—Mayuko, baby Shota on her lap, David, Maya, and Yumi sitting on a cushion on the deck—relaxes in their indoor-outdoor living space, made by opening the glass sliding doors to connect the living room and engawa deck.
A home in Krisel's Kings Point development, an 11-acre site off of the Canyon Country Club golf course that was designed in the early 1960s.
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