Lesson Learned: How I Could’ve Saved $3K on My Geodesic Dome Home’s Electrical System

Sam and his team ripped out the dilapidated drywall and kept the interior light by going with an off-the-shelf white paint for the walls and ceiling, which he accented with oiled birch hardwood. "I thought about doing wainscoting," he says, "but decided to keep it simple." His friend Julia Ehrlich oversaw the interior design; the two found many of the living room’s vintage pieces at flea markets in L.A.