Nearly Slated For Destruction, a Restored Neutra in West Covina Asks $1.8M

A stand-alone Texas shellstone fireplace divides the living and kitchen areas. The stainless steel wood storage boxes had been removed, so the current owners had it fabricated to Neutra's specifications. They also scraped off the "popcorn" or "cottage cheese" ceilings and went so far as to hunt down Schlage Plymouth door knobs and locks in bronze. Under Lamers' direction, a team of carpenters sanded each ceiling board, custom-milling and replacing about 20 percent that were beyond repair, and removed dark stain from the birch wall paneling.