California Home Inspiration

In the dining room, the original steel window mullions were painted Farrow and Ball's Radicchio red, along with the railings and stairs below. The dining table is vintage David Naylor, and the chairs are vintage Danish modern with custom upholstery in Ghanaian textiles.

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In the Dank Lounge, a film screen lowers in front of room-darkening curtains on movie nights. The deep sectional was built by Lizz and Isaac while the Blob coffee table is by Project Room, and the Scandinavian rya rug is vintage. The couple’s art collection includes works by many friends and local artists. A print by Alex Smith, along with drawings by Cammie Staros and Karl Haendel, hang in the lounge beside a painting by John Finneran and a photo by Lizz.

The terrace attached to the primary bedroom overlooks the home's fenced-in backyard.

Peter designed the main house as two modules under a shed roof. The primary volume includes the kitchen, dining room, and master bedroom. A shower room and second bedroom were placed in the smaller of the two units.

Peter Brunner had already designed this home on Nelson Island, British Columbia, before asking Method Homes to construct it. The building is made from three pre-furnished volumes shipped to the site on a barge.

Original details are peppered throughout the interiors, including the wood-paneled ceilings and brick fireplace in the main living area.

In addition to the main residence, the property also has a detached garage and workshop.

The pitched roof upstairs is set back from the flat-roofed main floor, breaking up its mass. The detached rear garage became an office for Moshe and firm partner Wayne Erb.

Jason and Laura Miller-Smith tapped Cover Architecture and EEK Studio to update their Buff and Hensman midcentury home with custom casework, ribbed glass, and a grand fireplace while staying true to the original plans.

Architect Fay Jones designed the 1956 Richard D. and Alma Brothers House in Fayetteville, Arkansas.

Perched in the Palos Verdes community of Rolling Hills, the 1950 home has wood-wrapped interiors, walls of glass, and unobstructed coastline views.