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Longtime resident Elizabeth Seacord cringes remembering her neighbors gutting their historic units. “It’s like deforestation,” she says.

The floors are Doug fir, and the framing and rest of the wood inside is redwood. The french doors and lower window were made by Mike York at Ocean Sash & Door Company, while the upper windows were made by Jeff and Molly.

After a forest fire destroyed their cabin in the Santa Cruz Mountains, Jeff Waldman and Molly Fiffer built a new retreat with salvaged, charred timber and a community of friends.

The Alerce shingles change color when it rains, moving from red to grey. “It’s alive,” says Marambio.

A Carrara marble backsplash adds cool contrast and a sense of drama when set against the custom oiled-steel black cabinetry in the renovation of the kitchen in this A. Quincy Jones home in Los Angeles.

Oak walls with integrated storage and clerestories supply sleekness for the hallway.

The entry hall culminates in integrated shelving with arches that echo the archways of the walls.

Lekien outfitted the kitchen with oak cabinetry, pale oak flooring, and ceramic wall tile with a matte finish.

Natural light provides the kitchen with an ethereal quality.

A subdued palette and sumptuous curves help to showcase an epic city view.

The architect designed an artful dining bar that flows from the kitchen into the living area.

Los Angeles firm Chet Architecture crafts a deeply personal hillside home packed with primary colors—including a custom mural that now holds an even deeper meaning.

The house was designed to be conducive to entertaining, with the kitchen and its expansive counters acting like a "third space

The kitchen and den exist as one continuous space, with one side of the kitchen providing added oak bookshelves for the den. A tomato-red post's color was inspired by flax plants outside.

To bring color to the mostly-white kitchen, Chet Architecture's design took color inspiration from the landscape outside, be it blue from the pool for beams and the trellis, or green from the cypresses for the Villa Lagoon concrete tile.

A view looking from the kitchen to the breakfast nook. The white kitchen is complemented by pops of color and natural texture, including Manzoni knobs and pulls for the drawiers.