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With the new doors and cleared exterior area, the guest house connects better to the main backyard area and pool.

Rossi did not carry the dividing wall between the bedroom and living room all the way up to the ceiling, so as not to break up the treatment up there, instead designing the wall as a custom storage and display unit.

With another set of doors on the opposite kitchen side, there’s more fluidity between the interior and exterior on all sides of the building.

Rossi repaired the firepit and installed two sets of the glass doors on this façade to overlook the lavender fields. One set is in the bedroom, to the left, and one in the living room, to the right, to become the main entrance. “I also added stones to the face of the building, taking inspiration from the Ancient Roman technique of rustication, to make the wall appear bigger and more grand, and designate it as the main entrance to the building,” says Rossi.

The wood headboard in the main bedroom features a built-in storage nook.

Water Feature

Southern California inspired living room with a neutral palate and natural materials through a grey cozy couch, woven rug, oversized wicker pendant, a custom light wood coffee table, and lots of natural lighting.

Kitchenette with custom blue cabinetry, open shelving, cream subway tile, and natural wood table for two.

A good dose of inspiration from Luis Barragán turned a dark and beleaguered midcentury house into a family home for the ages. The paint colors chosen by the residents and architect Linda Taalman are American Cheese and Blushing Bride, both by Benjamin Moore, creating a tapestry of color and texture.

Visiting a Manhattan apartment designed by Tim Seggerman is like sitting inside one of Nakashima’s cabinets, a metaphor realized most fully in an ingenious "library"—really a glorified cubby with a banded maple ceiling, conjured from a free space adjacent to the loft bed.