Favorites

The bedrooms feature custom ash millwork, while large windows invite views of the outdoors in.

Rich black soapstone counters wrap black-matte IKEA cabinets, and appliances are hidden behind cabinet fronts so the room recedes. Storage now extends under the windows and lines the dining area, where the table and chairs were both Craigslist finds.

Both the front and back facades are defined by a series of large windows, enhancing the home's connection to the surrounding landscape from nearly every room.

The couple took advantage of numerous municipal programs when landscaping the backyard. Mandy recently completed a free course through LADWP, who also promotes resources for the SoCal Turf Replacement Program, to become a certified California Native Plant Landscape: “There is an amazing amount of knowledge and resources for transitioning yards with more native/drought-tolerant plants through LADWP and the Theodore Payne Foundation,” says Mandy.

The arched glass window in the front of the home brings ample light in, while the new glass patio door at the back floods the kitchen and dining area with sunlight.

In the open-plan kitchen and dining room, Mandy recreated a central storage wall she had also devised for their previous apartment to organize, and hide, the couple’s belongings.

A wall-mounted desk uses Shelfology brackets to support a Paperstone CoverPly surface, paired with a Hay chair from DWR.

A BlueDot side table keeps the space uncluttered, while artwork by Jason Hallman adds personal warmth.

The property's balance of indoor and outdoor spaces makes it blend into the environs.

To bring the outside in, walls of glass were added in places like the kitchen and master bedroom with the help of a company called Fleetwood Windows & Doors.

Sunlight from the leafy courtyard dapples the airy kitchen.

Sunlight and glass create linear lines in this

The Green Room Collaborative finessed plant material into the property's surrounding rock formations, editing everything that wasn’t native.

A picture window framing the exterior is flanked by some of Miller's collected books and objects.