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Collection by Hannah Telling

Reading Room

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When Libby May and Eoghan Mahony purchased a 1950s post-and-beam house in Los Angeles’ Santa Monica Canyon, they envisioned someday transforming the garage and adjoining workshop into livable space, with an office for each of them and a family room they could share with their sons, Wes, 14, and Duncan, 10.
When Libby May and Eoghan Mahony purchased a 1950s post-and-beam house in Los Angeles’ Santa Monica Canyon, they envisioned someday transforming the garage and adjoining workshop into livable space, with an office for each of them and a family room they could share with their sons, Wes, 14, and Duncan, 10.
Built-in bookcases in the living room echo the birch ply of the kitchen cabinetry.
Built-in bookcases in the living room echo the birch ply of the kitchen cabinetry.
The home’s is wrapped in soothing, dark colors and sumptuous textures.
The home’s is wrapped in soothing, dark colors and sumptuous textures.
While the common areas were positioned to maximize daylight, a must on the coast of Sweden, the dark interiors act as a cozy contrast.
While the common areas were positioned to maximize daylight, a must on the coast of Sweden, the dark interiors act as a cozy contrast.