“This living room/family room is a very large room, which presented a challenge when space planning and thinking through how our clients would use the area. We wanted to create two seating zones that offered them different uses, while still feeling connected to one another,” Zack says.

The custom fireplace surround is made of leathered blackstone from Walker Zanger. The vintage armchairs flanking the fireplace were an early find on Chairish, restored and reupholstered in a beautiful woven pattern by Christopher Farr. The rug in front of the fireplace is an antique Persian Heriz found at Jamal’s Rugs Collection.

“We also painstakingly retained the original rough-sawn cedar ceilings, which our clients loved from the beginning. The general contractor removed it board by board and stored it offsite until it was time to re-install. We thought it helped retain warmth in the house and helped ground the room.”

“We are proud of how this room provides multiple seating options and places to hang out, read a book, enjoy the fire, or watch a movie without feeling like there’s too much furniture,” Zack explains.

The club chairs are Nickey Kehoe, and the pillows are all custom, with fabrics from Kerry Joyce, Raoul Textiles, Calvin, and Claremont Furnishing Fabrics Co. The large abstract painting is titled “Prairie Song” by artist Chris Hayman, sourced through Helene Brown at Fresh Paint Art Advisors in Culver City. “We felt the negative space and softer palette of the piece offered a subtle focal point while not overshadowing the rest of what is going on in the room,” Zack says. “It also pulls in the natural sunset colors they get from living so close to the ocean.”

“Because the front door is tucked on the side of the house down a narrow walkway (and is a ways from the street), we wanted to make it special,” Zack says. “The house also has very high ceilings on the entry level, so it needed to be big! We custom designed the Dutch door and leaded glass (all handmade by Craig Herbert Studios in Laguna Beach, he’s amazing). We drew out the glass patterns full scale by hand on butcher paper. The original door had amazing brass hardware that we salvaged and used on the new door. We also specified the door to be painted with a brush (not sprayed or rolled) so the brush strokes were visible, as seen on a lot of older doors. Again – this was an opportunity to create something that felt like it had always been there, but nicely updated. (It’s not a historical house after all). Also love the color: Farrow & Ball – Inchyra Blue (a favorite!).”

“Our clients love to host family and friends, so spaces to comfortably accommodate groups for dining and hanging out were important to them,” the designer explains, so a dining table that could seat 10 and a large kitchen island were a must.

Because it’s so exposed to the dining area, they designed the kitchen island to feel like a piece of furniture, with custom round legs and bun feet. To give the illusion of a wider space, they flanked the range with operable windows to help open things up and provide needed extra natural light.

“For added privacy and to help screen the view of the house next door, we added floating shelves that align perfectly with the window muntins (horizontal bars) that allow for easy access and stacking of everyday dishes and glassware,” Zack explains.

The hood was custom designed in plaster with a bronze lip to match The Urban Electric Company pendants over the island. Plumbing fixtures are all by Waterworks. The sconces over the wet bar shelf are by Allied Maker.

“This was a beast to make sense of and reconfigure,” Zack says of the staircase. “We kept some of the original stair detailing but designed all new treads and risers, handrails, newel posts and balusters. Our clients have always loved Paris, so we selected an antiqued black and white marble checkered floor at the landing of the stairs that is a nod to what you find in some old Haussmannian apartment buildings in Paris.”

The primary bedroom is very large, with a sunken sitting area in front of the fireplace and a writing desk nook. “We really wanted this to be a sanctuary for our clients that felt comfortable and functional, while also being a place for them to hang out and enjoy the beautiful view of the canal, ocean, and Santa Monica mountains beyond,” Zack says. “To warm things up we covered the bed wall in a textured Japanese Paper Weave wallcovering from Phillip Jeffries. The bed was custom designed by us and is covered in a performance boucle from Pindler.”

The rug is from Marc Phillips. The bench at the foot of the bed is by RH, recovered in a fabric from Lewis & Wood (Kimono, color: Cayenne Blue). The bedside table lamps are by ceramicist Miguel Torres, sourced from Hollywood at Home. The bolster pillow is from Pat McGann. The vintage pea green Saarinen inspired chair was the client’s own. The artwork is by artist Christina Craemer (titled Cielo Lines 2022), sourced through Helene Brown from Fresh Paint Art Advisors. Draperies are in a Belgian linen from Calvin.

“We carried the same stone from the primary bath flooring to the sunken area in front of the fireplace to help connect the areas but help define the fireplace area from the rest of the bedroom.”

The chairs are by Timothy Oulton, the ottoman is custom through Lawson-Fenning, and the rug is from Jamal’s Rug Collection.

They selected Calacatta Viola for the shower walls and vanity countertop. The limestone flooring is from Exquisite Surfaces and the concrete tub is from Native Trails. The walls are covered in a custom Roman Clay from Portola Paints.

The leaded glass window was designed with Craig Herbert Studios in Laguna Beach.

“Our clients wanted drama without being too over the top or disconnected from the rest of the house,” Zack shares. “We decided to apply roman clay from Portola Paints (color: Quell) to match the color of the zeolite tile backsplash. It’s been done a lot, but our clients loved the idea of a stone trough sink and always wanted one.”

To add another layer of interest, they selected a stone mosaic flooring from Concept Studio that picked up on the limestone trough colors and added pattern. The pendant light is vintage art deco from England circa 1930 sourced from Obsolete. The mirror is antique from Juxtaposition in Newport Beach.

The laundry room features flooring in antiqued black limestone and the backsplash is is 2” zellige tile from Concept Studio. The cabinet color is Farrow & Ball’s Lichen.

The bed is from Room & Board and the custom bolster pillow is in a George Spencer fabric from Claremont Furnishing Fabrics Company.

“The guest bathroom is very small, so we designed a ‘banjo’ countertop that extends from the vanity over the toilet,” Zack explains. “It’s a bit of an old school detail, but it gives the illusion of a wider countertop in a small space by visually lengthening the vanity and allowing you to use a larger mirror and wider spread on the sconces.”

The wall tile is from Waterworks; the floor tile is from Exquisite Surfaces. The vanity and mirror are custom. The sconces are from RH.

“We designed the ADU space to feel like a small European studio apartment, leaving the kitchen open to the bedroom. We continued the adjacent stair landing marble flooring into just the kitchen area, designing stain grade cabinetry and using more choice materials and figures that wouldn’t always be used in a guest area. The kitchen is out of view when a guest is in bed or using the adjacent writing desk.”

The bed is from Soho Home. The semi-flush mount light fixture is from Lawson-Fenning, and the rug is from Stark.

“We picked the siding, roofing, gutters, windows, and all paint colors. We designed the handrails, window casings/sills, fascia details, flower boxes, garage door, and front gate. We custom designed the lanterns flanking the upstairs balcony and the large lantern next to the garage door. The potted plants were sourced from Rolling Green in coordination with Cindy Knotts.”

“We designed a custom exterior lantern with a raw copper reflector plate that will patina with time. We wanted to mix it up a little bit with the interior entry foyer pendant and love how the large yet simple prismatic opaline pendant from Obsolete serves as visual relief and counterpoint to the leaded glass pattern.”