Located in Corona del Mar, California, this inviting beach house by Brandon Architects and Patterson Custom Homes combines timeless coastal style with beautifully designed indoor-outdoor living spaces. The 3,013-square-foot home features white siding, steel windows, Dutch doors, whitewashed brick garden walls, lush landscaping, and bright, airy interiors. Inside, Churchill Designs blends a soft coastal palette […]
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1928 Spanish colonial revival home gets a beautiful refresh in the hills of Los Feliz
This Spanish colonial revival home was beautifully reimagined by Tim Barber Architects together with Lucas Studio, Inc., perched high on a hillside in the Los Feliz neighborhood of Los Angeles. Nestled at the end of a cul-de-sac, this gem was a fortunate find for the homeowners when it was listed for sale. Built in 1928, […]
Coastal-inspired Laguna Beach house perched cliffside above Emerald Bay
HHA Architects and Pure Salt Interiors reimagined this coastal-inspired house as a laid-back family retreat, set into the cliff above Emerald Bay, an exclusive gated community along the coast in Laguna Beach, Orange County, California. The scope of his project entailed the renovation of the existing 3,230-square-foot house and site. The design goals were to […]
This incredible modern Beverly Hills home champions indoor/outdoor living
XTEN Architecture, with Boswell Construction, created this spectacular modern home in the luxurious Trousdale Estates, a neighborhood in Beverly Hills, California. Nestled on a 33,000-square-foot lot in the foothills of the Santa Monica Mountains, this epic home features walls of glass that disappear, blurring the line between indoors and out. Highlights of this 10,000-square-foot pad include […]
A rustic-yet-refined Lake Tahoe mountain home offers an amazing getaway
Architecture Allure crafted this mountain contemporary family getaway in collaboration with Alice Lane Interior Design in Lake Tahoe, California. Designed for a family of six, the homeowners’ top priority for their 5,500-square-foot home was accommodating overnight guests. Their top request was a large bunk room with eight built-in bunks for their four kids, plus friends and cousins. […]
A striking butterfly roof defines this modern hillside house in Northern California
ODS Architecture designed this spectacular modern house on a one-acre undeveloped hillside in Orinda, California, to maximize views from every vantage point. This visually striking, 5,000-square-foot, two-story, three-bedroom home features a cedar ceiling, a monolithic cement fireplace column, and expansive glass that provides unimpeded views and floods the open floor plan with California sunlight. The […]
This ultimate mountain cabin in Martis Camp perfectly blends rustic and modern
Walton Architecture, in partnership with Jeffers Design Group, has designed this contemporary mountain cabin nestled in the idyllic Martis Camp community of Truckee, California. This home was created as a getaway for a young family from San Francisco. The goal was to create living spaces that are easy, comfortable, and fun. This mountain retreat is […]
1895 Mission Revival home in Santa Barbara gets a beautiful renovation
A Mission Revival home in downtown Santa Barbara, California, has undergone an historic preservation by Harrison Design together with Griffin & Crane. The backstory of this home dates to 1895, when it was part of the Crocker Row Houses, a series of five homes on Garden Street. It was one of the earliest planned residential […]
A modern yet inviting farmhouse retreat in the picturesque Sonoma wine country
This stunning modern farmhouse retreat was designed by Robert Baumann Architecture and is situated in California’s beautiful Sonoma wine country. The owners desired an escape from their busy work lives on the peninsula and wanted to build a family vacation home that might also provide supplemental income as a rental property. They found a lovely […]
Step inside “The Aerie”: A California home where rustic meets refined
Kamber Mason Design has renovated this transitional-style home, called “The Aerie,” with warm textures and tailored details throughout, set on a wooded hillside in Fairfax, California. The result moves through a striking range of moods from room to room. Designer Kamber Mason leaned into the visual warmth of texture throughout, balancing high and low, masculine […]










