Once in a lifetime, a home comes along that perfectly aligns your desire to enjoy city living with the solitude of a quiet, idyllic setting.
AuthorSonya Coke
Beachy 70s gem in San Diego’s sought-after Leucadia
When Quincy and John Stokes saw this 70s gem with a pool located within walking distance to Grandview Beach in San Diego’s Leucadia community, they couldn’t resist.
Residence at the marvelously modern Mews in Atwater Village
Completed in 2010, The Mews in Atwater Village is a collection of modern homes designed and built to make you feel like “You’re coming home to your personal kinda California glass dream house.”
A nod to modernism in a fantastic 50s Silver Lake residence
Grounded in simplicity and light, Grasie Mercedes and Damien Fahey’s 1950s home opens to a superb open-plan living, kitchen, and dining area, where large windows let in an abundance of natural light while catching glimpses of leafy treetops and neighborhood life.
La Casetta, a mini compound in Highland Park
La Casetta—‘the cottage’ in Italian—occupies a wonderful position near the end of a coveted no-through street in Highland Park, blending a bohemian chic aesthetic with period details within a mini compound.
View Park house with Art Deco flair
The homes of View Park, a neighborhood “listed in the National Register of Historic Places, in part for its significance as an enclave of black heritage,” consist of modern homes and storied gems like this house with Art Deco flair.
Remarkable renovation by Mini Inno in Mount Washington
There are house flippers, and then there’s MINI INNO, a design studio that separates itself from the humdrum renovation pack and defines what it truly means to reimagine a home.
Paul Williams’ glamorous Villa Andalusia in Los Feliz
While trailblazing architect Paul R. Williams embraced a range of architectural styles, he is best known for his glamorous historic revival-style homes that, to this day, possess the glamor of Hollywood’s bygone era.
Dreamy architectural cabin in Mount Washington
Completely hidden from the street down a meandering wood and brick path surrounded by lush and leafy gardens is where you’ll find this dreamy one-of-a-kind architectural cabin in Mount Washington.
William Kesling’s Estes Residence lists in the Hollywood Hills
According to Kesling Modern Structures: Popularizing Modern Design in Southern California 1934-1962, “For one year, beginning in November 1935, William Kesling was by far and away Los Angeles’ most prolific and successful practitioner of Streamline Moderne design, breaking ground on more than twenty projects.” The Estes Residence is one of the few that remain standing.