Photos: Hot Property | My Favorite Room: Natalie Morales welcomes you into her kitchen — and doesn’t fret about the mess

Morales’ cookbook is due out soon.

She describes her aesthetic style as “California, very comforting and welcoming.”

Morales had help from an interior designer.

Morales had help from an interior designer.

Morales “grew up learning to cook through osmosis,” at her mother’s side.

“I’m not one of those people where everything has to be perfect and in its place. I think that’s when you really feel like it’s a comfortable house,” Morales says.