The Cordova condo in Brentwood
A couple goes from a townhouse to a small one bedroom apartment. Luckily, downsizing agrees with them. More...
Wide open to possibilities in Santa Monica
John Friedman Alice Kimm Architects devise a modern house that embraces its neighborhood. Think of it as a contemporary riff on the front porch. More...
Allee Willis' bubble-gum-pink house in Valley Village
"Everything's a canvas -- whether it's my house, my body or my front lawn," the pop-song writer and "Color Purple" composer says. More...
Cute and cozy cabin in Big Bear
A 1922 miner's cabin near Big Bear Lake that was in "deplorable" condition becomes a designer's four-season getaway. More...
The Grossman House in Beverly Hills
After 50 years, architect Greta Magnusson Grossman finally gets her due. Step inside her glass-walled residence, updated by its new owner. More...
Shulamit Nazarian brings a modern touch to a 1973 A. Quincy Jones home
Her goal: to preserve the architecture but make it her own, not some by-the-numbers retro palace. More...
Joan Currie's condo makeover
Joan Currie squeezes pop-art-on-steroids, shabby-chic-gone-wild and wayward-ornateness into her 640-square-foot condo. More...
LOC Architects' Chinatown remodel
Ali Jeevanjee and Poonam Sharma combine two apartments into one live-work space. Their solution to dark, claustrophobic interiors: Punch a hole in the roof and put a courtyard in the center of the home. More...
An open-air living room in Culver City
Architect Lorcan O'Herlihy turns what had been the indoor living room into an alfresco space. Movable shades make the transformation complete. More...
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