Gray Malin home tour

A glass coffee table becomes a vitrine for books, magazines and decorative boxes.

Gray Malin and Jeff Richardson have decorated their renovated 1940s Spanish home with Malin’s colorful photographs and equally vibrant pieces of furniture from affordable contemporary retailers.

In the living room, bordered window shades by Neal Bernardino and upholstered armchairs add sophistication to a room with bright splashes of color.   (Christina House / For The Times )

Another view of the living room reveals a strong, symmetrical furniture plan with a pair of Malin photographs hanging above matching side tables and lamps from One Kings Lane.

Designer Orlando Soria from Home Polish helped Malin and Richardson decorate. In the living room, the white bordered window shades by Neal Bernardino and upholstered armchairs add sophistication to a room with bright splashes of color.

The animal-head jiggers have a story. “My godfather gave me one every year from age 16 to 21,” Malin says. “They stand on their heads and form a shot glass.” The decanter is from Juliska.

A tray on a console in the foyer serves as a catchall for Malin and Richardson’s sunglasses.

Beachy wallpaper enlivens the guest bathroom.

Malin’s “Lisbon Umbrellas” is part of a collection of wallpapers based on his photographs. It is sold at Harbinger in West Hollywood.

Gray Malin, left, Jeff Richardson and Stella kick back on a sectional sofa from the Joneses L.A. The curtains are from Pottery Barn, the table from West Elm and the fiddle leaf fig tree from Mickey Hargitay Plants. The photographs are Malin’s.

Malin stands behind a surfboard imprinted with his “Cape Town Waves” image.

“This is Stella’s third favorite place to nap,” Malin of a bed dressed with monogrammed Ralph Lauren linens. The headboard was custom made from a Tommy Bahama banana leaf pattern purchased at Jo-Ann.

On a CB2 bedside dresser, an apple green lamp from One Kings Lane.

Gray Malin and Stella get dibs on the bed. Jeff Richardson sits in a chair from West Elm. The rug is from the website Lulu & Georgia. The photograph above the gray West Elm dresser is Malin’s “Room Service.”

The foyer, painted in Pratt & Lambert coral shade called Jessie, opens onto a living-dining space with cabinetry in Pratt & Lambert Noir.

Jeff Richardson, left, and photographer husband Gray Malin share a toast in their kitchen. This part of the house has a preppy, nautical vibe, with white tile and navy blue cabinetry. The 1960s dining chairs, painted cherry red, feel almost Chinese.

In the kitchen, a birthday bottle of champagne keeps company with Malin’s “5 O’Clock.”

A Carter Kustera silhouette rendering of Stella hangs on the wall above ceramic dog dishes by Jill Rosenwald.

A Gray Malin and Almond surfboard is installed above the kitchen window.

Gray Malin and husband Jeff Richardson in their kitchen.