Canyon House
A 1960s post-and-beam buried under beige, reopened to the trees and rebuilt around plaster, oak, and a single oxblood thread.
The brief
A couple — a film editor and a ceramicist — bought a tired Laurel Canyon post-and-beam and asked for a house that felt like it had always been theirs. No reveal-show drama; a home with a long memory, full of things that would only get better with use.
The move
We stripped the rooms back to their bones and their light, skim-coated the walls in warm lime plaster, and let unlacquered brass and white oak carry the warmth. One oxblood thread — a velvet sofa, a glazed lamp, a stair runner — runs the length of the house and ties the rooms together.
The result
A house that photographs quietly and lives loudly. The clients hosted Thanksgiving in it three weeks after install; nothing has been moved since.
Living room · before & after.
Before · 2024AfterLiving room · before & after · drag to reveal
Walk it, room by room.
Canyon House — the rooms
Drag · scroll · swipe
Lime-plaster walls, a vintage bench, and the first hit of oxblood in a glazed bowl.
The post-and-beam reopened to the canyon; an oxblood velvet sofa anchors the room.
White oak, honed limestone, and unlacquered brass that will patina with the cooking.
A quiet, tonal retreat in greige and oak, opened to the treetops.
What it’s made of.
“It feels like a house we inherited from someone with impeccable taste — except it’s ours, and it works.”Canyon House · 2024
Composed as a Full-Service Interior Design engagement. Considering something similar? Start a project →
Renderings, moodboards, material composites, and styled photography shown are illustrative. Final materials, finishes, and pieces vary with availability, lead times, and selections; colors render differently across screens and in person.