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home feature: dana point

July 20, 2015Emily Oster

Designed by architect Bob White of Forest Studio, Dana Point sits on a cliffside in Laguna Hills, California. Named for the nearby surfing beach, Dana Point is all about capturing the spectacular views. A "California cool beach house" with Mediterranean inspiration, the roof design is of particular note as it references traditional flat-roofed houses the client's had seen during a trip to Ibiza. The minimal impact of the roof also was key in that it provided a solution to a neighborhood dispute that held up the home's construction for three years!

The interior is designed by the mother-daughter design firm - M.Elle Design. The duo was hired for the project after the client saw a previous project that White and M.Elle had collaborated on - also featured prominently in Elle Decor.

The material and color palette is calm and soothing using lots of reclaimed wood and limestone. The clients who have 4 grown children and 13 grandchildren wanted a home that would be welcoming, casual and easy for entertaining their large family.

Below is the multi page spread from Elle Decor.

And some personal favorites more zoomed in...

categories the beautiful home
tags home feature, dana point, california, m.elle designs

home feature: grey barn

June 25, 2014Emily Oster

*Grey Barn Farm designed by Hutker Architects via Architectural Digest*

Scrolling through my Bloglovin feed this morning I came across the above picture (posted by Elements of Style). Hello my dream! A beautiful, renovated farmhouse on a working farm. The Grey Barn, as it is called, is a working diary farmed owned and operated by the Glasgow family on Martha's Vineyard. They sell their organic cheese, raw milk, pork, beef, veal and eggs at the honor box farm stand every day and at a local farmers market on Saturday. Eric and Molly Glasgow did not start out as farmers but rather as an oil trader and a designer. In 2008 while contemplating a move back to the states from London, they decided they wanted to start a new life for themselves as farmers. In 2009, they brought their property on Martha's Vineyard and in 2010 their first cows arrived.

Hutker Architects were called upon to aid in the design of the property, barns and the family home. The inspiration for the home was "a modern Belgian farmhouse" that Molly insisted have a "structural timber frame - not a fake one" (AD). The timbers came out of a barn in North Carolina with many other materials in the home being salvaged or sourced locally. The overall look is quite traditional but I love the mix of such modern elements as huge, single paned windows.

farm entrance by Hutker Architects — *farm entrance by Hutker Architects*

family room with views out to the grazing cows by Hutker Architects — *family room with views out to the grazing cows by Hutker Architects*

living room with custom carpentry doors by Hutker Architects — *living room with custom carpentry doors by Hutker Architects*

hallway stone detail by Hutker Architects — *hallway stone detail by Hutker Architects*

master bedroom by Hutker Architects — *master bedroom by Hutker Architects*

master bathroom by Hutker Architects — *master bathroom by Hutker Architects*

kitchen with focal point range by  Hutker Architects — *kitchen with focal point range by Hutker Architects*

exterior at night by Hutker Architects — *exterior at night by Hutker Architects*

categories the beautiful home
tags farmhouse, farm, grey barn, home feature

home feature: the smitten studio michigan cabin

June 20, 2014Emily Oster

In March of 2012, Sarah Sherman Samuel - creative director of LA based Smitten Studio - and her husband bought a cabin on Lake Michigan. Pre-renovation I would probably classify it more in the shack/bunker category which is only one of the many reasons that its transformation is so incredible. It started looking like this...