Name: Adir Abergel and Marcello Freire
Location: Mar Vista - Los Angeles, California
Size: 1600 square feet
Years lived in: 5 years
Adir and Marcello's home truly feels like a getaway retreat. The entire living room opens up to a fantastic outdoor area with intimate seating and hot tub. It is no surprise that they love to entertain and often stay at home versus leaving their very inviting house.

Adir and Marcello's collection of artwork is incredible. Adir walked me around the house showing off every piece and pointing out the the details that might be missed otherwise. There was a story and personal meaning behind every piece - the collection truly that completes the space and makes the home extra special.

Apartment Therapy Survey:
Our Style: Our style is eclectic and has a sense of worldly culture layered with modern elements.
Inspiration: Bringing art, fabrics/textile, and a mixture of vintage and modern pieces together.
Favorite Element: The art that we live with on a daily basis.
Biggest Challenge: Keeping the 1920's feel and modernizing it by creating open space. Also, bringing the outside in.
What Friends Say: When friends come over they say how warm and welcoming the house is and that the flow between the outside and inside feels seamless.
Biggest Embarrassment: How messy my office gets. It ends up being like a storage room at times.
Proudest DIY: Our herb garden
Biggest Indulgence: Our Wolfgang Tillmans Peonies - one of a kind piece
Best Advice: Feel at home
Dream Source: Too many places to start naming but here are a few.
- ABC Carpet & Home in NYC
- Olde Good Things
- Wertz Brothers
- Any estate sale or vintage store
- HD Buttercup
- 1stdibs
- Obsolete
- Maison-Midi
- French 50's60's
- And so much more...

Resources of Note:
HARDWARE
All hardware is from Olde Good Things
FURNITURE
- Sofa and bed are from Vioski
- Glass credenzas are from the Rose Bowl Flea Market
ACCESSORIES
- We get lots of things from our travels
- Wertz Brothers
- Antique stores around the country
- Obsolete
LIGHTING
- Chandelier is from a 1920's estate sale
- Deco lighting in bedroom is from a store on La Brea that only sells lighting
- The art piece that lights is from Rosha Yaghmai artist who is represented by Thomas Soloman Gallery
- Office lighting from Wertz Brothers
PAINT
FLOORING
- Terra Cotta
RUGS & CARPETS
Huge collector of rugs from Afghanistan, Morocco, Iran and Oxaca
TILE & STONE
WINDOW TREATMENTS
All custom made with the hardware from a 1920's estate sale
BED
ARTWORK
- Rosha Yaghmai - installation piece by sofa and eclipse by dining room
- Wolfgang Tillmans - peonies above sofa
- Barsh - 1960's piece above my bed
- Irina Ionesco - photo of her daughter
- Mary Kelly - lint art piece
- Rowan Mersh - fabric artwork
- Christoph Shmitberger - painting
- Susan Zukowasky - collage
OTHER
Desk is from a late 1800's bowling alley and the feet are from a railroad station.

Thanks, Adir & Marcello!
Images: Marcia Prentice
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Love the first photo. It just exudes 'this is our home'
Neat!
Beautiful! So cozy.
Wordly??
Love their outdoor space!!
All the features of the house are cool and amazing. In fact, I want to tour in that house only if I'm given a chance. aRgh!
Venchito
What does "wordly" mean?
I can't decide what is more beautiful, Adir's smile or the gorgeous rugs throughout the house.
Beautiful house!!! I love all the textures, neutrals, textiles and pieces. I could live here very much my style. Timeless and fresh.
Surely, the Noguchi table does not live outside full time?
I love this home!
The vanity is gorgeous.
love it. lock, stock and barrel. the front porch, terra cotta floors, and the built-ins are amazing.
This is one of my favourite tours so far... I love all the light, the simplicity and the thoughtful but not contrived details.
If only I could be invited to one of their parties!
Very nice. Some of the shots look over-staged, though. Like the chair in the dining room: it has a blanket draped over it 'just so', a coffee table book and some kind of sculpture on top, and a jaunty hat hanging perfectly from the corner.
Just wondering: does 'piones' mean 'peonies?'
Beautiful home ! So cozy and personal :)
Is that a wirehaired dachshund??!!??
I wonder what is the paint color on the walls? it is looking great with orange/red hues. is it Super white?
Beautiful. So warm and cozy...with lots of great textures. Love the bird wallpaper!
I love the dining room table, benches, and chair! The whole house looks so inviting!
A Noguchi table outside? Hope LA doesn't rain much. Otherwise love every bit of it.
I agree with Jasmine about some parts being a bit too overstaged, and just like Jen Chung, I wondered about a Noguchi table outside.
Otherwise, I love the house, it looks very cozy.
Noguchi table outside... that's swagger.
Love the layered rugs, bold art and outside space. I long for a California home. Enjoy it!!!
ah picture 14 made me drool L.O.V.E
I love everything about this space! The combination of dark woods, colorful textiles, comfy furniture, eclectic art, and --of course -- the outdoor space, which is to die for. (Does the terra-cotta indoor tile extend all the way to the outdoor area? Great idea, if so, for that seamless look they mention.)
The whole place looks very warm, welcoming and super-comfortable (and very Southern California) while also being stylish. Great job.
I was hoping it would be Gregory Ain house in Mar Vista. But this is lovely, nonetheless.
I like a lot of this. The warm colors seem perfect for that area of Southern California. They mesh with the light and the texture of the house and the outdoors all flow. But I think there's (for me anyway) a bit too much going on here to really show off the best parts of the home. It's hard to focus sometimes on one aspect when there is so much stuff competing for attention. But clearly it's a cozy, happy home!
Also, adorable fluffy muppet like dog, guys!
I feel like there are some pictures missing. 1600 sq. feet? We haven't seen enough of this beautiful place.
Don't understand why this would seem "too staged" to some people. HUH? This entire website is filled with homes deliberately set up to be appealing to the residents (and guests, inc. AT readers), and this is one of the most lovely, relaxed and personal of them all. Don't hate on natural great taste--LOL!
Love...but what about the kitchen.
Oh, and also....this is the complete opposite of "staged". Well, at least that in my opinion.
I adore everything about this space... Thanks for the fab tour. : )
I am inspired by the bookshelves. Adir and Marcello, did you add those, and if so, how?
nice chunky bookshelf. i would love to get cozy in that room with a great book.
nice, but it's hardly a house tour. more photos please...
not staged you say? what about the last photo? i guess someone wearing a fedora and carrying dried flowers just walked in the door from reading a heavy coffee table book at the park while sitting on a vintage blanket...and that someone happened to put everything down so perfectly on that chair making it unusable to sit on.
Casual and chic! I love the chandelier with the wooden table and great artwork!!
OMG! A Wolfgang Tillmans!
Their home is beautiful and serene reflection of their personalities and love for each other, which you can tell just from the photo of them on the sofa. Wonderful!
Oh I think this is just lovely except where is the kitchen? Absolutely adore the outdoor spaces and I for one appreciate a bit of staging.
LuLu
They are a hip couple with great taste, living in Los Angeles. Of course everything is 'just so'!
They may have jazzed things up for the photographs, but clearly, this is a home and not a showroom.
I second requests for info on the built-in bookcase and a peek at the kitchen.
Why are some people so hung up on spelling? Who cares if it's piones or peonies, we know what they meant.
After saying that, I love the entrance to the home, it's inviting, the art work is amazing as is the rest of the house.
These homes from Southern Cali are just yummie to look (gawk) at! This is a lovely home. I so enjoyed looking at the pictures of this space. I love the eclectic and incredible art pieces. The Spanish influence in the architecture and the details throughout are amazing *sigh" - love this home! (OH! that beautiful wood door!!!) Just love the terracota tiles, the fabulous wallcovering the textiles and the area rugs throughout are so beautiful. These guys have really good taste and this was a lovely tour. Please tell me that the Noguchi table is outside only as a prop for the photo shoot! If not, is it treated for outdoors? Otherwise these guys rock it! Great Tour!
I love it so much! Obviously these fellas have mad style and know what they find beautiful to look at. I do the same thing in my home, I guess it is "staged", staged for me! Beautiful job you two.
Love, Love, Love. Terrific mix of wordly/ethnic with whimsy making for a comfy and interesting home. And those doors in the living room!!! Did they come with the house or from your travels? Rugs and textiles from your travels make me green!!! Wishing you many years of happiness in this terrific home.
P.S. Forgot - more pics!!!
I'm sure it's WORLDLY. Also - this house is the most fabulous thing I've ever seen. It's what I see in my vision of a home but can never translate into my actual space. Love it!
Sophisticated.
Not really my style, but very uniquely done. A real homey feel.
oh Adir and Marcello! You have my heart! We have an amazing blue set of antique Indian doors similar to the ones in your home. You did such an amazing job and must have one hell of a carpenter!
http://www.etsy.com/listing/86185466/clearance-sale-rare-pair-blue-antique
I don't know where I was when this tour was first posted, but I love it. This is exactly my taste/style. I love using textiles in various ways, although their collection is much larger than mine. Nevertheless, I would give this an A+: one of the best Home Tours ever.
what is the black and white art that looks like a mobile mounted on the wall over the chair near the bookcase?