The Radziner-Cottle home in Venice California was recently featured in The New York Times Magazine and we found it very inspirational. Though the house is large, the abundance of large windows and similar finishes unite the space and achieve a cohesive, warm presence. Walnut is used for the cabinets and ceiling of the sunken kitchen (above) and also as the built-in storage in the children's rooms...
Ron Radziner is an architect and partner in the firm, Marmol Radziner & Associates. Many of the cabinets, metalwork and furniture were fabricated by the firm. His wife, Robin Cottle is a graphic designer. For the complete story: Better Home and Garden and all the photos in the slideshow, see The New York Times Magazine.
Images: Roger Davies for The New York Times
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Wow. Unbelievable.
Love those ottomans! Where can I find something similar?
One day!
it's annoying that I live 10 min from this place!
Absolutely love your home. Can you tell me the brand name of the paint and the color used in your living room area (the yellow).
Oh boy! I'm going to be a copy cat! I have the perfect home in the desert (Palm Desert, CA) for this fireplace set up. Right now we have a mantel just glued on to the wall (builder series- ugh!). It has an ugly tile wrapped around a black hole - so this is so inspiring to me. I can't wait to tear the tile down. I plan on painting the remaining walls in a light gray.
Thanks for the inspiration! I'll have to do a before and after.
Michele
Going against the prevailing winds here, but i'm not really digging the design. The architectural space is great (walls of glass, sense of space and light are excellent), but the interior design is a bit too austere and melancholic. Just as a viewer it leaves me a bit cold. I really thought this type of stark modernism had been declared passé.
Vic
Walnut black sunlight = niiiiice
A modern house with two wings and a pool in the middle represents my ultimate dream. The sunken kitchen is amazing.
100% agree with companyjones.
how do they ever feel happy around all of that black? perhaps the Addams Family got an interior design upgrade?