Name: Tyler Stonebreaker - CEO of Creative Space and Kristina Stonebreaker - Director of Sales and Marketing for Korovilas Clothing
Location: Whitley Heights - Los Angeles, CA
Size: 3,000 square feet
Years lived in: 2 years
Kristina had always dreamed of living in a classic Spanish-style house. When she and Tyler got married and decided to create a home together, they left Tyler's modern home and moved to a house in Whitley Heights, a historic area of Los Angeles. They've slowly started merging their two styles, keeping the decor minimal and somewhat contemporary, while still honoring the architecture of the home.
Kristina and Tyler really enjoy the new neighborhood. The residents who own homes in the area are an eclectic, friendly mix who all gather for an annual holiday party. When the homes were first built, the neighbors were even more communal - there is a door that leads to Kristina and Tyler's neighbor's house in their backyard and residents used the door to borrow milk and eggs. While things have changed a bit since then, it's wonderful to see the architecture and charm of their home still intact after all these years!
Apartment Therapy Survey:
Our Style: Fun/eclectic/colorful, clean and modern with a mix of high end designer pieces and vintage.
Inspiration: To make a comfortable, flexible environment for living and entertaining. Our design was inspired by our travels through Europe and Africa.
Favorite Element: Historic pine trees that were planted in 1921, when the house was built.
Biggest Challenge: The family room, because the scale and dimensions of the room made space planning and decorating a bit of a challenge.
What Friends Say: It's comfortable, fun and a happy place to be.
Biggest Embarrassment: Our 17-year-old cat who we love endlessly, but still isn't potty trained.
Proudest DIY: We are both not the handiest people, so for us it would be touch up painting and hanging picture frames.
Biggest Indulgence: Our sofa.
Best Advice: To really live in the space before making major changes.
Dream Sources: Antique Houssman mirrors from Parisian flea markets, and the medina in Marrakech for rugs.
Resources of Note:
APPLIANCES
- Wolf oven and range
- Bosch double oven
- Thermador Refrigerator
- Miele dishwasher
HARDWARE
FURNITURE & LIGHTING
- Sofa: Roche Bobois Mah Jong
- Kitchen Table: Design within Reach Platner Table
- Kitchen Chairs: Cisco Home with Knoll Fabric COM
- Dining Room Table and Benches: Custom made from Living Room in silverlake (all locally sourced and produced from recycled wood)
- White High Back chairs in Living Room: Self designed by Kristina and locally fabricated
- Master Bedroom End Tables: Self designed by Kristina and locally fabricated
- Master Bedroom Dresser: Vintage from Sunset Bazaar
- Master Bedroom Club Chair found on eBay
- Peacock chairs in Master Bedroom and Family Room: vintage from Etsy
- Family Room Coffee Table Mid-Century Vintage from Mosaik 1940's
- Mid century vintage blue trunk (converted to entertainment console) from Berbere
- Chair in guest bedroom from H.D. Buttercup
- Small Side Table in Master Bedroom from Marbella Imports on La Brea
- Family Room End Table from Fairfax Flea Market
- Family Room Pot and Plant from Rolling Greens Nursery
- Outdoor Furniture on Balcony from Restoration Hardware
- Office Desk from West Elm
- Office Desk Chair Saarinen Tulip Chair from Knoll
- Office Built-in Bookshelf was custom made from Northwestern Inc.
- Office End Table from Room Service
ACCESSORIES
- Table Runner Fabric I bought from Grand Bazaar in Istanbul
- Pillows in Guest Bedroom from Cisco Home
- Pillow on Chair in Guest Bedroom Fabric from Istanbul
- Tall Entry Table in Foyer from Mosaik
- Lanterns in Dining Room from Mosaik
- Office Desk Top Accessories from Etro
- Outdoor Pillows Sunbrella Fabric from International Silks & Woolens and had made into pillows
- Dining Room Lanterns on Floor from Mosaik
- Antique Late 1800's Peruvian mirrors in Family Room
- Throw Blankets from Missoni and West Elm
LIGHTING
- Kitchen Light from Cisco Home
- Dining Room Pendant Lights from Cisco Home
- Dining room sconces Mosaik
- Guest Bedroom Lighting from Cisco Home
- Master Bedroom Lamps Vintage from Sunset Bazaar with New Custom Shade
- Master Bedroom Pendant Light Vintage from Casa Victoria
- Stairwell Light Vintage from Cisco Home
- Family Room Floor Lamp Vintage from Sunset Bazaar with New Custom Shade
- Office Desk Lamp Jonathon Adler
PAINT
- Dining Room, Family Room, and Guest Bedroom: Cielo Blanco from Dunn-Edwards
- Kitchen Master Bathroom and Guest Bedroom: Porous Stone from Dunn-Edwards
- Powder Room Bathroom: Farrow & Ball
- Master Bedroom: Ashen Plum
FLOORING
- The floors were like this when we bought the house and we loved it.
RUGS & CARPETS
- Family Room: FLOR Carpet Tiles
- Master Bedroom Moroccon Wedding Blanket Vintage imported from Morocco
- Office Vintage Missoni from Living Room in Silverlake
- Dining Room Vintage Persian rug from Importer
- Guest Bedroom Vintage Moroccan rug from Mosaik
WINDOW TREATMENTS
- Office Curtains from Restoration Hardware
- Family Room Curtains from Restoration Hardware
- Master Bedroom Curtains from previous owner
ARTWORK
- Slim Aarons photograph from Photographer's Gallery
- Vintage Moroccan photographs from Morocco
- Etsy
- Fairfax Flea Market
- Rose Bowl Flea Market
- New Orleans' Artist Portrait of our Dog
- Gallery in Moscow, Russia
Thanks, Kristina & Tyler!
(Images: Marcia Prentice)
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This is the most beautiful home you've featured in a long while. The entire house looks refreshing and effortless and interesting without being busy. This couple has impeccable taste.
It's interesting to see the Mah Jong sofa in place, as I have never seen it used in a home.
The one thing I'm left wondering about is this: these folks obviously love ornament, yet have almost no art on the walls. Just haven't gotten there yet?
I especially love that bathroom!
LOVE love love the kitchen -- what a wonderful space (would love to see it at night with lights on)
Nice tiling in the bath and the outdoor space. I envy that oven!
So out of my price range or anything I would be able to afford but I can look at the pictures and just drool. Absolutely lovely!
Lovely - these homes are what make Los Angeles special - there ARE historic homes with soul-to-spare! Congratulations.
Oh this house is gorgeous. Love the tile in the kitchen and bathroom.
Didn't I just read about this gal having a great place in Venice? Or was that on another site...
WOW, love this home! Were those green tiles (in the kitchen and bath) original to the home or did you pick them out? They are amazing and now I wish I'd picked that color for my kitchen tiles. Such impact.
Homes like this that are "naturally pretty" don't need too much decor and you guys did a great job of just further enhancing the natural beauty.
I have major house envy right now. The architecture is amazing (I can't get over the stairs going up to the front door) and I really like that sofa, it works well in the space.
The house is very elegant. The outside is stunning. The owners are good-looking.
Wow
Very expensive I'm sure.. but very beautiful. Everything is perfect, especially the colors!
Beautiful. The owners really did this house justice. Just beautiful.
*breathless*
All those tiles.... oh, my heart! Love it!!
Where does one get those antique peruvian mirrors? They are beautiful! Love your lighting choices, they are so unique. Fantastic home!
Love it.
What kind of trees are the ones in your backyard?
As seen here: http://gallery.apartmenttherapy.com/photo/kristina-stonebreaker-house-tour/item/354098
I'm looking for a good screening tree.
Thank you!
Lovely. Another +1 for the lovely tiles in the kitchen and bathroom. The outdoor shots are great and give us some sense of just how wonderful this house is.
Love the tiles in the kitchen and bathroom.
Whitley Heights? I feel like all these Angelenos are making all these communities up! I would call this Hollywood.
What a beautiful home!
I may be biased since I call this little neighborhood tucked away in Hwood home as well, but what an awesome decor job! There is nothing I love better then taking an evening stroll and admiring a historic home like this one from the windy, staired road(s). Its everything I love about LA.
Now where is my invite to the annual holiday party :)
Hi, Bruintoo. Whitley Heights is the real deal...a very old neighborhood that is, yes, a part of larger Hollywood. It's very close, in fact, to the Hollywood Bowl.
To die for beautiful teal tiles in the master bath matched with white and dark stained wood. Plus the funky patterned couch and the two sectional pieces used as chairs are fantastic. I also loved the spare bedroom pendant table lamps. And that gold ceiling above the dining table. This tour was a real treat.
@DINY I know exactly where it is. We've always called it Hollywood (or Hollywood Hills). I heard Martin Lawrence Bullard lives in the area, dahling!
Beautiful house. I am green with envy as the Spanish style house make me salivate profusely.
Eeegads.....shut my mouth and call me a monkey's uncle......this is a great tour....! Thanks for the inspiration! Beautiful.....
This could be a place on the Mediterranea coast in the "60's that was a quiet little get away for Elizabeth Taylor and Richard Burton. Or Audrey Hepburn and Mel Ferrer. Or Jackie and Ari..... It has that feeling of casual glamour and does evoke that era's "gypsy chic" right down to that unbelievable sofa. Thanks for sharing with us!
Beautiful house. I love the kitchen and bath tile.
Why oh why is the kitchen sink not centered? So much attention to detail, it looks like a mistake.
Stunning- boho, elegant and comfy all at once. WELL DONE!
Really beautiful. Light filled, colorful and comfortable. You all look happy too. Reeeally love your couch and the gorgeous mirrors. You've given me ideas....
I would kill to have a house with tile on the OUTDOOR STAIRS. This is my favorite style of house ever and I love this one a lot.
i love every single thing about this house. EVERY. SINGLE. THING.
I wasn’t going to look at this tour, just another showcase home. I’m glad I did, it was lovely. The kitchen made me drool, the sofa made me green with envy. I’m so glad I stopped by.
Holey Moley that sofa is amazing! Love all the light fixtures too!! So much to love about this home!
love yo' place!
Ok, I'm a bit embarrassed...when I first saw the sofa, which is fantastic! I thought it was the one from Pottery Barn Teen. Beautiful home...
The Mah-Jong sofa is perfect in your living room - it needs a big space. Gorgeous tile in the kitchen and bathroom. We had a similarly dark-stained staircase (almost identical to yours), which we had sanded to the original honey colour. We also replaced the original wooden arched doors with glazed ones to let in more light. Seeing your house, I wish we could have preserved more of the original features. You have done a great job here.
You're breaking my heart I love your home so much! Wonderful home character, love the dark wood trim, the farmhouse kitchen, the awesome colorful couches, and even the white walls!
What's with the soffit in the kitchen? I would have ripped it out--assuming it was original--as I did in my kitchen and put in full height cabinets and a full length flue.
Wanting to kill for something or being green with envy are peculiar figures of speech to compliment someone about a house.
You've given me renewed appreciation for the dark wood trim and green fireplace tiles that are original to my 100 year old house in Toronto. I also feel the decor style is very original. Love your lighting choices in particular. And somehow the space is very relatable despite being way out of my price range/location/lifestyle. I imagine I would feel very comfortable visiting your home!
Loved everything. Spacious, relaxed and comfortable home.
Love it- clearly the owners have great taste and also the restraint not to go over-board! It's perfect.
Dining room pendants mesmerizing! Mirrors in living room could use a tweak. Maybe re-hang them on a horizon line and butt them together in some fashion, because that sofa is super sassy! Or get some more mirrors and let them creep up the ceiling...
Oh the kitchen tile...I love them!
you had me at the roche bobois. fabulous home. love that kitchen tile.
At first I thought, What a pretty house. Then I fell in love with the staircase, the fixtures and the tile in the kitchen and bathrooms. What an absolutely beautiful space you have created. It's so comforting and calming. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful. And the Frenchie is adorable!
Just lovely-I love all the original details and so many of the owner's decorating choices. Thank you for sharing!
Lovely house in the Hollywood Hills!
Beautiful house. Bravo on your use of color!
Tyler--nice El Cam on your website! You have done extraordinarily well to let go of your mod tendencies and partner with K on this gorgeous place. Key to domestic harmony. What a joyful statement this house makes, with quality at its heart. I would ditch my dreams of a case study house for this gem any day of the week. Fantastic work guys!
MY DREAM SOFA!!! This place is almost PERFECT! Just feels unfinished with all the blank walls...would love to see what kind of art they (hopefully!) pick out :)
Beautiful details that complement the architecture of the home. I am especially drawn to the lovely green kitchen tiles. Have the owners provided a resource? Heath tiles perhaps?
The exterior is just stunning. The interior is just fabulous. This beautiful couple really have impecable taste. Flawless!
I suppose I am a minority here when I say I really dislike the Mah Jong sofa, the rest of the house is fantastic though and the outside is where I would spend most of my time. That kitchen is to die for....my entire apartment would fit in there.
Ostentatious AND under-furnished. Quite a feat really.
I'm drooling over that KITCHEN!!!
Your nest is beautiful but I have to say Kristina's dress is gorgeous! Doesn't Korovilas have Hellenic roots?
I concur with Omartiger. 100%
there are many many features of this home that are stunning and beautiful, but that sofa needs to be countered by something so much more appropriate or inappropriate than those mirrors. It all seems wildly out of balance. The beige rug is also a really disappointing way to offset that exuberance.
The living room really reads as vacant and half done. Ditto for a few other areas that read not ready for prime time. The use of textiles on the beds and in the outdoor area I applaud.
So breath taking, the ceiling, by the kitchen, over the table..say whaaaa- krazy! The kitchen is absolutely bananas! I do have to agree with some of the readers though...it seems to need maybe a painting or two..or three...or something. But that surely does not take away from it...Love it!
Forgot ...the outside...I tell you what....invite me to a party and I would be the guest that never leaves- EVER! And yes, you could put me on your taxes!
If I had to live in Los Angeles, the only way I think I could survive it would be to live in an absolutely beautiful home with character, decorated with personality (I'm not knocking the place; it is just -so- not the person I am). Lovely.
Like Taylor's socks :)
Love the stripe socks!! Paul Smith?