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haha I have the same filing cabinet in light blue in that office. And I use it as a leg for my IKEA table as well!

Does anyone have any info on the wood flooring on the base of the shower? I love the look and imagine it feels really soft. Wondering what kind of materials & installation was needed...

Wow, love every aspect of this home, PERFECT!

Perfection!

Dreamy!!

Amazing!!!!

Great job. The whole place is very serene and the graphic over the desk is hilarious.

My latest favorite house of all time.

I just noticed that you made your kitchen table, looks sweet. Can you elaborate on the process and what you used?

I'm in love. With a house.

Great place.

I can't believe they put a graphic of power lines in the office though-- I've got power lines in my view of the mountains, and I hate it! I want to cut the pole down!

BTW; teak shower info: http://www.teakworks4u.com/gallery.asp

Looks wonderful! Love it!

Hey, can you share with us what top and legs you used for the table? I love it!

P.S. Love the electric pole and wires drawn on the wall, brilliant idea!

very nice! I did a double take on the wall mural, lol. It's cool! I really really love the bedroom.

Where did you get the bed?

I love how you incorporated the telephone poles into your indoor theme ... clever. What a wonderfully sunny, clean, lovely space.

Oo, thanks for the shower info! I need this in this lifetime.

Robert wrote an email update as following:

The wood flooring in the master shower is a custom built teak deck from Teak Works 4 U .

Kitchen table is made from a slab of bamboo butcher block from (plyboo.com) , and the legs are "off the shelf" office furniture legs from here. Hope that answers some of their questions! -Robert

Now this is true makeover. Pristine, inspired and perfect.

And I want that shower. I want it.

isn't that pole design just a sticker? i think design public sells that.

where is that orange artwork in the bedroom from?

I love this house but what are all these wires? I live in a very small town in France and all street light wires have or are being removed.

what a perfect little house..nice details. I too would like to know the orange piece in the bedroom.

I forget how bright the light is in Southern California so different than Northern Cal..oh I do miss those days of riding my bike from Santa Monica to Redondo soaking up that sun..this house has sparked some nice memories.

Here are some answers to some of your questions: The orange artwork was a gift, not sure where it came from. The power line artwork is just a light hearted play on the view of the power lines in the alley. It is a wall sticker from ferm-living.com.

Thanks for all the great comments!

This is the kind of house tour I like to see. Tasteful, creative, doesn't look like a college dorm. :)

beautiful! May I ask where the 1-drawer nightstand is from? beautiful!

The pool is the coolest element. Drain it-Skate it!

Salba-Alba

One of the wittier uses of wall decals I've seen -- in the office.

Of all the homes I've seen on AT, the interior is probably one of my favorites.

Beautifully done.

I would lose the tree wallpaper but otherwise this place is divine.

California! Sometimes the longing to move there is great.

By the way, lucky houseowner, you have a Starbucks across the street and you're complaining?!

Really inviting to break into. It looks too clinical and snobby to live there though.

I think that's one of the coolest house tour lately. I like almost everything about this house.

i absolutely love this house in redondo--homage, i feel, to the woody surfwagon, lifeguard station, lighthouse, and old vw camper! the house is meant to provoke, evoke feelings, and i feel like this house!

i dont understand the kitchen..its absolutely blank..do you not eat in your house? or do you just not cook there???

I am dying to hear about the vanity/drawers in the bathroom... I am redoing a bath now and I would love to have a bathroom vanity that didn't look so "off the shelf". I have duravit for one bathroom but the other is still TBD. Thanks in advance - kudos on a great home.

i bought a mossy green version of that orange artwork at urban outfitters about 3 years ago. i think it was called "onion flower" or something similar.

i love this house!

Reminds me of Mon Oncle without the fish fountain. Not saying that's a good or bad thing...just an impression.
I am jealous of that black stove!

Starbuck's is really your biggest embarrassment? Really? Wow, now my own house embarrassments (reluctance to paint the baseboards, "crispy" yard) seem SUPER embarrassing!

Excentric, the vanity cabinet in the master bath is custom. The sink is durvit, and counters are silestone. However, we did go with an inexpensive Ikea vanity in the other bath.

Green Basil, I'll try to explain the kitchen to you based on your comment. The house is small, and so therefore the kitchen is small. Because of it's size, it's important to keep it efficient and organized. The material palette is simple and bright, which helps make the space feel larger. It does lack the "American appeal" of large Viking appliances, and granite countertops, however we do use it both to cook and eat!

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There might be some confusion by the small kitchenette you see in one of the images. This is part of the design studio, and is separate from the main kitchen.

great, great, great project.

Hats off to you.

sorry to be a pest... any insight on that custom vanity... who did you have do it? Is it a console shelf with a single drawer? The hardware is gorgeous very "Duravit". feel free to contact me directly...

Hi steve, amazing house... I am inspired by it's simplicity...

Simple question for you. I am having troubles "placing" the design studio picture (what I believe is the photo with the telephone apply-on and your mac). I see in the plan only one floor-to-ceiling wrap-around window located in your 2nd floor master bedroom. Yet the plan shows your studio to have only a clerestory on one side and the door and window and the other. Plus it seems this room is on the 2nd floor over-looking houses. Am I missing something here? Did the programming for this room change locations?

terrific work!

cheers

No, problem. The "floating" vanity is a custom cabinet design by ras-a, inc. It is installed on a 2x6 wall with custom steel bracket supports screwed into solid blocking between the joists. It's a relatively simple install, and most cabinet professionals are capable of making this. You can contact us through our website if you have any further inquiries (www.ras-a.com).

CWG, you are correct, the photo showing the wall decal and desk is upstairs overlooking the back yard. This was taken when the studio (SE room on lower floor plan) was being occupied with other furniture.

Thanks for the great comments!

That's pretty much my dream house. gorgeous.

No soul. Cold and dull.

i lust

my eyes are green .....with envy!

I would like to see less recognizable furniture, but you get an A.

All things bright and beautiful...

What is the fabric your shower curtain is made of and where did you get it?

Perfect size for the perfect house. Top to bottom.

Dreamy, California perfection. The bathroom makes me faint, it's so nice.

Perfect transformation! cool graphics on wall

Love house. I'm actually wondering where you purchased the ceiling track for the shower curtain in the bathroom?

Beautiful. I like the interior and want to marry the exterior. You must be proud.

You've just made up my mind to get the white Eames rocker. I have been debating between the red-orange and white and this sealed the deal.