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Electric Bowery has reimagined this ocean-facing California home by stripping back its former Tuscan style and embracing a softer, more natural take on Spanish Colonial design.
The design preserves key architectural features like arched openings and textured plaster, while introducing a lighter, more refined palette. Warm terracotta, dark wood, and handmade tiles are paired with sculptural furniture and modern lighting to create spaces that feel both relaxed and intentional.
In the kitchen, a custom island topped with Rosso Toscana marble becomes a focal point, surrounded by thoughtful details in tile and cabinetry.
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The homeowners’ love of contemporary art and music helped guide the design, bringing a playful and personal energy to the space. Color is used with care, from oxblood and mossy green to rich leather and velvet tones, giving the home moments of contrast against its more natural backdrop.
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This renovation reflects Electric Bowery’s approach to creating homes that feel lived-in and layered. Every detail was chosen to support a slower, more grounded way of living. With the transformation complete, the designers shared their thoughts on how the project came together and what made it special.
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Was comfort or style the bigger priority when designing the living room space?
It was definitely a dialogue between the two. Comfort shaped the foundation with a custom oversized sofa, around a softly sculpted plaster fireplace, and materials that invite you to settle in. But style was never an afterthought. The forms, the palette, and the proportions were all carefully considered to feel both elevated and effortless. One informed the other throughout.
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What was the most surprising or chaotic moment during the renovation process?
It’s always exciting to peel back the layers of an older home. In this case, working with the existing Mediterranean Revival bones gave us a surprisingly unique framework, and became an exercise in refinement, distilling the more ornate details into something quieter and reflective of the family’s way of living.
Was there a single piece of art, furniture, or tile that inspired the entire mood of the renovation?
One of the first design decisions we made was selecting the colored concrete tile in the entryway. Its warm, earthy tone and subtle irregularities immediately grounded the palette and helped shape the overall language of the home. We actually laid out the wood flooring around it, letting the tile define not just the feel of the space, but also the flow.
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How do you know when a space is “done”? Is it a feeling, a checklist, or something else?
It’s absolutely a feeling. When the elements such as light, form, color, and texture begin to speak to each other and settle into a kind of calm rhythm, you just know. For us, “done” is less about completion and more about resonance.
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What’s a detail in the home that the client loves, but no one else might notice at first glance?
The round breakfast nook in the kitchen, tucked into a softly curved bay of windows, became an unexpected favorite. We designed the banquette to hug the space just right, upholstered it in a mossy green velvet, and paired it with sculptural chairs, and a delicate pendant. It’s intimate, sculptural, and quietly dramatic, but it feels so natural in the architecture.
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