A 1940s Colonial Revival Where Color and Pattern Mix With Old and New to Create a Truly Transitional Family Home

Cozy living room with a navy velvet sofa, a striped olive green sofa, an orange upholstered armchair, and a dark wood coffee table in front of a marble fireplace.

The most timeless spaces are the ones where it’s hard to pinpoint what era they were designed in – where old mixes with new, and different shapes, styles, and eras come together to create layered, transitional rooms that feel on trend but also follow no trends.

Designer Lindsay Marcus nails this characterful aesthetic in her latest project. Located in the Little Holmby Hills neighborhood of Los Angeles, this 1940s Colonial Revival–style home needed an update that would preserve its beautiful original features while layering in a more ‘eclectic, layered, and elevated’ style.