
Crema Marfil stone, unlacquered brass, lime-washed wall, a walnut dining table with lathe-turned legs. Texture, pattern and a general sense of play ooze from every corner of this cozy yet modern home in Los Angeles' Mar Vista neighborhood.
But it wasn't always this way — far from it. Interior designer Stefani Stein first stepped through its doors while the now-owners were still considering whether it was worth buying. 'It was rather disjointed with clashing colors and dated materials,' she says. But it was also the perfect blank canvas.