"One of the first things we picked out was the kitchen backsplash, it pulls so many colors," California-based interior designer Abbie Naber of A. Naber Design recalls. The kitchen features multicolored zellige mosaic, which has been intentionally repeated in new architectural features like the wall niches created by T7 Architecture. This family renovation project began in the winter of 2023, and ended just as the clients were expecting their third child.
Their brief was for a complete makeover of the multi-level 1980s property. Drawing on inspiration from their travels around Europe, they were particularly taken with Portuguese tiles and, more locally, Santa Barbara's Spanish Modern vernacular homes.
