Hidden in the Pacific Palisades neighborhood of Los Angeles, Nancy Meyers’s French Provençal-style estate has the considered look that has become synonymous with the filmmaker’s interiors. Her personal study is no exception, combining whitewashed ceiling beams and wall-to-wall built-in bookshelves with soft neutral upholstery and warm timber.
But what makes this home office particularly noteworthy is the position of the desk. Rather than pushing it against a wall, Nancy places a substantial timber furnishing in the center of the room, facing a pair of tall, arched French doors that open onto the garden.