Using the word 'remodel' or 'renovation' doesn't quite fit this project, because while both do technically describe the process of this home's redesign, they don't relate to the scale of this total overhaul. Everything was changed in some way, everything was touched, with the exception of a few architectural details. The designer was given free rein to reimagine every room and every detail of the house.
Let's backtrack a decade or two. The homeowner had built the Mediterranean-style house in the late '90s, but hasn't lived in it for the past 20 years; it's been rented out almost ever since it was built. However, the time came when the owner, a competitive Mahjong player in L.A., wanted to return to her Santa Monica home, and a complete revamp was on the cards to better suit her new life and style.
