"The whole ground floor is one giant, open plan - you can see all the way through. And there are windows and French doors the length of the house, so I can stand at the stove and look out at the ocean. It's surprisingly cozy, which is not something I expected to feel. I didn't want it to feel echo-y or overly modern. So we used an enormous amount of raw wood."
"There's a wonderful window seat that's the focus of the whole room, with drawers underneath it for the kids' toys. The kids pile on top of me, and I read them stories there; friends sit there to chat with me while I cook. We created a number of corners so that, while the room is big, each section feels like it has its own identity."
"We're all big, big readers. I love a good nook. There's a huge built-in bookcase, and it's such a reflection of my family. I studied English literature at Oxford, so there's Chaucer. It's next to Nigella Lawson's latest cookbook."
Sonya Walger, known for her role in "Lost" and starring in "The Catch," undertook a major remodeling of her five-bedroom Malibu house that extended from the planned eight weeks to eight months. The ambitious project involved gutting the ground floor and relocating a staircase. She created an open-plan ground floor combining kitchen, living room, and dining room with expansive windows and French doors overlooking the ocean. The design prioritizes coziness through raw wood elements, a prominent window seat with toy storage, and multiple distinct corners within the large space. The home reflects the family's passion for reading with extensive built-in bookshelves displaying literature ranging from classic texts to contemporary cookbooks.
Read at Los Angeles Times
Unable to calculate read time
Collection
[
|
...
]