This home is located in Tarzana, CA—a quiet suburban area outside of Los Angeles. “The owner is an amazing gardener so when you pull up to the home you see loads of stunning flowers of all colors and sizes,” interior designer Emily Brownell shares. “I really wanted to pull that into the home in smaller subtle ways.”
Her firm—Gilded Hearth Interiors—was tapped to update a few key spaces in the mid-century home. “My clients are working parents with two young children, including one born between the design phase and construction phase of this project,” Emily explains. “Since my client moved to working from home permanently after Covid, she wanted to turn the third bedroom into an office that felt like she wasn’t just in a bedroom.” They also requested an updated bathroom with double sinks, and a bedroom refresh after years sharing the space with the nursery.
The bathroom originally had an exterior door, which Emily says felt awkward and unnecessary. “We replaced it with a window and added a shower tub combo that was more open and airier, with fixed glass instead of a divider wall,” she says. The custom vanity accommodated the double sinks, and still allows for a space for laundry. “It feels so much larger than it was despite the footprint the being the same,” the designer explains. “My favorite details are the playful shower niche and custom white oak vanity with a quartzite countertop. I have a soft spot for quartzite!” The tile is from Zia and is paired with Portola Paints Roman Clay in Kingdom.