Symmetrical living room with two cream sofas facing each other, a stone fireplace with an abstract artwork above it, a round brass ring chandelier, black-framed French doors on both sides opening to a hedged garden, and a coffee table styled with ceramic bowls and stacked design books.

Selected Residence, Full Remodel

The Living Room

Beverly Hills · 2025

The Narrative

The Living Room restores formality without closing life away. Matching French doors draw the garden in from two sides, while a limestone fireplace gives the room its quiet center.

The Story

The existing room had generous proportions, but it was turned inward and separated from the garden. The remodel began by restoring balance to the plan. Two pairs of black-framed French doors now face one another across the room, bringing greenery, daylight, and movement into a space once defined by enclosure.

At its center, a limestone fireplace establishes the axis. Cream sofas mirror one another beneath a brass ring chandelier. The composition is formal, but never fixed. It is a room for conversation, afternoon light, and the slower rituals of home.

The Challenge

To preserve the dignity of a formal room while opening it fully to daily life. New garden connections needed to feel original to the house, not added after the fact.

The Resolution

Matching French doors were placed on both sides of the room to create a clear garden axis. A restrained limestone fireplace anchors the plan, while white oak, brass, and linen soften its symmetry.

The Facts