Old World Meets New In A Laguna Beach Home

"It was a careful balance of a Spanish exterior with interiors that blended the husband's interest in contemporary style and the wife's interest in all the details," designer Lisa McDennon says of the Laguna Beach home she recently completed with architect Homer Oatman and builder Tim Grady. Landscape designer Richard King incorporated roses and succulents into the grounds.

The homeowners' art collection took center stage in the design process. McDennon placed a Hans Mendler painting in the living room. Below it are two stools of McDennon's design, made by The Flemming Group, upholstered with Romo fabric, and silver-leafed by artist Eloise Lowry of A Brush With Life.

Lee Industries chairs upholstered in Jane Churchill velvet pull up to a table by Swaim, topped with flowers from Laguna Florist to form the dining area, which is crowned by a chandelier from Visual Comfort & Co. Panels in a Cowtan & Tout fabric flank the window. In the kitchen, McDennon selected surfaces from Venetian Tile & Stone Gallery, appliances from Pirch, Rohl sinks and faucets by Dornbracht. Custom counter stools by The Flemming Group are upholstered with Kravet faux leather. The custom pendant is by Del Mar Lighting Company.

In the living room, a Mission-style buffet from Ebanista serves as a cocktail cabinet. Above it hangs One Plus One by artist Peter Lodato. The dark wood flooring throughout the home is from The Vintage Wood Floor Company.

For the master bedroom, McDennon upholstered a Swaim bed with C&C Milano fabric; she also added a duvet and king shams in Romo fabrics, Euro shams in a Christian Fischbacher textile and a lumbar pillow in a Beacon Hill material, all sewn by The Quilting House. Custom MillCreek Furniture nightstands bookend the bed, over which hangs a chandelier from Fine Art Lamps. Nearby is a work by Henrik Aarrestad Uldalen.

"They let me be daring and develop my ideas," says McDennon, who clad the master bathroom in Calacatta Borghini marble from Venetian Tile & Stone Gallery. She paired a Victoria + Albert tub with a Kallista filler and designed the octagonal pendants made by Del Mar Lighting Company. The mosaic tile is from Waterworks.

A carved front door marks the transition from the traditional exterior to the loft-like interiors. The homeowners commissioned a Nicole Landau work for the entryway. McDennon designed the stair rail, fabricated by Saddleback Valley Ornamental Iron and the iron chandelier made by Del Mar Lighting Company with blown-glass globes by Bruce Freund. Lamps from Made Goods with shades in a Romo fabric top a Bernhardt console; the rugs are from Stark.

"I wanted to bring in texture and visually tie the family room to the loggia," says McDennon of the stone wall by Pride Masonry. The custom sofa is covered with a Maxwell fabric, and the ottoman, also custom, is upholstered in Fabricut denim. To refresh an existing wing chair, the designer chose a velvet by The Design Company.

On the loggia are lounge chairs from Century Furniture and a Seasonal Living table with a custom Perennials cushion. Euro Laguna Marble carved the fireplace to McDennon's design, and the mirror is from Ebanista. The lantern was a happy find by the homeowners on a trip to San Miguel de Allende, Mexico. The home's windows and French doors are from Riviera Bronze.