CALIFORNIA COTTAGE LOVIN'

"The best beach houses evolve over time. They often start as simple shingled structures, solid and shuttered for when the waves whip to a froth.

As seaside memories are made, as more sand is tracked across the floors, as more dripping swimsuits leave their marks, as more wicker is added and more books are left behind, the beach houses accumulate their character. Textures become densely layered, shells and stones scramble for space on shelves and windowsills, dining tables extend to accommodate friends of friends, and flea market finds and hand-me-downs fill the spaces." - Laurel Kornhiser of Old House Online

Don't you just love that?? Now for the home...

 

 

 

This beautiful home belongs to architect Los Angeles–based architect Stephen Giannetti of Gianetti Home and his wife, Brooke Gianetti an interior designer who also writes one of my favorite blogs, Velvet & Linen :)

{photos courtesy of Old House Online}