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Holly Hollenbeck’s Reinvented A-Frame In Truckee, $1.5

For the past two decades, San Francisco designer Holly Hollenbeck’s projects have been seamlessly embracing both the classic and the most modern elements of design, and her Little Owl A-frame getaway—named after the tiny Whet-Saw owls that populate the woods—in Truckee is no exception. At…

A Wonderful Pasadena Compound In It’s Own Oak Grove, $8M

The globally influential multi-disciplinary design firm rossdesign sometimes flies under the radar, and residential design is just one facet of the firm’s wide-ranging practice. This well-considered and beautifully executed compound near Pasadena’s Rose Bowl is a perfect example of their signature style– a spare but…

An Effortlessly Chic Retreat In The Desert, $1.7M

Magnesia Falls Cove is a late ‘Fifties subdivision in the town of Rancho Mirage, a collection of low-slung desert classics that (compared to neighborhoods in Palm Springs) flies somewhat under the design radar. And it’s where Los Angeles designer Erika Brown deftly remodeled her family’s…