A Sweet Silver Lake Bungalow By Rosa Beltran, $2.6M
Author:Philip Ferrato
It may look like it’s always been there, but this bungalow in Silver Lake is really a completely new house. A close collaboration between the developer Manning Trust, led by Ronan Isaacs, and LA designer Rosa Beltran, it’s been reinvented from the street front to the garden, transforming a wreck into a pristine, lime-washed brick cottage. Below, some before and after to get a grasp on the scope of the project.
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Isaacs is no stranger to complex projects, and Beltran has a way of deftly reviving and imbuing traditional LA structures with a fresh look, mixing vintage elements and new. In addition to her design practice, Beltran is the proprietor of the Melrose Avenue shopping destination Clad Home.
In a fundamental re-scripting and expansion, the three bedrooms are now on the upper level and main living spaces have moved to the garden level, where they open to a well-considered outdoor entertaining space with a black-bottom plunge pool.
The multi-disciplinary design and creative marketing firm Design Assembly staged and styled the project, giving it that simple, serene and supremely comfortable vibe the firm is known for.
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The handsome iron stair rail and beamed ceilings look back to 1920s Los Angeles and the stair landing itself incorporates a seating and bar area.
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In addition to the three bedrooms, there’s a pair of office spaces.
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More: Go to the listing for additional details and images. A wonderful bungalow (which seems to have gone into pending status while we were writing this) represented by Joe Reichling at Compass.
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Photo Credit: Christopher Lee