They’re now ghosts of the past—but suburban Marin County was once served by a web of railroad lines, culminating in the small, but busy working ports of Sausalito, Tiburon and Larkspur. The lines brought people, cattle and timber to the ferries and barges that served San Francisco. Once a storage ba

Anu Jain, the founder and principal designer at Atelier Oleana, has put her family home in St. Francis Wood on the market. For one of San Francisco’s most sought after designers, the sale is bittersweet: “We fell in love with the house almost immediately—I think we knew within ten minutes, it’s both

CDA National Reserve delivers unrivaled lakefront living, championship golf and elevated style The 18-hole championship course was designed by Tom Weiskopf to offer a blend of pristine lake views and forested terrain. Members can enjoy a no-tee-time availability with possible sightings of elk, moose

Bernard Lacoute and wife farmer-philanthropist Jennifer Lacroute have put their Napa estate—Vichy Farm—on the market. The couple developed the property over the years with an exquisite renovation by Sutton Suzuki Architects. Almost three decades ago, Lacroute had founded the famed WillaKenzie Estate

Coming to market in the next few days, this spectacular Mid-century Sausalito dwelling (originally built in 1950), was given a subtle but comprehensive reinvention over the course of two years, overseen by the bi-coastal architectural firm Ike Baker Velten with interiors by the equally eminent San F

The 1950s were heady times in Berkeley. World War II was over, building materials were no longer rationed, and new enthusiasm for Modernist architecture was taking hold. Seven decades later, the East Bay hills remain a trove of dwellings influenced by this period of European modernism. One of the mo

Set on an exquisitely landscaped 2.7-acre lot in Santa Barbara’s legendary Hope Ranch neighborhood, this 2023 dwelling by DesignARC is a contemporary essay in the lessons learned from International Style architect Ludwig Mies Van Der Rohe. With a restricted palette of travertine, steel and glass and

Drawing inspiration from the whitewashed farmhouses of South Africa’s Cape Dutch tradition—a graceful reimagining of 18th-century Dutch Baroque design suited to the region’s warm, sun-drenched climate—interior designer Patrick Printy‘s extraordinary Glen Ellen home hit the market this week. The beau

Full of framed views, visual surprises and hovering above a pool deck—this recently completed home by the Borneo-born and L.A.-based architect Elyse Alam came on the market this week. The 3-level, 4-bed, 3-bath home sits at the edge of a hillside overlooking the city, with a very private street fron

Los Feliz is one of L.A.’s most evocative neighborhoods, with a selection of residential properties ranging from early 20th Century Spanish Revival to the ground-breaking Modernism of the past seven decades. This handsome white, classic stucco from the 1920s is the home and office of Emmy Ellison, t

Considered one of San Francisco’s finest residential buildings since its construction in 1924, 1940 Broadway just celebrated its centennial. A classic of 1920s exuberance with a very French, Beaux-Arts aesthetic and a distinctly contemporaneous Art Deco vibe—partly inspired by the great 1920s apartm

After years of renovating houses and raising three children in Malibu, the owners (he’s a lawyer, she’s an architect) chose Lake Flato Architecture, the award-winning San Antonio firm known for its commitment to sustainability to build their family a house in Malibu’s Point Dume neighborhood. After

In Palm Springs, a dwelling’s provenance is paramount. The names of famous owners, influential architects and interior designers, plus location, sometimes read like Scripture. written by realtors. Here, on the market for the first time since 2017, is the Jerome Factor House, currently owned by busin

Well, that was quick. A classic-but-modest Hollywood stucco cottage—that was built in the 1920s and reworked over the years into a romantic compound and witty work of art—has sold for $21K over asking pirce in just twelve days. Previously owned by the actor Christopher Lloyd, its original transforma

Inside Park Elm Residences, Kristi Will Interior Design transforms two units into contemporary, move-in ready homes—that just hit the market The living room features a sofa by A. Rudin, and the coffee table, side tables and swivel chairs are by Holly Hunt. Photography by Ryan Lahiff. Located in the

Located on one of the most spectacular of sites in Lone Pine—just a few boulder-strewn acres but completely surrounded by Federally protected lands and views of the surrounding mountains—is this 2-bed, 2-bath residence designed by Linda Taalman AIA. Employing her iT house concept vocabulary, the hom

“Architecture should speak of its time and place, but yearn for timelessness,” Frank O. Gehry. Photo Credit: Cameron Carothers Frank O. Gehry’s Sirmai-Peterson House, is configured of seemingly random masonry and stucco structures that evoke memories of ancient Italian hill towns—but in a California

The Perry House, one of Pacific Height’s Modernist masterworks, has come on the market. Built in 2002 on the site of a pair of undistinguished houses facing Alta Vista Park to the South and with open views of the Bay and Marin Headlands to the North, it was the work of the late Olle Lundgren [1954-2

Nestled in Montecito’s historic Hedgerow neighborhood, one of architect Mary McLaughlin Craig’s [1889-1964] finest homes, just hit the market. Craig, a transplant from South Dakota, was married to James Osborne Craig, the Scottish emigre architect who designed Santa Barbara’s El Paseo—an early model

With her unerring eye for color and style, Trina Turk has built a clothing and lifestyle brand unlike any other in Southern California. Founded with her late husband, photographer/stylist/menswear designer Jonathan Skow, their partnership translated a glamorous leisure-centric mid-century aesthetic