The Modern Californian Beach House catalogues the eclectic and always original modernist beach house architecture of Patrick Killen, founder of studio 9 one 2. Killen helped introduce serious modern design to the Los Angeles beach communities in the mid-80s, which at the time was a crazy quilt of fantasy structures all built on postage-stamp sized lots . The projects featured in this collection span Killen's stellar career, from the Shearin House, which established modernism as a viable architectural motif on the western edge of Los Angeles, to 139 Hermosa Avenue, a definitive and welcome statement of modernity amid a sea of ramshackle and derelict LA beachside structures. Killen's beach houses have added another textural element to the architectural stewing pot that is beachside LA. He is committed to modernism, which he claims is the architecture of our time , and his architecture reflects a regionalism and humour that encapsulates the California lifestyle.

Overlooking the shimmering waters of the Pacific, the beach houses of California are as spectacular as the coastal paradise they adorn. Their allure is one of relaxed glamour, their possession an American dream. California Beach Houses leads readers on a private tour of over 25 of the state's most fashionable homes. Enter a nautical-themed cabin perched in the coastal hills of Mendocino, a sprawling mansion on the beach of Malibu, or the chic, renovated motor home of a Los Angeles designer in Venice Beach. With over 200 lavish, full-color images by Architectural Digest photographer Mark Darley, an informative text by Pilar Viladas, and a foreword by Interior Design editor Stanley Abercrombie, this lovely volume captures the dreamy elegance of some of California's most stylish interiors.

“[A] poignant tale of opportunities lost and regained…This emotional romance is an easy choice to throw in the beach bag.”—Publishers Weekly USA Today bestselling author Sarah Morgan returns with the ultimate beach read, as one woman forges the most unlikely friendship of all, and embarks on a summer of confronting her past in order to build the future she wants... When Joanna Whitman's famous ex-husband dies in a car accident, she doesn't know what to feel. Their dysfunctional marriage held more painful secrets than she cares to remember. But when she discovers that the young woman with him in the crash is pregnant, Joanna feels compelled to act, knowing exactly how brutal the media spotlight will be on celebrity chef Cliff Whitman's ex-wife and his mysterious female friend. Ashley Blake can't believe it when Joanna shows up in her hospital room and suggests they hide away at her beach house on a sleepy stretch of California coast. Joanna should be hating her, not helping her. But alone and pregnant, Ashley can't turn down Joanna's offer. Yet she knows that if Joanna ever found out the real reason Ashley was in that car, their tentative bond would shatter instantly. Joanna's only goal for the summer is privacy, but her return causes major waves in the local community, especially for the man she left behind years ago. All Ashley wants is space to plan for her and her baby's future, and to avoid causing any trouble for Joanna. But as secrets spill out under the hot summer sun, this unlikely friendship is about to be put to the test. Don't miss USA Today bestselling author Sarah Morgan's next cozy beach read, The Summer Swap, where a widow's plan to spend the summer in Cape Cod is upended by an unexpected guest and a secret that could change everything... Get lost in more captivating stories by Sarah Morgan: The Summer Swap - Coming May 2024! The Book Club Hotel The Island Villa Snowed In For Christmas The Christmas Escape

This first survey of the glamorous beachfront lifestyle for which Southern California has become famous profiles 25 houses, each of which reflects a different facet of life on the beach. Specific architectural styles are discussed, and more than 150 color photos feature exteriors, interiors, and general beach locations.

"Selected from the pages of 'Fine Homebuilding' magazine and designed by some of America's leading architects, these 17 beach homes provide design guidance for building in this challenging environment and inspiration for anyone planning to have, or dreaming about, a hourse at the beach." - back cover.

This is a family memoir consisting of conversations, historic photographs, regional and natural history, and anecdotes all which document the story of the building of an architecturally unique house that became a local landmark dubbed the Witches House located in Laguna Beach, California. The house was included in the city's 1981 Historic Resources Inventory and was deemed eligible for the National Registry of Historic Places (#21). The designer and builder of the Beach House is the author's grandfather E. Vernon Barker, who went on to be a principal architect and planner of the UCLA Medical Center complex (1944-1966). Her grandaunt Bertha S Barker, of Riverside, California, instigated and financed the project. They began building in 1925, but as Mr. Barker noted in 1976, "...and it's not done yet!" This multi-generational family story of the unusual elements, both interior and exterior, is told in detail using transcribed conversations of the Barker siblings recorded by the author in 1976 when the elders were in their eighties, and with photographs from 1925 through the 1980s culled from family albums. Historic and current photographs of the exquisitely beautiful Pacific Ocean coves of Laguna Beach are included

"Known for his bold and refreshing take on color, Will Taylor, the founder of Bright Bazaar--one of the world's leading interior design blogs--shares his secrets to choosing colors that work for every room in your house. Structured around the different spaces within the home, the book breaks down the how, when, and where of using different shades and color combinations"--