This Beverly Hills residence sits at the end of a long private drive, its English Tudor half-timbering and steep gables set among mature trees and a vine-covered pergola. Designed for a Hollywood writer and his family, the house draws on materials sourced abroad, giving it a lived-in, collected character from the outset.
The kitchen centers on a marble-topped island in dark stained wood, subway tile and a steel range hood set against green cabinetry — a working room with an old-world hand to it. Wrought iron pendant fixtures and open shelving carry the same sensibility through the space.
The living room continues that layered, gathered quality: patterned rugs, richly upholstered seating, and walls dense with framed art and objects, warmed by a stone fireplace and French doors opening to the garden. Throughout, the house favors depth and texture over restraint, each room built up like a collection rather than a showroom.
