Cambria Style - Spring 2019

CRAFTED:

THE ART OF PAINT

SPACES:

LOVE YOUR MELON

Summer 2019

MID-CENTURY MADE MODERN INTERIORS TO INSPIRE

EAT + DRINK:

COMFORT FOOD

A LEG E N D I N E VE RY D E S I G N

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Check out our new kitchen and bath design guide included in this issue and available at CambriaUSA.com/ Planner!

DESIGN FORWARD

M A R T Y D AV I S President/CEO

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elcome to this, our 19th issue and our first in 2019. After 18 issues—and precisely ten years of Cambria Style celebrity covers— the magazine pivots toward a more specific, targeted resource guide serving your functional and design interests. Our work to spotlight the Cambria brand in relationships with well-known celebrities who have enjoyed our product and who shared with us their Cambria stories was apropos. Now Cambria brand awareness is well established, this, thanks in no small part to our many great Cambria partners and customers.

Today, Cambria Style needs to be laser-focused in the marketplace as to design, innovation, functional prowess, and extraordinary vision within the development of our customers’ spaces, in particular their surface choices. We hope to provide a vast assortment of resources through Cambria Style, as we put it to work for you, our Cambria channel partner customers as well as our consumer clients.

Stay tuned, too, as we expand into the marketplace to further advance our reach, connectivity, and insights into your wants and needs, Cambria Style!

Until then, enjoy!

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FEATURES

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Christopher Kennedy makes mid-century modern in the Mojave Desert.

At Portola Paints & Glazes in Los Angeles, paint is handcrafted in small batches.

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G R E AT G E TA W AY Inside Michelle Boudreau’s glamorous Palm Springs vacation home.

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M I D - C E N T U RY C O N T E M P O R A RY A Washington designer puts a Zen twist on retro style.

ON THE COVER: Michelle Boudreau’s Palm Springs home

JASMINE PARK

photographed by Jasmine Park

Cambria design shown: White Cliff (countertop)

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STYLE & DESIGN 10

CONTRIBUTORS

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E D I T O R ’ S TA K E

Mid-Century Modern

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DESIGNER PROFILE

Donna Mondi

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S PA C E S

Giving Back

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TREND REPORT

Welcome Home

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TREND REPORT

Modern Pantry

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FORM + FUNCTION

Less Is More

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Take Comfort

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DRINK

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SOURCEBOOK

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LAST LOOK

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In Vino Veritas

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editor’s letter Eames lounge chairs, designed in 1956, in a Chicago home by Donna Mondi Interior Design.

TOP: WERNER STRAUBE PHOTOGRAPHY

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Check out our new podcast on iTunes or our website and go Beyond the Surface of mid-century modern with us.

FRESH TAKE

am a bona fide design enthusiast. I love design...as in scream-it-from-the-top-of-the-mountain love design. And although I may not want to possess or inhabit some of the aesthetics we cover in Cambria Style, I can flat out say that I appreciate each and every home, chair, kitchen, and other gorgeous design element we share with our readers. And, from the letters and emails I receive, it’s safe to say that you love design as much as I do.

So, never one to shy away from great design conversation, Cambria Style is proud to introduce two new design experiences, the first of which is a workbook included in this issue: “Kitchen & Bath Design Inspiration: The Ultimate Design Planner.” Part ideas crucible, part expert guide, part project checklist, the planner is a must-have tool to shepherd you through what can be the overwhelming task of remodeling your kitchen or bathroom. We have consulted with some of the top builders and designers in the country to compile a resource that goes hand in hand with any project: How to choose your designer or architect, lay out your space, and select the finishing details such as hardware and paint color—we’ve got you covered. Not to mention there are oodles of Cambria design swatches inside so you can find your ideal countertop.

The second of our new experiences is our podcast: Beyond the Surface is a series of conversations that dig deep into a variety of design topics, the first of which is “An American Original: Mid-Century Modern,” which shares its theme with this issue. Traversing history, lifestyle, and pop culture, we take you from early modernism all the way to the present day, and dish with guest experts on everything from how to work with your mid-century space to making the perfect martini. Think of it as a way to read our magazine while driving home from the office.

On the pages of this issue you’ll tour retro homes in the desert and contemporary takes on the mid-century style across the country. Plus, there’s a look inside an artisanal paint company, comfort food recipes galore, and a deep dive into California wine. Once you have finished reading, do check out the podcast on iTunes or our website and go Beyond the Surface of mid-century modern with us. We’d love to have you.

Enjoy, LOUANN BERGLUND HAAF Editor in Chief

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A deep dive into style

A CAMBRIA PUBLICATION

President/CEO Publisher Marty Davis Cambria Style Editor in Chief LouAnn Berglund Haaf

You can never have too much style.

For a more in-depth exploration of Mid-Century Modern, check

Creative Direction & Design Jenna Lalley

out our new Beyond the Surface podcast. Tune in today to explore

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TIPS FOR INSPIRED LIVING

Put your own spin on mid-century modern Cambria design shown: Queen Anne

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contributors CHRISTOPHER KENNEDY P R I N C I PA L , C H R I S T O P H E R K E N N E D Y

Seeking to channel the halcyon days of his childhood in California, Kennedy imbues each interior with what he dubs “jet-set nostalgia.” His work extends beyond interior design to include his own lines of case goods, upholstery, candles, bedding, and pottery. The author of two books, California Modern (2015) and Making Midcentury Modern (2017), Kennedy is not afraid to showcase his long-held attitude toward design and life: a “golden state of mind.”

See how that mantra comes to life on page 28.

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GARRET WERNER P R I N C I PA L , G A R R E T C O R D W E R N E R , ARCHITECTS & INTERIOR DESIGNERS

Because he grew up in the family business of real estate development and construction, Werner approaches projects like the Washington home on page 34 with a hands-on sensibility.

Today, his Seattle firm, founded in 1996, subscribes to a holistic process that incorporates interior design, architecture, and landscaping. “Our profession is unlike any other,” he says with enthusiasm. “It’s both an art and a science.” With projects across the globe and more than two dozen awards under his belt, Werner continues to take his industrious crew onward and upward.

MICHELLE BOUDREAU P R I N C I PA L , M I C H E L L E B O U D R E A U D E S I G N

Influenced by her international travels, Los Angeles–based Boudreau has spent the past 20 years developing a penchant for elegant simplicity and environments that take you on an “emotional journey.” Her most recent projects include her vacation home—the airy retreat in Palm Springs featured on page 44—a chic London remodel, and an art-filled residence overlooking the Hollywood Hills. In true 21st-century form, Boudreau offers an all-digital “express design” service to budget-conscious clients in addition to traditional interior design and styling.

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Anderson’s portfolio runs the gamut from stunning mid-century renovations (exhibit A, the family home opposite) to her own cozy Minnesota cabin, which she and her husband built with the help of a few good friends. A photography junkie in her free time, Anderson has an equally rich professional life: She is a principal at Peterssen/Keller Architecture and an adjunct assistant professor at the University of Minnesota.

CLOCKWISE FROM TOP LEFT: GRAY CRAWFORD; STEVE HENKE; THANG DAO; JOHN KEATLEY

P R I N C I PA L , P E T E R S S E N / K E L L E R ARCHITECTURE

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Cambria Style’s editor in chief, LouAnn Berglund Haaf, talks through the mid-century stylings of a Minneapolis home renovated by Peterssen/Keller Architecture and Jay Nuhring Interior Styling & Art.

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What I love about the renovation of this 1948 home is that it’s a gentle remodel. Kristine Anderson of Peterssen/Keller Architecture embraced what was already there and, where updates were needed, ensured they were in sympathy with the original architecture. To add in contemporary nuance, the goal was to usher in light and flow while elevating the design, thus the rollaway doors and sleek and durable Cambria Fieldstone countertops.

ARCHITECTURE

Strategically placed clerestory windows, which were very popular in the 1950s and ’60s, bring light deep into the interior.

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MID-CENTURY MODERN STYLE IS ABOUT DESIGN AS A WHOLE, FUNCTION AND FLOW WITH CRISP, CLEAN LINES. ­— L O U A N N B E R G L U N D H A A F

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LIVING ROOM

Cantilevers are a big part of modernist design, and when you look closely, there are oh so many in this home, from the canopy outside the homeowners’ garage (behind the wife’s vintage sportscar!) to the kitchen’s Marcel Breuer bar stools.

Furnishings selected by interior designer Jay Nuhring have clean mid-century lines but are mostly contemporary— save the pink chair, which is a 1938 design by Gerrit Rietveld. Another contemporary insert is the lift-and-slide glass doors that open to the leafy patio.

WANT MORE MID-MOD? subscribe on iTunes to the Cambria podcast, Beyond the Surface.

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PA N T R Y

The olive-green glazed ceramic tiles in the pantry scream mid-century! If you’re not a fan of green, try mustard, burnt orange, or teal blue for a similar retro effect.

B AT H R O O M

If you’ve gone wild with a statement tile, like this sparkly blue mosaic, pair it with a simple countertop, such as Cambria’s subtle White Cliff, shown here in a high-sheen polish.

FOR MORE KITCHEN INSPIRATION, visit CambriaUSA.com/Designs/ Inspiration-Images.

BEDROOM

Classic mid-century modern homes were rife with wood paneling, often walnut.

Here, however, it’s a warm African teak that plays off the color of the bedding.

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GET THE LOOK Shop these woodsy walnut finds, a mix of original mid-century and contemporary designs, from furnishings mecca Design Within Reach.

FROM LEFT Møller Model 80A stool, $545, Loku bar stool, $545, and Nelson Ball wall sconce, $495. All from Design Within Reach, dwr.com.

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designer profile

WERNER STRAUBE PHOTOGRAPHY

When it comes to making a statement, this Chicago-based interior designer is up to the task.

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onna Mondi has been designing homes for as long as she can remember. “I was all about my dollhouse as a little girl,” she recalls, sharing how her father, an engineer, would help her fabricate wallpaper, lighting, and furniture for the miniature house. Fastforward to today, and it’s no surprise that her firm, Donna Mondi Interior Design, is focused on the home. “I like the personal connection with my clients,” she explains. “When you pick something, you’re picking it for them.”

For this serene, mid-century–inflected apartment nestled in Chicago’s swanky No.9 Walton building, the owners wanted to make a statement in the kitchen. Mondi’s solution?

“We chose Cambria Brittanicca for the countertops and backsplash,” she explains.

“It has a beautiful, dramatic vein that really draws your eye to it. And it’s indestructible,” she adds. “It performs without sacrificing beauty.” —Colleen Curry

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Lacquered walls bathe the space in a muted blue that carries over from the living room.

Cambria Brittanicca clads the kitchen backsplash and was milled into a waterfall countertop that wraps the island.

FROM LEFT Luca sofa in Golden Beryl velvet by Rove Concepts, $1,095, roveconcepts.com. Celia white porcelain vase from CB2, $16.95, cb2.com. Tolson walnut end table by Joybird, $699, joybird.com.

Cambria design shown: Brittanicca (countertops, backsplash)

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GIVING BACK Charitable cotton-knit beanie business Love Your Melon blends retail and studio space with aplomb.

By J E S S E D O R R I S Photography by S T E V E H E N K E

ometimes you really can do well by doing good. All it takes is a couple of fresh ideas. The first came to Zachary Quinn while he was studying business at the University of St. Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. A way to help children undergoing treatment for cancer, he thought, might be as simple as providing the comfort and protection of a cute beanie. What began as a way to use design to manifest empathy has, six years later, become a movement: To date, Love Your Melon has given away over 160,000 hats to children fighting cancer—and over $6.1 million dollars to the cause. Meanwhile, the company has expanded its made-in-America products to apparel and housewares, with 50 percent of net profits going to a fund supporting nonprofits that provide therapy and programming for kids with cancer and their families.

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Love Your Melon used Cambria Skara Brae to form a bench beneath the statement beanie wall in its flagship store.

Cambria design shown: Skara Brae (bench, kitchenette countertops)

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Custom-finished bleached-maple floors warm up the bright, neutral space.

Last spring, Quinn had a second great idea: to open a physical space to represent Love Your Melon’s online brand. He wanted to build a destination for social-media influencers, a hub for socially conscious neighbors, and a brick-and-mortar flagship for his growing line of wares.

Make that Cambria-and-brick-and-mortar. Quinn had first fallen for the stone when he used it in his own home. So when he found a dark, rustic shop in a historic building in Minneapolis’ North Loop neighborhood, he enlisted it again as a fresh, contemporary element. “We set out to create a place where the historic building and new fixtures and finishes could interact. The line between new and old turned out beautifully,” he says.

Expanses of Cambria Skara Brae form a striking bench that runs the length of a shelving wall showcasing rows of the famed beanies—all in white. “It captures your attention right when you walk in,” Quinn says. The wall looks particularly eye-catching on Instagram (a ’gramworthy selfie spot being a must-have for the millennial crowd). Cambria stone also frames a kitchenette marked off by mosaic tile and reoccurs on the third floor, in the office. “We were persistent about sticking to gray tones, white, and brushed silver,” Quinn explains.

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“The products we bring into that then speak for themselves.” An example of one of Quinn’s most intriguing product ideas on display? A prototype of the beanie vending machine Love Your Melon intends to place in hospitals across the country.

Other brands can get in on the action, too: the ground-floor retail space has a mini photography studio open to all to use, and a bar for parties and networking after dark. The project’s clean white palette can be seen as a blank slate for new ideas.

Clearly Love Your Melon is on the right track, as its revenue has tripled in the past three years. It’s all proof that profits and principles, like a fresh new beanie, can be a perfect fit.

Cambria design shown: Skara Brae (kitchenette countertops)

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The team mixed Cambria stone with white-and-gray mosaics in the kitchen and bar area. Local artisans Neoneon created a sign from Love Your Melon’s mission statement.

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WELCOME HOME Strong lines make for strong design in this simple entry that packs a punch.

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by Scandinavian Designs, $399, scandinaviandesigns.com. 5. Hexagon pot XL in powder-coated metal, $43.40, and large plant stand, $33.75, by Ferm Living, finnishdesignshop.com.

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Cambria designs shown: Ironsbridge (lamp), Minera (bench)

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MODERN PANTRY This hardworking kitchen area is stylish, too, backed in striated Brittanicca Gold.

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1. Caravel candelabra in oak by Anthropologie, $120, anthropologie.com. 2. Lazy Susan in Rose Bay Cambria quartz by Cambria, $175, store.CambriaUSA.com. 3. Drake metallic gold double old-fashioned glasses by CB2, $11.95 each, cb2.com. 4. Small wooden cake stand by Oh Happy Day, $40, shop.ohhappyday.com. 5. Ocean-blue cross-back kitchen apron in linen by Studiopatró, $76, studiopatro.com. 6. Flared extra-large bowl in Slate by Mud Australia, $385, mudaustralia.com. 7. Brass plant mister by Haws, $38, junehomesupply.com.

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Bath Design Inspiration, the workbook planner inserted in this issue and available at CambriaUSA.com/Planner.

Cambria designs shown: Brittanicca Gold (wall), Ironsbridge (bar cart)

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GLOW UP

Swap conventional wineglasses for lustrous glass vessels with a hand-applied smoke finish. Warm brass is a refined choice for a timepiece.

LESS IS MORE For effortlessly elegant dinner parties, opt for shapely tableware in subdued tones.

TIMBER TIME

Wood grounds organically shaped ceramic dishes in classic black or white.

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A D E L I C AT E H A N D

Demidovich Design paired Pedrali’s sculptural Jazz chair with a diaphanous bubble chandelier and a wall of Cambria Queen Anne for a dining space that feels lighter than air. For a similar perch, try Lenox by West Elm (right).

Cambria designs shown: Ella (top, middle), Queen Anne (bottom)

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MOD MEN Christopher Kennedy makes mid-century modern in the Mojave Desert.

By G E O R G I N A M c W H I R T E R Photography by G R AY C R A W F O R D

At first glance, one could be forgiven for thinking a spaceship had landed in Joshua Tree, California. On closer inspection, however, the silvery glint of metal in the sun reveals itself as a small steel prefab perched lightly atop the boulder-strewn desert. It’s the holiday home of a Canadian couple who use it as a writer’s retreat (him) and yoga refuge (her).

The husband was en route to Coachella when he spotted a prototype of the building in a magazine—and lost no time commissioning architects o2 Architecture and interior designer Christopher Kennedy for one of his own.

The galvanized-steel shell is decidedly contemporary: a two-bed, one-bath cube with an open-plan kitchen-living-dining area.

For interiors, though, the couple wanted something…different. “We just got into this show called Mad Men,” the husband told Kennedy. “Could you do a look like that?”

He certainly could. In fact, Kennedy was already something of a design doyen of California modernism. He started the project

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In the open-plan living-dining room, the Eero Saarinen chairs are vintage, purchased at the Palm Springs Modernism Show & Sale and re-covered in a leather-look vinyl.

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From left: California Blue 2060-20, Caramel Latte 2166-20, Foggy Morning 2106-70, all from Benjamin Moore & Co.

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Harry Bertoia–style bar stools, walnut cabinetry, and durable Cambria Winterbourne countertops unite in the kitchen.

by freeze-framing a scene in Don Draper’s office and building a custom sofa to match. (Top marks for attention to detail.) And it went from there.

Pedigreed vintage pieces—like a Paul McCobb credenza—dovetail with modern classics still in production, like the Eero Saarinen dining chairs.

“It’s swanky mid-century,” Kennedy says. “I love it because of the incongruity. You drive down this long, winding dirt path and don’t expect the level of sophistication that awaits.”

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WE JUST GOT INTO THIS SHOW CALLED MAD MEN. COULD YOU DO A LOOK LIKE THAT?

Although Cambria was specified throughout, it is the living area that showcases Kennedy’s favorite example—and the most unusual use— of the stone. At one end of the room is what he dubs the focal point: a walnut wall inset with glazed ceramic tiles reminiscent of California pottery popular in the 1960s, anchored by a long, floating bench clad in Cambria stone. “We wanted durable, modern, elegant, and timeless stone surfacing. Cambria absolutely fit the bill,” he says.

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A vintage George Nelson Cigar pendant hangs in the corner of the room, drawing further attention to the retro vignette. (Although the piece can still be purchased new today, “we wanted the patina of an original,” Kennedy says.)

Floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall drapery also speaks to the era, but that wasn’t won without debate. “The wonderful architect, Lance O’Donnell, and I didn’t agree on that at first,” the designer notes. “He said, ‘This is a contemporary

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Kennedy was so smitten with the clean lines and durability of Cambria stone he clad the floating bench in it. The David chair and ottoman are best-sellers from Kennedy’s own line.

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A vintage lamp and nightstand pair with a custom walnut and raffia bed designed

by Kennedy.

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The vertical line of the cascading waterfalledge Cambria stone countertop echoes the vertical grain of the wood cabinet fronts.

home. We would normally do a roller shade.’”

Kennedy argued that if you look at the cleanlined mid-century houses in the Los Angeles hills in those great black-and-white photos by Julius Shulman and the like, they all have draperies.

O’Donnell was duly convinced, and the couple loves the cozy yet airy note they lend.

For all his attention to historical accuracy, Kennedy is quick to point out that mid-century for him is not just about “nostalgia for a certain

architect, lamp, or chair. As society becomes increasingly ugly and fractured, I think we have a collective yearning for a time when kids could ride their bikes until sundown and a family sat down to dine together, not just texted. There’s a certain graceful beauty that’s been lost in our society and our manners. I want to infuse my interiors with the best of that era in terms of its ethos as well as its style and sophistication.”

Amen to that.

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Seattle designer Garret Werner retained the authenticity of this mid-century home by preserving the living room’s original cedar ceiling. The custom wool-and-bamboo shag rug was designed to match the coat of the family’s beloved canine, Buddy Love.

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When Seattle-based designer Garret Werner of Garret Cord Werner, Architects & Interior Designers tackled the remodel of a midcentury rambler in Clyde Hill, Washington, the goal was to celebrate what was working about the streamlined style while making it a fit for his contemporary clients. “They had long loved mid-century architecture and wanted to keep the character of the original structure,” he says. “That said, there were a few things we could do to make this house even better.”

The owners, Valerie Wasserman and Scott Moore, appreciated their home’s clean lines so much they lived in it for three years with their trio of children before embarking on the project. That stint gave them knowledge about what was working—and what wasn’t.

Intuiting their aims, Werner reinvented the layout to open up key rooms to the newly transformed backyard and spectacular vistas of Lake Washington. Pre-remodel, the kitchen was gloomy, dark, and closed off from the living area and the master bedroom was situated at the front of the house, away from the view. Werner removed walls to open up the kitchen to the living space and its scenic outlook; moved the master bedroom to the back of the house, where the landscaped pool C A M B R I A U S A . C O M / S T Y L E

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The building was reclad in warm cedar planks, which appear inside the home, too, then topped with a dark zinc roof.

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S TA I R S

Werner masterminded a staircase with glass-and-metal railings and opentread steps.

STUDY

A sunny breakfast area with a built-in banquette upholstered in a yellow that echos the warmth of the wood ceiling is adjacent to the children’s study.

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In the newly opened-up and expanded kitchen, Cambria stone wraps custom cabinetry.

is visible through long banks of windows; and installed a stairway with glass railings and open-tread steps to better let light flow from the top of the three-level structure (home to the master suite) to the lowest level (where the family room resides).

In mid-century architecture, efficient galley kitchens were all the rage. The new

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kitchen is an enlarged galley style but with a low-maintenance mind-set. “Having elegant, easy-care elements was an absolute must for these clients,” Werner says. An example is the Cambria stone used for the kitchen and bathroom countertops, a material selected because of its natural appearance and durability.

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From left: Espresso Bean CSP-30, Edgecomb Gray HC-173, Cloudy Gray 2107-70, all from Benjamin Moore & Co.

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A fireplace clad in floorto-ceiling Cambria stone was added to the newly configured master; next to it is a vintage desk from the 1960s.

Throughout the house, classic finishes and contemporary surfaces mingle. Werner preserved the original cedar ceilings, simply sandblasting them to achieve a fresher, lighter color. But new elements such as a steel-clad fireplace and acid-stained steel framing add distinctive, of-today notes. As does the Zen element that pervades the remodel. Bringing a sense of serenity to the home are the Japanese-inspired gardens at the front of the home, which incorporate maple trees and raked gravel, an ofuro-esque soaking tub in the master bathroom, and a flowing water feature that spills into the lap pool out back.

Cambria design shown: Delgatie (fireplace)

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The curvaceous tub is

by Montreal designer Patrick Messier.

Alongside the beefy Cambria stone vanity top and backsplash, it lends the perfect amount of visual weight to balance the cedar ceiling and its heavy steel beam.

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At the front of the house Zen-like gardens behind low concrete walls supplanted an erstwhile storage shed.

POOL TERRACE

Wasserman and Moore brought some iconic pieces to the interior—such as an Eames lounge chair, Carl Hansen CH07 chair, and Eero Saarinen table—but in spite of their deep respect for the style, the couple did not want to live in the equivalent of a mid-century museum.

Noting the curvaceous custom sofa in the living room and the art deco styling of the headboard in the master bedroom, Werner says, “They already had a nice collection of Cambria design shown: Rosedale (countertop, backsplash)

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mid-century items, but we mixed in a range of styles and eras to keep it interesting. We were after timeless.”

Werner describes the home as an attractive cipher that suits his clients perfectly. “All of the character remains, so much so that it can be difficult to discern where the remodel begins,” he says. “I think that you might look at the house and wonder, ‘Is it old or is it new?’ It’s a delightful mystery.”

A full-length lap pool replaced one that was in disrepair. A waterfall placed strategically at the far end provides a focal point.

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Jamie Davis and his tightly knit team mix new colors by hand.

t Portola Paints & Glazes in West Hollywood, California, flipping through the fan decks is an insight into the imagination of its founders.

Sure, Mont Blanc is alabaster. Costa Azul has the look and feel of distressed blue jeans. And Wet Concrete actually resembles the stuff. But what of the deeply contemplative turquoise hue of Lost Highway or the period-correct, depressingly accurate, and evocative Mar Vista seafoam? Immediately, you get the sense that there is creativity, whimsy, and humanism in these blends. “The colors aren’t made from a computer algorithm,” says co-owner Jamie Davis. “They’re made from experience.”

The small-batch, customized approach touches everything about Portola, which Davis has run with his brother, Casey, both deeply rooted Angelenos, since 2001. (“My brother and I were both home births in Laurel Canyon, so it’s in our blood,” Davis says.) What started as an endeavor by their contractor father researching lime paints in 1998 turned into a hyperlocal family business specializing in limewash and Roman clay. The matriarch of the family keeps the books.

The hearth, so to speak, of Portola’s retail space is the wooden table that bisects the customer-facing area. Davis spends most of his time here among the plasterboards and butcher paper, brush in hand, using the natural, ALL IN THE southerly light to test his work. Lining the east and FA M I LY west walls are floor-to-ceiling built-in shelves and cabinets crafted by the Davis brothers’ father. His love for The clever built-in the New England Cape Cod style, Davis says, inspired shelves at Portola the vision for the store. were constructed

by Davis’ father.

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Davis uses intuition and inventiveness, not algorithms, to define his colors.

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THE SCIENCE OF PAINT Material scientist Dr. Andrew Dent of Material ConneXion dishes on the recent innovations behind the seemingly simple finish.

When the company started out, the brothers’ color offerings were smaller and they did a lot of custom matching. These days, Davis is more likely to turn to Pinterest and Instagram to get a fuller idea of his clients’ tastes. His sense of color is inspired by the tapestry of the city, with its cottages sitting among Spanish-style haciendas—often all on the same block.

The colors that Portola makes are mixed in the area just behind the register, while the base coats are produced at a facility in South Los Angeles, which Davis posits is the last remaining familyowned paint factory around. Where possible, he likes to collaborate with the greater, like-minded L.A. community.

“When we started this company, the internet wasn’t even a thing, and now there are companies that don’t even have brick and mortar,” Davis says. “That’s going to be a challenge moving forward, figuring out how to keep the same service that’s gotten us where we are, while also freeing myself and my brother to figure out how to expand the business outside of a single store.”

In the loftlike space directly above the showroom is an office where Davis and his team hand-paint each swatch and assemble individual fan decks. “They’re made by hand; they have to be,” Davis says. “It’s about staying true to what makes it special.”

Davis innovates by monitoring trends outside his industry, looking to fashion brands like A.P.C. and Rag & Bone. The colors that helped launch the business, Davis notes, are coming full circle. Mustard yellow and terra-cotta are slowly replacing lifeless off-whites—and there’s even demand again for chartreuse.

Don’t bet against a brilliant response from Portola to accompany the resurgence.

What other interior product could claim the same level of impact as a can of paint? It is said to be the first thing the eyes respond to when entering a room and is typically the largest canvas for color in any space yet achieves this with the material thickness of a couple of sheets of paper. The development of low- and zero-VOC options allows us to breathe easy, and the evolution of paint chemistry means that we can cover more with less. Colors are evolving, too, with the pigment industry offering new effects and colors. The first good new blue for 200 years was found less than a decade ago, and the hunt for a nontoxic stable red is heating up.

(Ferrari pays $300 million a year for its signature pigment.) Special effects such as ultra-mattes, a

wider range of metallic sheens, and iridescent effects are also trending from cars into our homes via electronics.

With such a large canvas, there has been an inevitable desire to innovate, leading companies to add value in surprising ways.

Want to stick magnets to your wall? Need it to be a dry-erase surface?

Trying to reduce noise levels in a room? All can be solved by a coat of paint—there’s even a version that creates energy from sunlight, and for those of us tired of following our messy kids around the house with a wet sponge, there are self-cleaning, odoreating, and antibacterial options. It seems that paint manufacturers have solved every challenge for reimagining our interior spaces, leaving only one problem left: which color?

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I N S I D E M I C H E L L E B O U D R E AU ’ S G L A M O R O U S PA L M S P R I N G S VACAT I O N H O M E .

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Shag carpeting nods to the ’70s in the living room of Michelle Boudreau’s mid-century vacation pad in Palm Springs, California.

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The gray and white striations of the marbled dining table play off the gray and white of tongue-and-groove millwork and simple Cambria stone-wrapped counters.

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always make a playlist before I start a project,” says interior designer Michelle Boudreau. “Choosing songs helps get me in the spirit of the design.”

For the renovation of her and her husband’s weekend home in Palm Springs, California, that meant Rat Pack jazz and ’70s surf rock. The melodies conjure up the golden-age heyday of the vacation mecca, when the desert city was the playground of Hollywood’s rich and famous and poolside cocktail parties were all the rage.

The project began when Californian Boudreau and her British husband returned to Los Angeles after a decade living in London. “The first thing I wanted was to buy a mid-century home I could reinterpret as my own,” Boudreau says. Palm Springs had long been a special city to her. “My grandmother took me there when I was young,” she explains. “I just adored the glamour of it all; the cocktails, the parties, the flowing caftans and fabulous jewelry. It’s magical!”

It was also where she fell in love with midcentury architecture, touring the city’s myriad superb examples. (She cites Arthur Elrod’s legendary party pad in the James Bond flick Diamonds Are Forever as top of the list.)

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“ I A LWA Y S MAKE A P L AY L I S T BEFORE I S TA R T A P R O J E C T. CHOOSING SONGS HELPS GET ME IN THE SPIRIT OF THE D E S I G N .”

— MICHELLE BOUDREAU

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In the master bedroom’s sitting area, a contemporary tufted sectional meets a 1958 Arne Jacobsen Egg chair.

The fireplace clad in pale Cambria stone mimics the hue of the various seating options, showcasing the power of playing with neutrals.

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When Boudreau found one of her favorite design typologies on the market, a classic mid-century William Krisel butterfly-roof home, she jumped at the chance to purchase it. As her husband is an architect by trade, the pair embarked on modernizing their vacation home together.

Their aim was to respect Krisel’s vision but add personal details and contemporary flair. Aside from a lick of paint and a few other minor cosmetic changes, the house hadn’t been touched in 50 years. The couple determined to keep the original floor plan but added on a master suite wrapped in an L shape around the pool. “It’s our little escape at the end of the house,” Boudreau says with a laugh.

Moving their master suite freed up space in the main house for spacious guest quarters—a must for these avid entertainers. In each guest bedroom Boudreau pays homage to an aspect of Palm Springs culture. There’s the Pool room, defined

by an aqua the color of the swimming pools in Slim Aarons’ photographs of Palm Springs soirées. Then there’s the Palm room, featuring palm leaves on the wallpaper, plus on the real-life trees—seen through clerestory windows—the couple had trucked in to grace the yard.

Structurally, the pair added glass sliders and windows to take advantage of views out to their newly designed pool and yard, which, with the help of a few desert-planting tomes, was transformed from barren rock to a lush oasis. As Krisel’s midcentury bungalows tend to be small, around 1,200 square feet, the addition of all that glazing makes the home feel more spacious than it actually is.

For both interior and exterior, Boudreau selected a cool-neutral palette consisting of a soft midgray paint often used in 1960s homes and white, which shows up vibrantly under the bright Southern California sun, making it the perfect canvas on Cambria design shown: Ironsbridge (fireplace)

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Wallpaper and art echo the palm trees seen out clerestory windows.

B AT H R O O M

Custom walnut cabinets topped in Cambria stone and accessorized with brass pulls were designed

by Boudreau to have the look and feel of vintage mid-century pieces.

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which to catch architectural shadows. In the courtyard, for instance, the couple removed the existing roof and added shade battens (“hubby’s idea!” Boudreau credits), which cast syncopated shadows on the whiteconcrete ground.

For furnishings, however, they didn’t shy away from the occasional saturated hue; note the cerulean blue of a vintage Knoll Womb chair. (“Mid-century homeowners weren’t afraid of color,” Boudreau says by way of explanation.) “Being an interior designer is like having a blank 3-D canvas,” she continues with passion.

“You can shape the look and feel of an environment.”

Her modus operandi is to mix luxury materials, like the stone, tile, brass, and walnut popular in the ’50s, ’60s, and ’70s, with contemporary abstract art and the clean, light elements of today’s voguish designs.

For stone, one of her central loves, she chose four Cambria designs, including Clareanne from the Marble Collection, a gray surface organically streaked with threads of white, and pale Whitehall, with minute flecks of gray. In addition to using Cambria stone on countertops, she fabricated a fireplace that makes an architectural feature of the natural material, inspired Cambria design shown: Whitehall (countertop)

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— MICHELLE BOUDREAU

by the way designers in the 1970s began to use stone more creatively. “What I love about Cambria is its beautiful patterning and utmost durability,” she says.

“It’s impermeable. There’s no worry about having to seal it or maintain it. It just works as is.”

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different sizes, which soften the square angles of the kitchen. “Lighting is jewelry for the home,” Boudreau says. “I’m obsessed.”

Walnut, a typically mid-century wood, is much adored by the designer. She created paneling of the wood inset with thin brass strips at precise, regular intervals to snake through select rooms. “It was a story in itself to get that made!” she remarks with a laugh. “We were emphatic about every detail so we had to ensure the grain in every panel matched perfectly.”

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To open up the kitchen to indoor-outdoor living, Boudreau added glass sliders and clerestory windows to the 1962 William Krisel home.

But back to that playlist. Alongside the aforementioned golden oldies, noughties electronica also made the cut. “We didn’t want the house to be stuck in the past,” Boudreau says. Take the sound system and other smart technology hidden in the walls; when the couple are away, everything is on remote control.

Nothing old-fashioned about that. “It’s all about mixing old with new,” Boudreau says. “The challenge,” she acknowledges, “is balancing the two appropriately.”

Interestingly, the couple’s Palm Springs home is entirely different from their Los Angeles house, which trends minimalist and European with “loads of natural textures and black.” Boudreau’s aim for every project is to infuse each dwelling with its own personality. And this house sure has character.

Every weekend the couple can be found luxuriating by the pool in their mid-century home, martinis in hand, tunes blasting…perhaps the same Palm Springs playlist that started it all. Cin cin!

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Comfort food can be exciting (and indulgent) with a few simple tweaks to elevate and update.

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PAIR LIKE A PRO LESLEE MILLER,

DECADENT LOBSTER MAC AND CHEESE Serves 4

INGREDIENTS

3 Tbsp. unsalted butter 2 small or 1 medium shallot, minced 3 Tbsp. flour 2 cups whole milk ½ cup heavy cream 2 Tbsp. Dijon mustard 2 cups white cheddar 1 cup Gruyère 2 cups sharp cheddar salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste 1 tsp. freshly ground nutmeg 1 lb. pasta, such as cavatappi or ziti—cooked according to package instructions 1½ lbs. lobster meat, cooked 1 cup bread crumbs, homemade or storebought, tossed in 2 Tbsp. melted butter fresh chives fresh Italian parsley fresh dill DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 375°F. In a Dutch oven or a large pot, melt butter, add shallots, and cook until translucent, 1-2 minutes. Add flour and whisk until shallots are coated, 1 minute. Add milk, whisking constantly, and bring to a slight boil; whisk until thickened and smooth. Add heavy cream and Dijon. Turn off heat and add cheeses, salt and pepper, and nutmeg; stir until melted. Add cooked pasta and lobster. Place the mixture in one large or multiple oven-safe gratins. Top with buttered bread crumbs. Bake 30 minutes, turn oven to broil, and cook until mac and cheese is bubbling and topping is nicely browned, 4 minutes. Top with freshly chopped chives, Italian parsley, and dill.

WHOLE FISH WITH ROOT VEGETABLES Serves 4

INGREDIENTS

2 whole branzinos or other fish, gutted and scaled 6 whole garlic cloves 3 small lemons, sliced variety of herbs such as rosemary, thyme, and oregano ¼ cup olive oil salt and freshly ground pepper, to taste variety of root vegetables (can also use brussels sprouts) 1 bunch young carrots, cleaned and tops trimmed 1 bunch baby golden beets, peeled, tops trimmed, and quartered 10 caper berries

Styling and recipes by L A R A M I K L A S E V I C S

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DIRECTIONS

Preheat oven to 425°F. Rinse and dry fish. Stuff with garlic, lemon slices, and herbs. Drizzle with 2 Tbsp. olive oil and salt and pepper; set fish on one side of a baking pan. Wash and peel (if needed) root vegetables. Toss root vegetables, carrots, and beets in a bowl with the remaining olive oil plus salt and pepper. Arrange vegetables and caper berries alongside fish on baking pan.

Bake until fish is white and flaky, 25-30 minutes.

SALTED CARAMEL BROWNIES Makes 9 brownies

INGREDIENTS FOR BROWNIES

nonstick coconut oil spray (or canola) unsweetened cocoa powder 1 stick unsalted butter, cut into ½-inch pieces ½ cup dark chocolate, chips or chopped 1 / 3 cup bittersweet chocolate, chips or chopped 2 / 3 cup all-purpose flour 1 Tbsp. espresso powder ½ tsp. baking powder ¼ tsp. kosher salt 2 large eggs 1 cup raw or turbinado sugar (or regular sugar) 1 tsp. vanilla ¾ cup (approximately 8) chopped store-bought salted caramel truffles 1 tsp. sea salt flakes or coarse salt INGREDIENTS FOR CARAMEL SAUCE

½ cup sugar 2 Tbsp. water 2 Tbsp. unsalted butter 2 Tbsp. heavy cream sea salt, to taste DIRECTIONS

Make brownies: Spray an 8-inch square baking pan with nonstick spray. Dust with cocoa powder, tap out excess, and set aside. Preheat oven to 350°F. Melt butter and both chocolates in a saucepan on medium heat, set aside, and let cool. Combine dry ingredients and set aside.

Whisk eggs and sugar until light and fluffy. Add vanilla. Fold in cooled chocolate mix and then dry ingredients followed by chopped truffles.

Pour batter into prepared pan, smooth top, and sprinkle with sea salt flakes. Bake until toothpick comes out clean, 25–30 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and cool in pan. Make caramel sauce: In a small saucepan, bring sugar and water to a rolling boil over medium heat until sugar dissolves. Swirl pan gently and brush down sides of pan with a wet pastry brush to keep from sticking. Cook over medium-high heat until sugar is deep amber in color, 8 minutes. Remove pan from heat and add butter, cream, and salt (sauce will bubble up); whisk to combine. Cover and keep at room temperature. Reheat before using.

Pour over brownies.

SOMMELIER

TASTY TWEAKS Customize these simple classics with even more fabulous flavor: Mac and Cheese Instead of luscious lobster, add crumbled bacon for a crispysalty hit or chopped herbs for freshness.

Alternatively, swap out the cheeses for a different flavor profile (hint: Mix in some smoked Gouda for extra depth).

OF AMUSÉE, SHARES HER FAV O R I T E PA I R I N G S .

WITH LOBSTER MAC AND CHEESE

Matthiasson Linda Vista Vineyard Chardonnay The combination of peach, yellow apple, melon, and honey notes exudes luxury, making this the perfect pairing for an über-decadent dish.

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Scribe Pinot Noir Rosé

Whole Fish No need to copy our recipe exactly: Replace the root vegetables with whatever is in season—squash, eggplant, and tomatoes are a great summer combo, for example.

There’s nothing like a crisp glass of rosé to enjoy with pan-roasted fish, especially with scrumptious veggies.

Textured cherry, citrus, and mineral notes give this wine a truly vibrant mouthfeel.

Brownies A generous dollop of whipped cream or peanut butter is a great topping alternative. Or spoon some high-quality chocolate sauce over each square for a chocoholic’s delight.

Bonny Doon Vin de Glacière Viognier

WITH BROWNIES

Freezing the grapes prior to fermentation concentrates the sugars and intensity in this wine. Notes of apricot, honey, and exotic tropical fruits make the perfect pairing with this rich dessert.

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From the first vines planted in Spanish missions to the more than 500,000 acres of vineyards across the state today, California has raised the humble wine grape to a delicious (and profitable) art.

FOR MORE CAMBRIA DESIGNS, see the kitchen & bath planner inserted in this issue and available at CambriaUSA.com/Planner.

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V E R I TA S FROM CABERNET AND PINOT NOIR TO CHARDONNAY, THERE’S A FINE CALIFORNIAN WINE FOR EVERY PALATE.

By A M A N D A L E C K Y Photography by S T E V E H E N K E

Abundant sunshine and spectacular topography make the Golden State an enticing travel destination—as well as the best place in the United States to grow wine. Indeed, California not only produces close to 90 percent of all wine made in America, it’s the fourth-largest wine producer in the world, according to the Wine Institute advocacy group. But last year two of its most famous growing regions suffered a devastating blow when wildfires raged across Northern California, destroying thousands of homes and several historic wineries.

“The tragedy is impossible to overstate,” says Leslee Miller, a certified sommelier, “and yet in some ways the news isn’t quite as bad as it looked on TV.” An early 2017 harvest meant that most of the grapes were safely off the vines before the wildfires began. And only a very small portion of the vines actually burned. The region is rebuilding quickly, and growers are taking the opportunity to reinvigorate the soil and their agricultural practices. What does this mean for wine lovers? “If there’s a silver lining to such a terrible event, it’s that California wine may get even better,” says Miller. “So keep enjoying it!”

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RAISE YOUR GLASS Wine is sacred to California’s economy today, but in the late 1700s it was literally sacred: Spanish missionaries planted the state’s first grapevines to produce the wine used in their religious sacraments. The commercial wine industry didn’t take hold for almost another hundred years, when gold rush prospectors drove demand.

Napa and Sonoma Counties quickly became the seats of California winemaking and are still the bestknown regions to many, though today 70 percent of California wine is grown in the Central Valley.

What makes California so well suited to winemaking? Year-round sunshine, for one thing, which allows for a long grape-growing season. Also essential: thousands of miles of coastline, which usher in the refreshing breezes and fog that

RED WINES LIKE PINOT NOIR ON THE COOLER S I D E , AT A B O U T 5 5 ° F I N S T E A D O F AT R O O M T E M P E R AT U R E . I F S E R V E D TO O WA R M , T H E W I N E ’ S FRUITY FLAVORS BECOME DULL AND FLABBY.

cool-climate varieties like pinot noir and chardonnay love. Diverse soils, including loam and clay, plus varied terrain—from hillsides to protected valleys—provide the ideal growing environments for a range of grapes. “The amazing thing about California is that it has so many subclimates,” says sommelier Leslee Miller. “So you can have a huge variety of styles even within one grape. Cabernet from Napa will be totally different than cabernet from Sonoma—and even within those two counties you’ll have variation.”

California wine also has essential differences from European wines, says Miller. “Warmer growing temperatures mean our wines are fruitier and less acidic than their European counterparts, and many are higher in alcohol by volume.”

WHAT DOES IT GO WITH? Miller suggests thinking outside the box with food pairings. “You don’t have to do white wine with fish and red with beef,” she says.

“Experiment. Try a dry sparkling wine with something creamy like mac and cheese or rich like fried chicken.

Or a cool rosé with spicy, tangy tacos.”

REGIONAL VARIETALS 1

Including Napa, Sonoma, Mendocino, and Lake County, the area is best known for cabernet sauvignon (Napa) and pinot noir (Sonoma).

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SONOMA | SCRIBE WINERY Scribe Winery is one of the newest, coolest wineries on the block, with a huge cult following. Adam and

Andrew Mariani, the brothers who own the winery, are changing the way wine drinkers enjoy and share wine.

CENTRAL COAST | BONNY DOON VINEYARD Randall Grahm is one of the most progressive winemakers in American history. He is currently trying to invent 10,000 new grape varietals! There’s a reason the New Yorker recently called him the “Don Quixote of the vineyards.”

C E N T R A L VA L L E Y

Although not as known for “fine” wines, this region produces many of California’s wine grapes used for bulk wine production.

PL AN A WINE TOUR NAPA | MATTHIASSON WINES Award-winning Matthiasson Wine is at the forefront of the “New California” era with strong attention to farming, sustainability, and high-quality standards. Theirs are truly some of the best wines in California today.

CENTRAL COAST

Stretching from San Francisco to Santa Barbara, the Central Coast is a rich winemaking region. Paso Robles is famous for its reds—Syrah, zinfandel, cabernet sauvignon, and merlot—and Santa Barbara is better known for pinot noir.

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“The best thing we can do to help the California wine regions recover from the 2018 wildfires is to visit,” says Miller. “The wineries—and inns and restaurants—are absolutely open for business. It’s beautiful, and there’s plenty of incredible food to eat and wine to taste.” Here are three of Miller’s favorite wineries to visit:

NORTH COAST

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SOUTH COAST

Encompassing everything south of Los Angeles to Mexico, the region has several hot spots: Malibu, Temecula Valley, and San Diego County.

Varied conditions produce great cabernets, Syrahs, and merlots, plus aromatic whites.

L E S L E E M I L L E R is a certified sommelier and owner of Amusée wine club. Visit amuseewine.com for more info.

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Sourcebook custom Cambria stone. Moon Drops art from Martin Patrick 3, POA, martinpatrick3.com.

Mid-Century Overarching floor lamp by West Elm, $699, westelm.com. Archetype Gray & Rose Gold wallpaper by Graham & Brown, $100 per roll, grahambrown.com.

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Editor’s Take KITCHEN PG 12: Gea pendant fixtures by LZF, lzf-lamps.com. Marcel Breuer Cantilever bar stools, clients’ own.

LIVING ROOM PG 13: Tulip armchairs and Ray sofa by B&B Italia, and 637 Utrecht chair by Cassina, all from Roam Furniture & Lighting, roaminteriors.com. Dynasty Sahara rug by Natori, natori.com.

PANTRY PG 14: Spruce Gloss tile by Fireclay Tile, fireclay.com.

BEDROOM PG 14: Art by Silvana LaCreta Ravena, silvanaravena.com. Kennedy Point wool carpet by Fabrica, fabrica.com. Vintage Krobo bench by Torbjorn Afdal, clients’ own.

Custom nightstands by Braaten Creative

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BATHROOM PG 15: Noir limestone floor tile

by Artistic Tile, artistictile.com. Freestanding tub by MTI Baths, mtibaths.com. Mosaic shower tile by Bisazza, bisazza.it.

THROUGHOUT: Custom wall paneling by Braaten Creative Woods, braatencreativewoods.com. Architect: Peterssen/Keller Architecture, pkarch.com.

Interior designer: Jay Nuhring Interior Styling & Art, jaynuhring.com. General contractor: Streeter & Associates, streeterhomes.com.

Welcome Home PG 23: Tate Walnut Slatted bench by Crate & Barrel, $549, crateandbarrel.com, with

PG 25: Felix bar cart, $699, joybird.com, with custom Cambria stone. Big Boy floating shelves by Blue Stone Shelves, $29.99, bluestoneshelves.com. On top shelf: Ivory and Charcoal Element shallow bowls by World Market, 4 for $19.98, worldmarket.com.

On middle shelf: Project 62 Tilley salad plates

by Target, $4.99 each, target.com. Gray ceramic plates by Ciel Loft & Home, $22 each, cielloftandhome.com. Steep wood teacups by CB2, $9.95 each, cb2.com. Black Ripple Cast Iron teapot, $24.99, and Stackable glasses, 4 for $7.96, by World Market, worldmarket.com. Trap pitcher by CB2, $14.95, cb2.com.

On bottom shelf: Ivory Element stacked plates and bowls by World Market, $17.94–$39.96, worldmarket.com. Reactive Glaze salad plates by West Elm, 4 for $32, westelm.com.

Gray ceramic salad plates by Ciel Loft & Home, $55 each, cielloftandhome.com. Project 62 Tilley stoneware cereal bowls by Target, $4.99 each, target.com. Vintage wood bowl, stylist’s own. On top of bar cart: Charcoal Element dinnerware by World Market, $17.94–$39.96, worldmarket.com.

Godinger Rondo glassware by Martin Patrick 3, martinpatrick3.com. White ceramic salad platter by Ciel Loft & Home, $55, cielloftandhome.com. On middle bar cart shelf: Gray and ivory platters by Ciel Loft & Home, $70 each, cielloftandhome.com.

Vintage glassware by Victory Vintage, 6 for $75, shopvictory.com. On bottom bar cart shelf: Gold ice bucket by Victory Vintage, $70, shopvictory.com. Column stainless-

STEVE HENKE

Modern Pantry

Cambria designs shown: Brittanicca Gold (wall), Ironsbridge (bar cart)

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DINING AREA PG 28: Vintage Saarinen chairs and vintage table from Palm Springs Modernism Show & Sale, modernismweek.com. Vinyl chair upholstery

by Innovations, innovationsusa.com.

Jute Bouclé rug in Platinum by West Elm, westelm.com. Custom sofa by Christopher Kennedy, christopherkennedy.com.

KITCHEN PG 30: Bertoia-style bar stools from Christopher Kennedy Palm Springs, christopherkennedy.com. Vintage artwork from Spaces, modern-spaces.net.

LIVING AREA PG 31: David chair and ottoman from Christopher Kennedy Signature Collection, christopherkennedy.com.

Havana floor lamp by Jonathan Adler, jonathanadler.com. Oval Dimensional tile

by Heath Ceramics, heathceramics.com.

steel gold mini cocktail shaker and jigger by CB2, $14.95, cb2.com.

FROM TOP: GRAY CRAWFORD; STEVE HENKE

Less Is More PG 26: Jazz chairs by Pedrali, pedrali.it.

Bolle pendant light by Giopato & Coombes, giopatocoombes.com.

PG 27: Clockwise from top: Lunette Smoke wineglasses by Crate & Barrel, $9.95 each, crateandbarrel.com. Shade Clear wineglasses, $8.95 each, by CB2, cb2.com.

Sienna amber luster glasses by West Elm, $8.95, westelm.com. Haddie brass wall clock by CB2, $39.95, cb2.com. Mateo acacia board by Crate & Barrel, $39.95, crateandbarrel.com. Crisp Matte Black and White dinnerware, $3.99–$7.99, and Steep wood teacups by CB2, $9.95, cb2.com.

Banks napkins, $5.95, and Hamlin Faux Wood Handle flatware, $34.95–$129.99, by Crate & Barrel, crateandbarrel.com. Lenox velvet dining chair by West Elm, $249, westelm.com.

Cambria design shown: Pendle Hill (console)

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Vintage red vase from JP Denmark, jpantik.com. Artwork from Christopher Anthony, christopheranthonyltd.com.

Vintage Paul McCobb sideboard from 1stdibs, 1stdibs.com. Vintage lamp from Savage Home Palm Springs, 760-464-5978. Kensey mirror

by Arteriors, arteriorshome.com. Vintage barware, clients’ own.

BATHROOM PG 32: Vintage accessories from JP Denmark, jpantik.com.

BEDROOM PG 33: Custom bed by Christopher Kennedy, christopherkennedy.com.

Vintage nightstand from Danish Modern L.A., danishmodernla.com. Vintage lamp from the Antique Galleries of Palm Springs, antiquegalleriespalmsprings.com.

THROUGHOUT Interiors by Christopher Kennedy, christopherkennedy.com.

Architecture by o2 Architecture, 02arch. com. Prefab by Blue Sky Building systems, blueskybuildingsystems.com.

Mid-Century Contemporary LIVING ROOM PG 34: Milo Baughman Bronze

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Black Widow floor lamp by Creativemary, creativemary.com.pt. Custom sofa, custom daybed, and custom rug by Garret Werner, garretcordwerner.com. On sofa, Back to Basics fabric in Great Plains in Blue Grey by Holly Hunt, hollyhunt.com. On daybed, Camel mohair fabric by Designtex, designtex.com. Eames lounge chair by Herman Miller, hermanmiller.com.

EXTERIOR PG 36: Series 1000 roof panels in zinc by Nu-Ray Metals, nuraymetals.com.

KITCHEN PG 36: SteelArt sinks by Blanco, blanco-germany.com. Eve faucets by KWC, kwc.com. DA5391 wall hood by Miele, mieleusa.com.

BREAKFAST AREA PG 37: Custom banquette by Garret Cord Werner, Architects & Interior Designers, garretcordwerner.com. On banquette, Great Outdoors’ Fresh Canvas and Comanche fabrics by Holly Hunt, hollyhunt. com. Saarinen oval dining table by Knoll, knoll.com. Eames molded-plastic armchair

by Herman Miller, hermanmiller.com. Artwork

Great Getaway LIVING ROOM PGS 44–45, 47: Custom gray velvet sofa by Modshop, modshop1.com.

Brass and Mongolian fur director’s chair from 1stdibs, 1stdibs.com. Vintage sideboard and vintage coffee table from Towne Palm Springs,

FROM LEFT: ANDREW GIAMMARCO; JASMINE PARK

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by Chuck Close from Heather James Fine Art, heatherjames.com.

MASTER BEDROOM PG 38: Stacked Box nightstands by Lawson Fenning, lawsonfenning.com. Jonathan bench by Maison Luxe, maisonluxe.net. On bench, Great Outdoors’ Lionheart fabric in Ivory by Holly Hunt, hollyhunt.com. Harper recliner

by Room & Board, roomandboard.com.

Custom bed and custom rug by Garret Cord Werner, Architects & Interior Designers, garretcordwerner.com. Vintage vanity from Galleria d’Epoca, 305-332-0130. Eames molded-plastic armchair by Herman Miller, hermanmiller.com.

MASTER BATHROOM PG 39: BBE 01 tub

by Wet Style, wetstyle.ca. Falling Water single-lever faucet and Stillness floor-mount tub filler by Kohler, kohler.com. Ergon Stone Project floor tile in White Falda by Emilgroup, emilgroup.it.

POOL TERRACE PG 39: Pool by All Star Pool & Spa, allstarpoolandspa.com. Orbit love seat

by Dedon, dedon.de.

THROUGHOUT: Millwork by Abodian, abodian.com. Windows by Andersen, andersenwindows.com. Metalwork by Adam McNae, mcnaedesign.com. Landscape design, interiors, and architecture by Garret Cord Werner, Architects & Interior Designers, garretcordwerner.com.

Landscape installation by Bliss Garden Design, blissgardendesign.com, and Sage and Stone, sageandstone.net. General contractors: Modern Shelter, 206-571-8492, and Mercer Builders, mercerbuilders.com.

Cambria designs shown: Delgatie (fireplace), Clareanne (fireplace)

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WANT MORE MID-MOD DESIGN? Check out these books (and a ’gram) for more inspo.

PA L M SPRINGS: A MODERNIST PA R A D I S E

By Tim StreetPorter

This selection of original photography

by Street-Porter—complemented by a foreword from Palm Springs fashion designer Trina Turk—captures the desert oasis that continues to manifest the essence of California’s golden age. From the Annenberg estate to the Kaufmann house, it will leave you California dreamin’.

JASMINE PARK

44 towneps.com. Black-and-white artwork by Jaime Derringer, jaimederringer.com. Custom walnut wall paneling and black pegboard artwork by Michelle Boudreau Design, michelleboudreaudesign.com. Floor lamp by Stilnovo, stilnovousa.com. Custom blue throw pillows by Jonathan Adler, jonathanadler.com.

Vintage Womb chair by Knoll from Hedge, hedgepalmsprings.net. Puzzle chandelier by Jonathan Adler, jonathanadler.com.

KITCHEN PG 46: Globe 8-inch, 10-inch, and 14-inch pendant lights by Cedar & Moss, cedarandmoss.com. On cabinetry, 24-inch Bar Pulls by Lews Hardware, myknobs.com.

Delta 9159T-CZ-DST Trinsic pull-down kitchen faucet by Delta, deltafaucet.com.

Wire-back bar stools from the Khazana Home Austin Furniture Store, houzz.com.

Custom Tulip chairs and custom Tulip table by Modshop, modshop1.com. Form tea set by Tom Dixon, tomdixon.net. Futura Circles vase

by Jonathan Adler, jonathanadler.com. Frame TV by Samsung, samsung.com.

SITTING AREA PG 48: Custom sectional by Modshop, modshop1.com. Throw pillows

by Trina Turk, trinaturk.com. Milo Baughman

Bronze Drum table by Thayer Coggin from Design Within Reach, dwr.com. Vintage Arne Jacobson Egg chair by Fritz Hansen from 1stdibs, 1stdibs.com. Voyage ceiling light by Cedar & Moss, cedarandmoss.com. Remote control Luminette sheers by Hunter Douglas, hunterdouglas.com. Puzzle floor lamp by Jonathan Adler, jonathanadler.com.

GUEST ROOM PG 49: Palm Jungle wallpaper

by Cole & Son, cole-and-son.com. Mod Upholstered Platform bed and Acorn Midcentury nightstands by West Elm, westelm.com.

On nightstands, Hex knobs in natural brass

by Schoolhouse, schoolhouse.com. Vintage swivel lounge chair from Christopher Anthony, christopheranthonyltd.com. Bousaf side table by CB2, cb2.com. Meurice chandelier by Jonathan Adler, jonathanadler.com.

BATHROOM PG 49: Custom vanity and custom mirror by Radius Design, radiusstore.com. Riverwood cabinet knobs by Schoolhouse, schoolhouse.com.

Delta T3559LF-CZWL faucet and Delta 52684CZ showerhead by Delta, deltafaucet.com.

THROUGHOUT Interiors by Michelle Boudreau Design, michelleboudreaudesign.com.

MAKING M I D C E N T U RY MODERN

By Christopher Kennedy

Design guru Kennedy goes beyond simply showing off his splashy interiors—though we’d be fine with that— to dish advice to homeowners eager to implement a mid-century twist. So don’t go antiquing just yet; as Kennedy will show you, sometimes the right color palette will pack the perfect retro punch. @ M I D C E N T U RY E V E RY T H I N G

“We love mid-century everything,” this Instagram bio proclaims, and the proof is in the iconic architecture and furnishings (Eames lounge chair, we’re looking at you) that bestrew the feed. Dreamy as this digital haven of mod aesthetics is, tap “follow” at your own risk: You’ll go in looking for design inspiration and come out Googling “modernist bungalows for sale.”

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Eventually everything connects—people, ideas, objects.

The quality of the connections is the key to quality per se.

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This tireless dedication to the highest standards of American craftsmanship, elegance, and durability is what enables us to © CAMBRIA 2019 || 300297_AD

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