Ranch Rebirth
Photo: Mark Lohman
It's generally assumed that restoration of an older house turns the clock back, and that renovation winds it forward. Well, how about doing both at once? The changes that awakened this rambling one-story home in Pacific Palisades, California, a desirable Los Angeles suburb, prove it's possible to replay a good old theme and riff on it at the same time.
The owners contend that some might have considered the house a tear-down: "It's older and smaller than some others nearby. But we have great views of a canyon out back, and it's ideal for us and our two children," says the husband. Ideal now, that is. But it took two renovations—one in 1999, the second in 2005—to get there. The result is an au courant family home that colorfully romances the 1940s.
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