Where is this mid-century villa inspired by the colors of autumn located?
There's a Los Angeles you don't expect. Far from the glossy glitz of Beverly Hills and the frenetic pace of Hollywood Boulevard. It's the one that gently climbs the hills of Los Feliz, among centuries-old cedars and views that embrace Griffith Park. Here, where time seems to slow and the city becomes intimate, a new story takes shape: that of Meredith, a brilliant executive in the streaming industry and a passionate voice for human rights. Her home— a 1963 midcentury villa —is much more than a simple refuge: it's a stage for life, for encounters, for conversations that linger until sunset. Having moved from New York, Meredith has found a new balance in the Californian light and airy spaces, capable of intertwining the warmth of her roots with the energy of her everyday life.
"My goal, but also ours, was clear,” says the designer, “to make a temporary rental a place that truly spoke of Meredith, her roots and her new life in Los Angeles.”
Transforming an apartment into a personal story
And it is precisely in this everyday, authentic atmosphere that the space comes to life naturally, amidst modular furnishings that seem tailor-made and details that evoke intimacy. The project by designer Katie Salove of Katie Salove Design Studio proceeds like a silent restyling: reinventing without distorting, shaping without erasing, transforming a temporary rental into a personal narrative . The warm palette of neutrals preserves the memory of New York, while the intense colors and light fabrics bring the luminous atmosphere of Los Angeles indoors. Conviviality finds its ideal stage in the living room and on the patio under the pergola, where the threshold between inside and outside dissolves like a curtain.
And even the most marginal spaces— a terrace transformed into a sculpture garden, seats transformed into monumental vases—become discreet protagonists of a narrative made of details. With the arrival of Millie, the dog, every choice has been enriched with practicality, favoring durable materials that still retain elegance and refinement.
“With Millie,” Katie says, “many decisions became more practical: durable materials, fabrics that don’t ruin easily . I wanted the house to be elegant, but also one that could be lived in without fear.”
Why do we love the colors of autumn so much?
In this balance between memory and contemporaneity, art becomes the common thread. Gail Stoicheff's work, arriving from New York, welcomes you like a living memory, while Brie Ruais's ceramics, Jotham Hung's Moon Jar, and Maja Dlugolecki's canvas convey the creative power of Los Angeles. The textured surfaces—a hemp dresser, ceramic lamps, a woven throw—add tactile depth, transforming each space into a sensory experience. Nothing is random, everything is calibrated: from the living room open to friends to the bedroom conceived as an intimate retreat, the home presents itself as a continuous narrative. A dialogue between East and West Coasts , between roots and new beginnings, between what Meredith brings with her and what she has chosen to embrace. A subtle balance that transforms living into poetry.
