Cali-Cool Vibes & Custom Details Elevate This Builder-Basic Home

See how designer Meghan Carter brought laid-back California style a home that needed a major refresh. By adding custom elements like an elongated island, textured kitchen cabinets, display shelving and a swanky new bar, this home is now smart and imaginative.
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Design, Meghan Carter Design www.meghancarterdesign.com
Sources:
Entry light - Lumens.com
Living Room:
Sofa: custom through MCD
Chairs: CB2
Floor lamp: Crate & Barrel
Coffee table: custom through MCD
Cabinetry: custom through MCD
Stone work: custom through MCD
Wall sconce: Luke Lamp Co
Chair side table: Studio Sturdy
Sofa side table: Cocoon furnishings
Toss pillows: Elte & custom through MCD
Dining Room:
Wall niche: custom by MCD
Artwork: Erin Armstrong
Bar:
Cabinetry: custom through MCD
Countertops: custom through MCD
Grasscloth: Phillip Jeffries
Lower cabinet pulls: Shayne Fox Hardware
Upper cabinet knobs: Nest Studio
Sconce: Lightform
Faucet & sink: Roman Bath
Bar fridges: Caplan's Appliances
Artwork: Lee Lessem
Kitchen:
Cabinetry: custom through MCD
Countertops & backsplash: custom through MCD
Pendant lights: Ridgely Studioworks
Cabinet hardware: Marathon
Stools: Restoration Hardware
Sinks and faucets: Roman Bath
Artwork: Claudia Guttierez
Family Room:
Cabinetry: custom through MCD
Sofa, coffee table, chair, rug, textile art,
Wall sconce: Restoration Hardware
Toss pillows: Y&Co + Homesense
Pouf: Bouclair
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[@pf5658]

I honestly liked the color of the old kitchen cabinets.

[@minigiant8998]

i question ur taste.

[@sara_387]

That art niche in the dining room. 😍 We did something similar in my mother's formal living area before she sold. The panel above her fireplace had always been left bare because they were looking for the perfect mirror to place there. We continued the search with little success, but then we decided to paint it a contrasting dark grey/black and placed an impactful piece of art there. It was beautiful, and the colours in the artwork really popped.

[@rneustel388]

The lighting choices are stunning, and I don’t think they’re even mentioned. I think this is a beautiful house with really amazing finishes.

[@aprilm9551]

Agree, and I was thinking the same thing about the lighting.

[@MissOohLaLa26]

That kitchen is beautiful

[@voolforyou]

I love this home!

[@TEESALSAS]

I love this design. Everything flows and is beautiful. I love the color palate as well. I also liked the original kitchen too! Nice work all around.

[@keerthansriranganathan2238]

Wow, such flow, divided yet open. Such a pleasure to watch this.

[@lilacDaisy111]

Gorgeous! Soft yet modern. Slick yet cosy! Very beautiful and comfortable -- on the eye and the bottom. Lovely.

[@vidvidvidful]

Can we talk about all the light fixtures in this house ,😍😍absolutely stunning!

[@vanessathomas7437]

LOVE the designer's EARRINGS! Of course, her interior design is beautiful and creative as well!

[@teresahennes6502]

Pretty, but I would need more color. Especially in winter when everything outside is white too.

[@plw7930]

Wow! Loved the before kitchen!

[@pman2916]

Absolutely love what the designers did with this house👌

[@aminakiani9729]

as a designer I LEARNT a lot in these 8 minutes!! Thank you!!

[@RitikaSharma-yh3vo]

You have installed some really beautiful light fixtures in the home✨️🧡

[@simongamez]

Okay, let's not diminished the original kitchen! Problem area? That was a beautiful kitchen, didn't look cheap or non functional, it was a white gloss dark chunky nice kitchen. Maybe not trendy and white, maybe not their vibes or style but it was definitely a nice kitchen. Whoever designed it, did a good job!

[@nnoo6227]

Very impressed by this redo

[@cindyrolle6476]

Beautiful….everything!

[@preciousowusu7743]

Love the chairs in the living room.

[@mariykaauber1743]

Beautiful house! But, sorry, an "off-white" kitchen is still a white kitchen 😂

[@bensirira4456]

Off white ì warm

[@nicoleeboo38]

Seriously, i hate when they say that... just own it if you're gonna do it

[@Mel_leit]

It’s gorgeous! So many smart decisions!💕

[@yanellal.3413]

"The clients agreed to style the shelves properly". Ummm what?? They're the clients, can't they just do what they want?

[@gnomealone350]

I thought that too! What a weird thing to say. 🤔

[@g8805]

Love that kitchen 😍

[@tandlreeve]

You've done a great job I especially loved the metal box framing the picture in the dining area. It looks superb. The only thing that didn't make sense was the upper cabinets in the kitchen and the shelve going across the kitchen window.

[@coolpersonlolollloll3540]

Love this home

[@tammymcleod9860]

There are some fantastic ideas in this design! 😍

[@nasevedodge2551]

Wow well done Very calming I just love the metal box and bar area Overall what a beautiful transformation

[@jasonroy9009]

Tacky is the only word that comes to mind here

[@teresabell1014]

It's beautiful, but why buy a house that you are going to rip apart ?

[@user-mj8ml2vs5d]

Stunning work

[@jenkins5265]

OMG I LOVE!!!!

[@rcwstudio]

What a fantastic job- love the finishes and flow!

[@iamkerenlouise]

beautiful, cozy, and current!! nice job!

[@metislamestiza3708]

not sure if there's enough room for the elongated island with the chairs there. looks very cramped.

[@writechick22]

Like totally

[@alaine57]

I don’t think I would have that sofa in living room, it comes into the stairway

[@ManpreetKaur-lr2jo]

Wow

[@elizabethheatley22]

What intelligent, beautiful design! Just lovely!

[@tahaaziz4961]

Cleared pathway to patio door, erected the hoover dam to completely block the kitchen.

[@BClanBeauty]

All of it, gorgeous! Is it possible to know what brand of lime paint finish was used for the upper cabinets over the range?

[@pd4887]

Gorgeous house, with many smart and beautiful looking solutions for not so standard rooms.

[@lcylovezj]

The shelf splits the window?!

[@RachelShujunLi]

I like the skim shaker cabinet. Is it 1/2 inch or 1 inch? We are building a custom home and want to use the exact same cabinet. Thank you!

[@burnskh2351]

I hope that all the "old" cabinetry from the house was either donated or used elsewhere in the home. It would be a shame and very wasteful to chuck it all out!

[@monaistefanos8240]

I am afraid to say that I love the old one more and find it more durable and effecient

[@lookingforsure]

That whole thing seemed very wasteful. The 'old' kitchen looked brand new... also the waste of space... Americans tend to have big houses but small families. They have several sitting area that no one will use and too many shelves used to display impersonnal 'art' pieces ...

[@JaBlanche]

Very nice!

[@cargogh]

Nice bar area. I'm ready to see the new kitchen's redo already. Looks tight next to the 70s cabinetry and walking around a long island is pure frustration.

[@irenetovar7756]

Absolutely stunning.

[@kakuella]

She did amazing job but I can't stop thinking why all upper cabinets fall flat, boring and almost cheap looking than rest of design. I get that you want to keep it clean and simple to create that high ceiling impact but it kinda ruined the rest of design for me 🙈

[@miloqxr]

I liked the old kitchen better

[@lucycastroval8390]

😍 stunning

[@odb5369]

Interesting colors and textures. Really love the metal finish in the art niche and lower bar area.

[@paulapeeler3157]

I love it!

[@luchettepender6038]

Don't like cloth on the cabinets. I wouldn't mind darker green cabinets.

[@silliaek]

Why did they buy a house they didn't like?

[@leealan558]

The couple are called Brad and Jennifer? 😂

[@nur-udilara2105]

Designer is not the most humble person They think their work is better than the builder?

[@b_uppy]

Channel upholstery is a big no for me. Macrame -no. Danish furniture -no. Kitchen after -lol. Decorator -valley girl. Nothing that makes me really like it. Glad it suits the new owners. Before kitchen is kind of cool. Reminds me of a neighbor's that was mid century modern. The desk does seem odd though.

[@metislamestiza3708]

more focus should have been on the reconfiguration as opposed to the decorator. agree 100 percent with all you said

[@b_uppy]

@@metislamestiza3708 Thank you. I wondered if anybody was 100% or just responding to bits of it.

[@josephinebournes8212]

Commenter -judgmental as*hole

[@lukasky03]

Just stop with the air quotes and “we didn’t want to do a white kitchen” so we went with off-white. Please. SMH.

[@davidmcnicol5322]

Do any interior designers actually know about the concept of COLOUR? This is so boring, bland and characterless…looking more like a hospital ward. We’ve been doing white on white on white for the past 20 years. This look is so dated! Time to move on in the 2020s.

[@williamgarcia2424]

Nothing more annoying that a mid aged woman with a kardashian voice

[@678tanesha]

Middle aged? She's probably in her 30s 🙄

[@williamgarcia2424]

@@678tanesha well the average death of women in the US is in their 70’s so yes she is getting close to middle age.

[@tiC12668]

The display shelf over the sink is stupid. Imagine you are doing dishes and the shelf is right in front of your face, that will drive me insane!

[@desertdaisymarie6951]

The kitchen is nice but that island?? 🤦‍♀️

[@ochirios1234]

Feels like it's in the way. Like it would be annoying to cook round

[@happyworld8675]

Very nice I am first please pin