Tustin Tropical

North Tustin, CA - A 3,200 square foot mid-century modern home built in 1963, transformed into a vibrant, indoor-outdoor oasis.

The scope included complete furnishing, custom furniture design, built-in millwork, and a laundry room remodel.

The house had strong mid-century bones. The design leaned into them — opening sightlines, strengthening the connection to the garden, and introducing color and texture in a way that felt intentional rather than decorative. Several custom pieces were designed to support the flow between rooms and extend that continuity outdoors.

The clients loved the house enough to hold their wedding there. I had the privilege of officiating the ceremony in the space we had shaped together.

Scope: Whole-home furnishing, custom furniture, built-ins, and remodel
Featured: Living Etc
Completed: 2022

Interior view of a home with a front door open to a garden, featuring wooden paneling, framed artwork, a wall-mounted TV, a mirror, a green couch, and a stone pathway outside.
Living room with green velvet chairs, a large black wall-mounted TV, a wooden side table, and framed artwork on a wooden accent wall.
Cozy living room with green velvet couches, a wood coffee table with books, a glowing paper lantern, a stone fireplace, and a patterned rug.
Modern dining room with a large wooden table, black chairs, a decorative bowl, sliding glass doors to an outdoor patio, yellow kitchen cabinets, and a pendant light overhead.
Modern dining room with a wooden table, black and brown chairs, two large globe pendant lights, a bowl of red apples, candlesticks, and sliding glass doors opening to a patio with greenery.
A mid-century modern dining room with a wooden sideboard against a green wall, open shelves with decorative items, and a wooden dining table with glassware. Warm lighting and wood-paneled walls add coziness.
A wooden sideboard against a green wall with a framed picture leaning on its surface, alongside decorative bottles and small plants. Two wall-mounted shelves above hold books, bowls, and mugs.
A wooden cabinet with a stack of books on top, including titles about cocktails and spirits, and decorative objects like a small pineapple sculpture and a miniature fish.
Modern home office with brown leather swivel chair, desk, computer monitor, and large window overlooking trees and outdoor patio.
A home office with a wooden desk, brown swivel chair, framed artwork on white walls, a dress form with sewing measurements, and a sewing machine against the wall.
A cozy corner with a tan lounge chair, a small side table with books and a flower vase, a mirror ball, and a framed black-and-white photo on the wall. Large windows reveal a garden with tall plants and trees.
A dark green living room with a black velvet sofa, yellow blanket, and a modern forest painting on the wall. There is a side table with a mushroom-shaped lamp.
Living room with dark green walls, a large mounted TV, a wooden TV stand, a gold table lamp, a modern black couch with a yellow blanket, a round dark green ottoman, a framed landscape painting, a reddish-brown rug, and a small side table with a glass
A cozy living room with dark blue velvet sofas, a round ottoman, and a small side table with two wine glasses and a candle, illuminated by two wall-mounted black and gold reading lamps on a green wall.
Outdoor patio with black cushioned sofa with a wooden frame, potted plants on a coffee table, a black modern chair, stool, trees, and a house with large windows.
A modern bedroom with a large bed, bedside lamps, and a black lounge chair near floor-to-ceiling glass sliding doors leading to a balcony with greenery outside.
Living room with a leather sofa, pillows, a rug, a mirror, and a cat near a hallway with wood flooring.
Bedroom corner with wooden furniture, a vanity table with a mirror, framed photo, a vase with flowers, a velvet stool, a bedside table with a lamp, and a window showing greenery outside.
A bedroom with a large bed, two wooden nightstands with lamps, a window with curtains, and a patterned rug.
A cozy bedroom corner with a bed, a wooden nightstand, a lit table lamp, a small framed mirror, and a green plant near the window with white curtains.
A neatly made bed with a cream upholstered headboard and four pillows, two patterned and two solid, in a bedroom with wooden nightstands, vintage lamps, a framed mirror, an ornate area rug, and floor-to-ceiling curtains partially open to reveal a bal
View of a bedroom through a doorway, showing a bed with a yellow headboard, a colorful quilt, and accent pillows. A side table with a small vase and dried flowers is beside the bed, with a wall-mounted lamp and a framed art piece above.
A bedroom with a bed featuring a wooden headboard and black trim, a black nightstand with a glass vase of flowers, a white wall-mounted reading lamp, an olive green armchair, and a beige carpet with black patterns.
Interior of a home with wooden flooring, a step up, a built-in bookshelf with books and decorative items, and a large mushroom-shaped lamp on a side table.
A wooden bookshelf with various books, framed photographs, a tambourine, small decorative items, and a Russian nesting doll.
A small laundry room with pink walls, a window, and a countertop above a washing machine and dryer. There are cabinets above the counter, some woven baskets on an upper shelf, and a shirt hanging to dry in front of the window.
A modern house with a wooden deck and large glass sliding doors, surrounded by tall trees and greenery, with a basketball hoop visible on the right side.
A woman in black walking on a wooden deck outside a modern house with large glass sliding doors, surrounded by trees and greenery, during late afternoon or early evening.
A modern house with large glass sliding doors opening to a wooden deck, surrounded by tall trees and green grass with a stone pathway.
A woven decorative box with pink and green floral pattern sitting under a wooden fence and next to a black patio chair on a concrete patio, surrounded by green plants.
Small backyard patio with black chairs and boxes, surrounded by greenery and a wooden privacy fence, with a wooden shed.