Before & After: An Old Spanish Villa in the Hollywood Hills Gets a Sunny California Makeover
Celebrity design duo The Novogratz give a 1930s home a new lease on life with an expanded layout, warm, minimalist interiors, and a better connection to the outdoors.
Celebrity design duo The Novogratz give a 1930s home a new lease on life with an expanded layout, warm, minimalist interiors, and a better connection to the outdoors.
Robert and Cortney Novogratz, known for their reality TV shows on Bravo and HGTV, recently renovated a 1930s Spanish villa in Los Angeles. Unlike with their other projects, which are more colorful and maximal, the couple embraced a clean, minimal aesthetic to bring this residence back to life.
Before: Exterior
The foundation was crumbling, and the home needed a major overhaul to be brought back to life.
Staci Marengo
After: Exterior
A coat of white paint freshened up the exterior. Spanish tiles salvaged from Santa Barbara were installed to embrace the original architecture. Elements like a copper chimney and gutters add an old world look to the house.
Gus Black
"We are typically more is more people," says Robert Novogratz. "We are known for color. Modern is much harder to design, but we kept everything more minimal here—less color."
Before: Courtyard
The house’s central courtyard still had a 1970s hot tub.
Staci Marengo
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