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Pro Portfolio: New look for Los Feliz Midcentury home

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Interior designer Julie Maigret’s recent update of the Los Feliz home she shares with her husband, Rob, is the latest installment of Pro Portfolio. Our Monday feature looks at recently built, remodeled or redecorated spaces with commentary from the designers.

Project: A 1961 two-story home with four bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms in 3,100 square feet.

Location: Atop the hills of Los Feliz.

Designer: Julie Maigret Design, Los Angeles.

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Designer’s description: This project was a collaboration with my husband. Since the house was built in 1961, we wanted to stay true to its Midcentury Modern roots but also make sure it reflected our own casual aesthetic.

The biggest challenge was figuring out how to make a space with white walls and white floors comfortable instead of cold, an environment where visitors would feel welcomed.

That was accomplished by bringing in warm and bright colors and textures, vibrant artwork by local artists and comfortable seating. We also surrounded the home with lush, distinctive outdoor spaces.

To see more of the house, keep reading ...


The clean, bright entryway with light terrazzo floor and photography by Scott Rhea is a glimpse of what is to follow.


In the dining room, we replaced beige wallpaper with Dunn-Edwards Swiss Coffee paint to match the rest of the house. We replaced tan shag carpeting with bright white linoleum, which combined with white furnishings, shifts attention to the artwork and outdoor space.


Warming up the room are vibrant digital collages that layer photographs of fire by Los Angeles artists Simmons & Burke.

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The color scheme in the family room complements the outdoors. The blue area rug made of Flor tiles mirrors the pool. Midcentury furnishings mix with a new Louis chair from Vioski. The double-height family room provides perfect space for an Arco floor lamp.


Adjacent to the fireplace is photography by Slim Aarons. A hand-blown pendant lamp from Santa Ana glassblower Caleb Siemon casts patterned light in the corner.


The thick shag carpeting that ran throughout the house trapped dust and made the space busy. Now, Flor carpet tiles make the room appear bigger and less complicated. Many of the artworks and accessories in this room were found at yard sales, on EBay and in Palm Springs thrift shops.


Decorative tempered glass was installed in the guest bathroom door to let in natural light. The artwork is by Los Angeles artists Audrey Kawasaki and Alex “Defer” Kizu.


In the guest room, the 1960s Calze Ortalion poster advertising women’s stockings is by Italian artist Rene Gruau. It keeps the room from taking itself too seriously.


The sunny upstairs balcony became a relaxing spot with a built-in chaise that I designed. The seating is made of ipe wood and Sunbrella fabric, making it highly durable and functional.

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Desiring something unusual outside the kitchen window, I turned to Annette Gutierrez from Potted in Atwater Village to create a cinderblock wall of succulents.


The sculptural greenery planted in linear concrete adds an industrial air to the backyard.

-- Compiled by Lisa Boone

Pro Portfolio appears every Monday. Submit projects to home@latimes.com.

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Photo credits: Rachel Thurston

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