Mid‑Century Sanctuary

In 1955, Mario Corbett designed a house whose lines still echo in the quiet of its rooms. The architecture balances openness with the intimacy of a private retreat.

A mature grove of redwood trees, planted experimentally in the late 1800s, has survived last year’s destructive fires, offering a living testament to resilience.

Lela Becker hired Jed Lind to restore the redwood‑clad structure and update the interior while preserving its soul. Lind’s work respects the original timber while infusing modern craftsmanship.

Designer Kelsey Sundberg created a “west côte” interior style that mixes French Provençal, Scandinavian, and California modern elements. The palette is muted, with natural hues that echo the surrounding forest.

Terremoto redesigned the landscape, adding ferns and live oaks around the redwoods. The plantings soften the edges of the property, inviting visitors to wander.

The living room features 1950s Danish oak easy chairs, a custom shearling‑upholstered sectional, and a 1950s Lisa Johansson‑Pape brass floor lamp. These pieces anchor the space in time, while the open layout encourages conversation.

The home incorporates a bubbling creek, frogs, and parrots as part of its natural soundtrack. The sounds weave through the rooms, turning the house into a living soundtrack of the wilderness.

The plaster walls, painted in a soft cream, reflect the early light that pours through the high window, creating a sense of space that feels both expansive and intimate.

When a breeze stirs the leaves outside, it carries with it the scent of pine and damp earth, a reminder that the house is part of a larger ecosystem.

Inside, the floorboards creak softly underfoot, a gentle reminder of the building’s age and the care that has gone into its preservation.

The brass lamp, its warm glow spilling across the room, casts shadows that dance along the oak chairs, creating a quiet rhythm that complements the creek’s murmur.

The parrots, with their bright plumage, add bursts of color that contrast with the muted tones of the interior, while the frogs’ croaks punctuate the silence.

The sense of continuity between the interior and the surrounding forest is intentional, inviting occupants to feel the rhythm of nature within the confines of a home.

The careful selection of furnishings, the choice of plants, and the integration of natural sound all coalesce to create an environment that feels timeless yet deeply rooted in its place.

Visitors often remark on the seamless flow from the living room to the garden, where the creek’s murmur is amplified by stone pathways that echo the rhythm of the trees.

The restoration team, mindful of the house’s historic character, selected materials that match the original palette, ensuring that every new element feels like a natural extension of the past.

When the sun dips below the horizon, the sky casts a muted amber glow across the redwood canopy, and the house seems to breathe in rhythm with the night.

In the quiet moments, one can hear the distant call of a hawk, the rustle of leaves, and the soft sigh of the creek, a reminder that the home is part of a larger living story.