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from Inspired House Issue #11, July/August 2005

Two Styles, One Home
A California couple shows how "his" house and "her" house became their house
by Debra Judge Silber

Jan, a watercolor artist, and Jim, a landscape architect, get re-acquainted in mid-life and marry. Jim likes the clean lines and no-fuss sparseness of contemporary design, but Jan needs something a bit more traditional. Working with their architects, the couple balances both worlds, creating a home with very contemporary lines but with a warmth that comes from their choice of materials, colors, and arrangement of the rooms.


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PHOTOS: KEN GUTMAKER; DRAWING: IAIN STEWART