In California, a Mid-Century Modern Home with a Carefree Spirit
The home of Matt and Jen Monroe and their daughters, Cecily and Eleanor, breathes a fresh, California spirit throughout its mid-century modern walls — a combination that feels both effortless and meticulously planned all at once. Though, truth be told, it’s taken quite some time, work and patience to get it to this point from […]
The home of Matt and Jen Monroe and their daughters, Cecily and Eleanor, breathes a fresh, California spirit throughout its mid-century modern walls — a combination that feels both effortless and meticulously planned all at once. Though, truth be told, it’s taken quite some time, work and patience to get it to this point from the moment they laid eyes on the house and saw its potential five years ago. The 1951 home in Los Angeles, CA’s Eagle Rock area lured the family in with its big windows and private backyard, but the biggest draw for them was the neighborhood itself and great public school nearby for the girls. Matt is a woodworker/furniture designer/toy designer and owner of Monroe Workshop, and Jen is a film producer (her credits include Jackie starring Natalie Portman, The Zookeeper’s Wife starring Jessica Chastain, and Megan Leavey starring Kate Mara). With the two excelling in vastly different creative fields, they’re bound to approach things from different perspectives, and designing this house over the years was a perfect example of that.
“Matt takes a long time to make careful decis...
The home of Matt and Jen Monroe and their daughters, Cecily and Eleanor, breathes a fresh, California spirit throughout its mid-century modern walls — a combination that feels both effortless and meticulously planned all at once. Though, truth be told, it’s taken quite some time, work and patience to get it to this point from the moment they laid eyes on the house and saw its potential five years ago. The 1951 home in Los Angeles, CA’s Eagle Rock area lured the family in with its big windows and private backyard, but the biggest draw for them was the neighborhood itself and great public school nearby for the girls. Matt is a woodworker/furniture designer/toy designer and owner of Monroe Workshop, and Jen is a film producer (her credits include Jackie starring Natalie Portman, The Zookeeper’s Wife starring Jessica Chastain, and Megan Leavey starring Kate Mara). With the two excelling in vastly different creative fields, they’re bound to approach things from different perspectives, and designing this house over the years was a perfect example of that.
“Matt takes a long time to make careful decis...
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