Amazing home transformations
Rustic cabin gets a modern makeover
How an L.A. couple turned a gloomy cabin into a sunny oasis. Hint: Think sledgehammers
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Photo by Lisa Romerein; styling by Miranda Jones. Written by Laure Joliet
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Dark cabin gets a DIY transformation
Design ideas from an inspiring remodel
When part-time design consultants Jon Leaver and Tyke O’Brien bought their 1,500-square-foot Topanga Canyon house in 2007,
it was a dark hillside cabin. DIYing whenever possible, they spent more than a year transforming the space into a light-filled
and spacious home.
“For us, every house has potential,” Tyke says. “We thought like we always think: Never look at the big picture, just take
the project bit by bit.”
Click ahead to see what they did, mixing some old with the new along the way.
