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"A Modernist Dream House In Southern California\nA chance meeting with architect Steven Ehrlich led one couple to finally build their dream house\u2014a modernist temple to indoor-outdoor living in Southern California\nThe McElroys on the beach near their home.\nTo design their home in Laguna Beach, California, entrepreneurs Sarah and Thom McElroy enlisted Steven Ehrlich and Takashi Yanai of Ehrlich Architects. A minimalist walkway of marble-slab steps leads to the entrance of the house, portions of which are clad in teak; the landscape was devised by Sarah McElroy in collaboration with Larry Steinle. For details see Sources.\nThe living area's Roche Bobois sectional sofa mingles with vintage Milo Baughman chairs upholstered in an S. Harris fabric; the faux-bois stools and metal-and-glass tables are all from Cantoni, and the throw pillows are covered in Kravet fabrics.\nA limestone fireplace wall anchors the living area; the floors are marble, the wood side table is from VivaTerra, the \u00C9ric Jourdan console and Pascal Mourgue table lamps are from Ligne Roset, and the wall paint is a Benjamin Moore light gray.\nA 1,000-gallon aquarium and Varenna by Poliform cabinetry distinguish the dining area, where ceiling lights by Jordi Vilardell for Vibia are grouped in a sculptural installation; the Delo Lindo dining table and Emmanuel Dietrich chairs are from Ligne Roset.\nThe family room features a rug and a Michel Ducaroy-designed sectional sofa, both from Ligne Roset; the photograph of Marilyn Monroe is by Lawrence Schiller.\nIn the kitchen, a wall and counters of pale onyx are complemented by more Varenna by Poliform cabinetry; the barstools are by Roche Bobois, the ovens, cooktop, and warming drawer are all by Miele, and the sink fittings are by Dornbracht.\nThe home's central courtyard has a suite of furniture by Ram\u00F3n Esteve for Gandiablasco and sconces by Louis Poulsen.\nTammie, the couple's Boston terrier, stands guard in the backyard; the pool cabana is outfitted with Gandiablasco furniture and curtains of a Sunbrella fabric.\nThe pool is lined with glass-mosaic tile and bordered by marble coping.\nThe marble-clad master bath, which includes a Poliform vanity with a Caesarstone top, adjoins an outdoor shower with Dornbracht fittings.\nA painting by Wolfgang Bloch hangs in the master bedroom, whose window wall slides open to merge the space with the landscape beyond; the beds are by Roche Bobois, and the coverlets and shams are by Ann Gish.\nA view into the house from the pool area.\nThe structure's flat roof extends in broad overhangs.\nThe front entrance features a pivoting glass door."^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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