Beachwood Canyon Treehouse by Studio Keeta

Located in the Hollywood Hills of Los Angeles, Beachwood Canyon Treehouse is every bit as theatrical as its location. The mid-century home, redesigned by Studio Keeta, is a kaleidoscope of playful colours, whimsical furniture, vintage finds and thoughtfully sourced staples from local makers and emerging artists.

Situated on a serene lot at the end of a long driveway, Beachwood Canyon Treehouse is a sanctuary that sloughs off the stridency of the city. With the Griffith Observatory and San Gabriel Mountains to the east, the famous Hollywood sign to the north and the ocean to the west, the 1957 home is enveloped by panoramas all around.

Situated on a serene lot at the end of a long driveway, Beachwood Canyon Treehouse is a sanctuary that sloughs off the stridency of the city.

When Studio Keeta stepped in for the redesign, the home had been through many iterations, but some of its original hallmarks, including its floor-to-ceiling windows, wooden beams and tree-lined panoramic views overlooking the Hollywood Hills, remained intact. As recalls. While reviving the home, principal Kristina Khersonsky says, “we weren’t afraid to play with colour and texture, and luckily neither was the homeowner. This gave way for selections of all shapes, forms, materialities and colours, expanding beyond the mid-century bones and fusing in contemporary artists, vintage classics, iconic designers and emerging makers.”

Owing to its orientation, the home basks in natural light. Studio Keeta leveraged this luminosity to bring in wisps of colour through idiosyncratic pairings and unexpected forms as a nod to the homeowner’s eclectic style. As Khersonsky explains, for every vibrant pattern, there is one shade of green, which not only pays homage to the homeowner’s favourite colour but also the dwelling’s sage facade. The walls, meanwhile, are hushed in sand-toned plaster to meld into the verdant views.

For every vibrant pattern, there is one shade of green, which not only pays homage to the homeowner’s favourite colour but also the dwelling’s sage façade.

Not all design decisions were premeditated. “Some were made simply by the homeowner’s instantaneous, visceral reaction to specific pieces,” notes Khersonsky, who encouraged collaboration at every stage. Some spaces were designed around existing pieces. One example is the media room, which was conceived as an atmospheric cocoon for a chaise sofa from the owner’s personal collection, restored and reupholstered in an emerald-toned velvet. As a finishing touch, Studio Keeta emblazoned the ceiling in a metallic wallpaper that effortlessly diffuses the light.

The studio exercised tactful restraint for the bedrooms, paring back accoutrements to a bare minimum. The primary bedroom was calmed with a pale blue light fixture from Blank Blank Studio, a pink mohair bedframe and a keyhole-shaped floor mirror that reflects the ever-evolving colours of the sky. Meanwhile, in the guest bedroom, wallpaper was limited to the ceiling and the top of the walls to project a checkerboard moulding-like effect. “The space feels light and neutral, with traces of originality,” says Khersonsky. Some sleights of hand were performed by way of furniture arrangement alone. For example, the Stahl + Band pouf sofa in the living room, in addition to providing seating, also serves to section off the space through its biomorphic shape.

The studio exercised tactful restraint for the bedrooms, paring back accoutrements to a bare minimum.

A priority for both the designer and homeowner was coalescing the outdoors and indoors in every room, an exercise that involved reconfiguring the floor plan and giving the views pride of place. This is none more evident than upstairs, where a low-profile birch plywood seat situated by a floor-to-ceiling window offers the illusion of being seated high among the treetops. Clearly, in this home, there is equal beauty on either side of the threshold.

Interior design by Studio Keeta.