The best homes aren't designed room by room — they're designed around how you gather.
At First Street, we thought about the flow from the moment you walk in: a dining room that feels special without feeling precious, a living room that dissolves into the outdoors, and a kitchen island hewn in marble that invites everyone to pull up a stool and stay a while.
Each space connected. Each one intentional. Because luxury and living are not opposites — they're the whole point.
architecture: @tomaroarchitecture
builder: @rjsmithco
interior design: @stewartdesigninc
A classic, reimagined with restraint. The kitchen at Poinsettia opens gently into the dining space, where the transition feels seamless but still intentional. It’s in the balance of textures and tones, the softness of the light, and the way each element supports the next without competing for attention.
Architecture: @tomaroarchitecture
Construction: @rjsmithco
Tile & Stone: @detailstileandstone
This one was all about tension and release. Clean architecture, then moments that feel almost indulgent. Sculptural lighting, enveloping textures, stone that feels like art. You move through the house, and nothing feels static; every space shifts in tone, in light, in energy.
architecture: @tomaroarchitecture
builder: @rjsmithco
interior design: @stewartdesigninc
A day in motion. Light shifting, pieces being moved inches at a time, textures coming to life on camera. This is where the house starts to tell its story, long before the final images ever do.
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Project Poinsettia. Manhattan Beach, CA. A full custom build — from the ground up. Every decision intentional. Every detail earned.
The reclaimed beams. The honed stone fireplace. The kitchen that makes you want to stay up late. The bunk room your kids will talk about for the rest of their lives.
The right team. The right vision. You can feel the difference in every room.
We're proud to share the full Poinsettia project with you.
Construction: @rjsmithco
Architecture: @tomaroarchitecture
Interior Designer: @stewartdesigninc
Malibu projects are their own category.
The land has a mood and the house has to match it or the whole thing falls apart.
At Wandermere we let the rawness lead — the wood, the stone, the black marble that feels almost sculptural in that kitchen light. This one felt right from the very first decision. Those are the ones I never forget.
More from First Street. Some deliveries arrive by front door. This one arrived by crane.
A custom-fabricated marble freestanding tub, second floor, because why would we do anything the easy way. The theatrics are always worth it.
A quick history lesson nobody asked for but everyone needs.
The Chiavari chair was invented in 1807 in Chiavari, Italy. A town so proud of this chair they named it after themselves. Or maybe the other way around, nobody's totally sure.
What we do know is that Napoleon loved it, the Vatican ordered hundreds of them, and every stylish European has been sitting in one ever since. This brass version lives next to a marble fireplace and honestly? It knows exactly how important it is.
We did not set out to design the best bar in Manhattan Beach. And yet. Custom plaster counter, swirling marble backsplash, dark velvet lounge, and lighting that makes everyone look good. First Street delivered on every level — but this room?
This room has a personality all its own.
architecture: @tomaroarchitecture
builder: @rjsmithco
interior design: @stewartdesigninc
European Transitional is one of the most difficult design languages to execute well. From the sculptural marble fireplace surround to the Italian brass Chiavari chair, every piece was chosen because it belonged to this home specifically. Not because it was beautiful in a showroom, but because it was right for this family and this life.
What makes this project extraordinary is the layering. No single room announces itself. Each space reveals itself slowly. A vintage oil painting here, an antique ceramic there, a custom banquette that makes you want to open a bottle of wine at noon on a Tuesday.
This is European living, interpreted for a Southern California family who never had to choose between the two.
