![]() ![]() It also recalls Williams’ houses, which often had brick façades. That layout laid the base for Shrader’s creation of a series of gardens as “outdoor rooms” that allow both intimate conversation and large parties. He had the bricks-in many shades of gray-cut in half they eventually were laid in a herringbone pattern throughout the grounds. When he found a reclaimed wall of thin, taupe-gray bricks from China, Shrader knew he had his starting point. “Every design has to find its own starting point,” says Shrader, who is the author of The Art of Outdoor Living: Gardens for Entertaining Family and Friends (Rizzoli). The key, he saw, was choosing very purposeful and specific materials for this project, the hardscape would guide the vision. ![]() “The restrictions inspired us to think differently about how to establish a sense of privacy within a unified vision for the entire landscape,” Shrader says. Hedges that block the view of the house from the sidewalk are forbidden. The style of plantings was mandated for the front yard, a small area with a wall and a sidewalk near the street. The only thing Scott Shrader did not change in the garden was the footprint of the pool.įirst came a hurdle: neighborhood restrictions. They happily jumped into the project, with Vorbeck restyling the house and Shrader creating several gardens that transform the look and ambience of the entire property. Homeowner Alex Vorbeck, a friend of Shrader’s, whom he describes as a “serial house remodeler,” have worked together many times since, but this was their first team effort. “Everything else was removed, and we started from scratch.” “The only thing we kept was the outline of the pool,” Shrader says. “This house really needed some love, especially the garden.” The house, with a traditional design in the spirit of the 20th-century architect Paul Revere Williams, still had beautiful bones beneath its distressed exterior. “The property was in terrible shape,” says Shrader, the principal of Shrader Design in West Hollywood. The landscape around a 1930s residence in Southern California was transformed into charming outdoor rooms and gardens. When landscape designer Scott Shrader saw his friend’s just-purchased 1930s home, located in the coveted flats of Santa Monica, California, the juxtaposition of its dilapidated condition and pristine lines was dizzying. As an Amazon Associate, we earn from qualifying purchases made through affiliate links. ![]()
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