Carmel/Frank Lloyd Wright

When a couple moved from London to the Californian coastal town of Carmel, they had their eye on architect Frank Wynkoop’s 1951 Butterfly House, so named for the structure’s signature winged roof design. Perched atop a rocky coastal outcropping, the residence was one of only a handful of oceanfront properties in the area. “I never imagined it could be a family home,” Hannah Comolli says of its relatively compact footprint of approximately 3,000 square feet. “But the moment we walked into the house I felt overcome with excitement. We knew immediately it was a treasure,” she says. “It feels like you’re living in the most fabulous aquarium, in harmony with the ever-changing seascape and the extraordinary array of marine life just beyond the doorstep.” Determined to respect Wynkoop’s original vision, the Comollis set about finding a designer attuned to the idiosyncratic architecture and spectacular setting, and landed on Los Angeles–based designer @jamiebushco. “The essence of midcentury design is about effortless indoor-outdoor living,” Bush explains. “I wanted the interiors to celebrate the irregularities of pattern and texture in nature.” In the dining room, two pendants by @apparatusstudio hang above a @siglomodernotable, and the Hans Wegner chairs surrounding it are covered in a @zakandfox linen. See more of the home through the link in our profile. P