BEAUTY: Interior--Vanessa Alexander

Interior designer Vanessa Alexander completely renovated her own home in Malibu, knocking down walls, rearranging the floorplan, and even planting over 100 old-growth olive trees on the property in an effort to conjure up the magical villas of Tuscany. Since our two climates are similar, that is easy to accomplish here in California! Alexander created a beautiful, sun-bleached, washed-out feeling in her easy, comfortable home that she says is a "beachy version of a Tuscan farmhouse." And I love the sauna with a view of the backyard through a glass wall...

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