From the street, it plays the part of the classic California Craftsman: a deep front porch, a low roofline, a pair of rocking chairs waiting for the evening light. Step inside and the house shows its real character. The 2022 renovation opened up the plan and filled it with light. Rooms flow into one another instead of being boxed off, and the palette stays deliberately quiet so the architecture and the California sun can lead.

Warm butcher block counters anchor the kitchen and bring a little softness to the clean lines. The furniture was chosen piece by piece and the decor kept spare, so the house feels both restorative and alive. The 2024 exterior work, with a new roof, paint, landscaping and fencing, gives the old bones a crisp, finished frame.

Three bedrooms offer flexibility. The primary has a king bed. The second and third are styled as a child’s room and a guest room, and either can be set up with a queen on request and covert effortlessly to a nanny or office creative space. Two full baths complete the private wing.

Then there’s the detail you won’t find in most homes: a professional recording booth. It was built with working actors, musicians and voice artists in mind, and it lets the house double as a creative retreat for a self-tape, a session or an audition sent from home.

The house is wired for ease. Hue lighting sets the mood room by room, SONOS carries music through every space, and Wi-Fi reaches the whole property. A separate laundry room sits around the back, so the practical side of life stays out of sight.

Outside, the garden is the house’s second living room. Thick, vibrant hedging fully encloses an enormous backyard planted with drought-tolerant ground cover and arranged into three intimate seating areas. At its center is a vintage German beer-garden table built for long dinners off the grill, the kind that run well past sunset.

The setting is quiet and residential, just steps from York Boulevard, the creative center of Highland Park. Morning coffee at Go Get Em Tiger, dinner at Hippo or Jeff’s Table, and a slice from Triple Beam are all a short walk away. Highly Likely, HomeState and Highland Park Bowl are minutes by car, and South Pasadena, Pasadena, Silver Lake and Downtown are all within easy reach.

Garage parking and plentiful street parking.