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trospection as well as family time. The kitchen was modernized and remodeled by the Kims in keeping with the original aesthetic of the home. “The wood for the new kitchen came from the same mill where the original wood came to build the actual house,” Kim said. Craftman Robert Halderman, revisiting his original work, sourced the new wood, as well. Miller Woodworking of Harbor City, whose owners are Palos Verdes residents, hand-scratched the kitchen wood to create the linear, floating cabinetry replete with invisible touch latches. The refrigerator and pantry are disguised behind custom millwork hand stained in a deep onyx color. “Our main thing was preserving the aesthetic and the feel of the house but pulling out more of the modern and updating the house,” Kim said. “...That was the trickiest part.” They also added larger windows to the second level and a guest bathroom. “The windows used to be much smaller,” Kim said. In the new kitchen are Corian countertops, flowing and virtually seamless with bold effects of white color coupled with translucency. Kim said she had yet to see something her children could spill that could stain them. The upstairs is further comprised of the master bedroom and bathroom, situated adjacent to the atrium, with windows that act like skylights opening to the stars and moon as well as a large picture window to view the city lights. The master bathroom is also newly remodeled and has both Corian walls and countertops. Outside the room is a wall piece which appears to be a decorated skateboard. The family enjoys board sports and Kim explained this was an iconic design made by the international fashion The master bathroom has Dorn Bracht contemporary fixtures, frameless mirror and glass shower enclosure and Corian walls, all in line with a minimalist modern design. The children's room has permanent wood bunk beds built into the wall and a rustic linear wood design throughout. designer Celine, one of a limited number that a fashion blogger friend of hers had printed on skateboard decks. Perhaps one of the most vivid art pieces in the home, hanging in the stairwell, is a dynamic, large scale, and close-up photograph of snow falling. Kathy’s brother, Kevin Ito, was the photographer who captured this ethereal show of light within falling snow, making the event consonant with a meteor shower or some other extraordinary extraterrestrial event. The piece literally lights up the stairwell and breaks homogeneity. The passion the family has for the outdoors is tactile, expressed vividly throughout the home’s core. The wide dovetailed butcher block stairs lead you to the downstairs and showcase what a wood craftsman can achieve given the right skillset and gift of patience. Down these same stairs are two bedrooms and an additional bedroom being used as an office. The family added an expansive recreation room off the garage for the kids, which has a couch, piano, pinball machine and other amusements. Kim acquired the hip midcentury modern furniture and accessories here by visiting a myriad of vintage shops. With just over 2,600 square feet of living space on just over 7,400 square feet of land, this house doesn’t leave its residents wanting for much. “You don’t make a photograph just with a camera,” said legendary photographer Ansel Adams. “You bring to the act of photography all the pictures you have seen, the books you have read, the music you have heard, the people you have loved.” This home is a paragon of this sentiment. If Ansel Adams were among us now, he would have found in this residence his ideal. PEN Owner Kathy Ito Kim reading to her children Bea and Walter in the master bedroom. 40 Peninsula • February 2017
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