Inside a Rancho Mirage Home Designed During a Pandemic

Inside a Reimagined Rancho Mirage Home

Architect Jill Lewis and Scott Pullens of Palm Pacific Construction teamed up to transform this mid-century home in Rancho Mirage

Photographed by Douglas Friedman

In the breakfast terrace off the kitchen, a custom black metal screen was added for shade, introducing a constantly changing pattern of light and shadow across the smooth white traditional stucco siding. The metal screen was embedded in an oversize concrete base that doubles as a bench for extra seating. The dining furniture is Design Within Reach’s Palissade.

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Inside a Reimagined Rancho Mirage Home

Architect Jill Lewis and Scott Pullens of Palm Pacific Construction teamed up to transform this mid-century home in Rancho Mirage

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Photographed by Douglas Friedman

The master suite features a dressing area of fluted walls of hand-applied wood trim, painted in a warm black with concealed closet doors and aluminum windows and doors to allow sunlight and breezes to pour into the house. The custom wall treatment is by European Touch, a Cortina bench from Industry West holds books and objects and the large-format Spanish floor tile is from Victory Tile.

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Inside a Reimagined Rancho Mirage Home

Architect Jill Lewis and Scott Pullens of Palm Pacific Construction teamed up to transform this mid-century home in Rancho Mirage

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“The former chopped-up side entry and tiny kitchen were combined to make a long, generous kitchen and built-in banquette with a moody palette and textures to contrast with the bright white stucco and abundant light,” says architect Jill Lewis.

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Inside a Reimagined Rancho Mirage Home

Architect Jill Lewis and Scott Pullens of Palm Pacific Construction teamed up to transform this mid-century home in Rancho Mirage

Written by Natasha Wolff

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Photographed by Douglas Friedman

The tone-on-tone kitchen palette centers around Dacor black stainless appliances, with European Touch custom cabinets in Italian black laminate, a deeply ridged, glazed gray backsplash tile, off-white Caesarstone countertops and a nearly 15-foot-long island covered with a deeply veined granite from Arizona Tile. Design Within Reach barstools, built-in booth and a CB2 white cement table offer plenty of seating options.

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Inside a Reimagined Rancho Mirage Home

Architect Jill Lewis and Scott Pullens of Palm Pacific Construction teamed up to transform this mid-century home in Rancho Mirage

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Photographed by Douglas Friedman

“John wanted a desk in the center of the action, so we conceived of a large floating desk surface suspended from a black metal screen by Tremblay Iron Works and European Touch cabinetry to define the space and allow filtered light and views to pass between,” says Lewis. ModShop chairs add softness to the space.

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Inside a Reimagined Rancho Mirage Home

Architect Jill Lewis and Scott Pullens of Palm Pacific Construction teamed up to transform this mid-century home in Rancho Mirage

Written by Natasha Wolff

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Photographed by Douglas Friedman

In the living room, creamy white Jonathan Adler Aspen slipper sofas, a Black Rooster Decor Isola table and an original white lacquer piano that came with the house.

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Inside a Reimagined Rancho Mirage Home

Architect Jill Lewis and Scott Pullens of Palm Pacific Construction teamed up to transform this mid-century home in Rancho Mirage

Written by Natasha Wolff

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Photographed by Douglas Friedman

In the master bedroom, a wall-mounted headboard custom-made by local purveyor MJ Custom Furniture. Simple burnished brass light fixtures, an Industry West bench and black-and-white photographs taken by the owner, Ron Hixson, complete the quiet and contemplative space.

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Inside a Reimagined Rancho Mirage Home

Architect Jill Lewis and Scott Pullens of Palm Pacific Construction teamed up to transform this mid-century home in Rancho Mirage

Written by Natasha Wolff

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Photographed by Douglas Friedman

The original rhombus-shaped pool was kept, restored and lined in Ann Sacks Context Field tiles.

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Inside a Reimagined Rancho Mirage Home

Architect Jill Lewis and Scott Pullens of Palm Pacific Construction teamed up to transform this mid-century home in Rancho Mirage

Written by Natasha Wolff

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Photographed by Douglas Friedman

The master bathroom boasts textured matte black porcelain wall tile from floor to ceiling, with dramatic skylights providing dramatic swatches of blue sky.

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Inside a Reimagined Rancho Mirage Home

Architect Jill Lewis and Scott Pullens of Palm Pacific Construction teamed up to transform this mid-century home in Rancho Mirage

Written by Natasha Wolff

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Photographed by Douglas Friedman

European Touch custom Italian laminate cabinets, Orbel wall sconces and Newport Brass bath hardware round out the bathroom.

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Inside a Reimagined Rancho Mirage Home

Architect Jill Lewis and Scott Pullens of Palm Pacific Construction teamed up to transform this mid-century home in Rancho Mirage

Written by Natasha Wolff

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Photographed by Douglas Friedman

In the living room, West Elm console tables were transformed into wall-mounted units by European Touch, and large-format terrazzo-like Spanish tile runs throughout the house.

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