At the island in the open kitchen and living room area, Atras Redo collection brass and leather stools and volcanic rock pendant lights by David Pompa introduce a rich mix of natural materials.To Mills, the layout, which places the formal dining room closest to the entrance and integrates the kitchen with the relaxed living room and eating nook, was all about the view and importance of merging indoors and outdoors. This configuration works for Friedlander, who prefers the separation of the kitchen from the dining area, and having a quieter place to dine. A set of fully pocketing doors in the southerly living room wall lead to a garden and a series of wide concrete pavers surrounded by gravel and grasses that Johnston Vidal Projects designed to direct Friedlander and guests to a glamorous pool deck that feels sheltered by the hillside yet almost suspended above the city.Upstairs, interventions include a new space Friedlander dubs the library that comes across as well lived-in, thanks to a vintage de Sede leather loveseat, books, and various curios. Carving out this black-swathed corner involved removing a bedroom wall and door that overall enhanced the flow. It was such a lovely thing to walk up and see through to the mountainside and open up the landing more, he says.In the primary bedroom, a vignette by painter Nick Goss and the plaid fabric on a Magnus Lssoe Stephensen armchair combine the blue and green color stories Mills synthesized in the space. Friedlanders choice of Phillip Jeffriess Daybreak mural wall covering in green ultimately overruled Millss preference for blue. The Astep pendant from Garde and the rug is from Lawrence of La Brea.The primary suite exemplifies the collaborative dynamic between a client with evolving confidence and a designer willing to listen. Friedlander gravitated towards the green colorway of a Phillip Jeffries wall covering depicting the contours of a mountainous landscape in ombre tones, while Mills preferred the immersive image in blue. Friendlanders chromatic choice evokes the wild plantcovered slope rising just beyond the glass doors. Ultimately, the combination of elementsspecifically a painting by Nick Goss and a vintage striped Turkish cicim rug folded on a bench at the foot of the bed that Mills points to as the thing that ties it all togethermakes the composition sing. Now my color story is complete, the designer says with a sense of accomplishment.Communal seating arranged around a fire pit and a cedar soaking tub built into the upper deck offers another glimpse of the real-world panoramic view thats fueled countless fantasies and is part of Friedlaners daily experience. Thats why I love this home, he says. To have this extraordinary vista to balance out my life looking at screens is really restorative.