Generally speaking, no one flexes their creative muscle quite like an interior designer whose clients are easygoing and in for a little fun. Case in point: the latest Pebble Beach, California project by interior designer Kristen Pea, who outfitted the four-bedroom bungalow on the beach with everything from a putting green to a grown-up bunk room overlooking the Pacific. Pea designed the residence, which she describes as a coastal craftsman, for her clients, a retired couple, to enjoy to the max. She explains, This project features my first-ever bunk room, which is even more fun because its intended for adults. I loved the idea of the couple and their friends golfing, enjoying wine, and then retiring to the bunk room at the end of the day. Though Pea created the space with the idea of fun and adventure in mind, she avidly avoided subscribing to trends, making sure it felt authentic to the couple living there. You wont see a white kitchen, scalloped trim, or accent walls here.FAST FACTSDesigner: Kristen Pea of Kristen Pea InteriorsLocation: Pebble Beach, CaliforniaThe Space: A 3,6000-square-foot, four-bedroom, 3.5-bathroom homeI wish everyone would read the memo that one wall of color is not the way to go. Be bold and be brave!FRONT PATIOPea made it an indoor-meets-outdoor oasis. John MerklArchitect: Sam Pitnick. Builder and contractor: Ryan McKnickle. Landscape and fire pit design: Seven Springs Studio.Capitalizing on the friendly climate, Pea decided to create more than one outdoor retreat where the couple and their guests can enjoy the great outdoors. The inspiration for the fire pit is one of the local Pebble Beach golf clubs. The home opens up on both sides, so you can easily take advantage of both outdoor spaces, she explains. Pebble Beach, an enclave on the Monterey Peninsula, is known widely as a top golf destination, so Pea really leaned in with some golf references.John MerklChairs: Summer Classics. Plenty of homes have an outdoor lounge in the back, but only a few feature one in the front as well. Pea wanted to make the most of the fantastic location by using every outdoor nook and crannyeven in the front yard.BACK PATIOIt has any hosts dream outdoor kitchen.John MerklTable and chairs: Gloster. Pizza oven and grill: clients own.The couple may not be professional chefs, but they do like to entertain, which is why Pea outfitted the back patio with a full kitchen, a table for nine, and a state-of-the-art pizza oven. The fact that this space overlooks the Pacific doesnt hurt. John Merkl"Wethe landscape designers at Seven Springs Studio and Iwanted to create a cozy space that is also about community. This home is all about gathering. Whether you want to golf, sit by the fire pit, or enjoy the hot tub, this space offers a bit of everything, Pea notes. Though there is a lot that catches the eye here, the main attraction is Mos Green clock, a sentimental homage to the clients late father, who enjoyed golfing.LIVING ROOMIts a cozy enclave of textures.John MerklChandelier: Ochre. Sofa: A. Rudin in McLaurin & Piercy fabric. Swivel chairs: Una Malan in Zak + Fox fabric. Floor lamp: Dumais Made.Just inside the front door, the formal living room is where a soft palette and touchably soft textures come to thrive. The home is about community, and this room is a comfortable centerpiece for all of the main entertaining spaces of the space. Everything is well-made and beautiful, but nothing is so precious that it cant be enjoyed, Pea says.DENIts a sophisticated spot to watch sports.John MerklPaint: Natural Cream, Benjamin Moore. Sofa and chairs: A. Rudin. End table: custom. Rug: Marc Phillips.Most people use a den to relax and unwind, but this couples den is where the golf viewing parties take place. It has a full bar and access to the upper deck. KITCHENGreen, fittingly, is the hero hue.John MerklPendants: The Urban Electric Co. Backsplash: Ann Sacks. Hardware: Sun Valley Bronze. Stools: Pinch. Faucet: Waterworks. Pea designed nearly every room in the home to serve as a gathering spot, but as is usually the case, the kitchen ends up being the room toward which most people gravitate. This kitchen is well used and loved. It was great to make green the hero hue in this kitchen because, in my experience, everyone seems to want blue. The inspiration for the specific color and texture of the Ann Sacks tiles is from the cypress trees of Pebble Beach. Each tile had a unique color and texture that makes this backsplash special, the designer says. John MerklRange: La Cornue. Table lamp: vintage. Oven hood: custom. Oven hood insert: Zephyr.Obviously, the La Cornue range is the star of the show in this kitchen, Pea explains. I wish I could use that range in all my projectsespecially my own current kitchen renovation. The designer isnt big on trends when it comes to aesthetics, but when it comes to functionality, shes willing to make some exceptions. One such exception is the idea of induction cooking, which the La Cornue range allows for. She says, Induction cooking is a big request right now, and the La Cornue range features an induction cooktop as one of the options.DINING ROOMThe light fixture was a personalized choice.John MerklTable: Jacob May. Chairs: MorningWorks. Pendants: Dumais Made. Rug: Marc Phillips.Each space flows seamlessly into the nexteven if its outside. This is the formal dining room, which opens up to the backyard and is next to the living room, which opens to the front yard, Pea describes. "The highlight of the dining room is the ceramic Dumais Made collection of pendants above the table. The homeowner has an interest in ceramics, so this was a unique way to incorporate that element into this space.John MerklWallpaper: Zak + Fox. Glassware: clientsThis home is chock-full of charming built-in nooks, and the one in the dining room is a favorite. Wallpaper is an opportunity to take a bit of a risk, so thats what we did here with this new custom nook. We chose the wallpaper specifically for the color palette in this case, Pea says. The blue and green hues in the pattern pull from the myriad natural hues available for viewing outside in the rugged nature of the beach.POWDER ROOMIt was an opportunity to go bolder.John MerklWallpaper: Porter Teleo. Mirror: Mirror Home. Pendants: Apparatus.Most of the home complements the serene surroundings outside, but the powder room is where Pea opted for a touch of drama with the moody red wallpaper. The drama of the stone and the drama of the wallpaper together here create a moment, she adds.PRIMARY BEDROOMSweet dreams are made of these colors.John MerklBed: Una Malan. Nightstands: Disc. Chandelier: Ochre. Table lamps: Visual Comfort. Rug: Armadillo. Curtains: Rose Tarlow. Ottomans: Lulu and Georgia.The scale of this primary bedroom gave us the opportunity to go with a four-poster bed, Pea says. Because the homeowner enjoys green, this room was a great opportunity to lean into that and add some colorful moments to the neutral materiality. Plus, theres hardly a shortage of green just outside the windows, where billowing trees sway in the wind.BUNK ROOMThey needed grown-up space for sleepovers. John MerklBed:Custom inZak + Fox fabric. Sconces:Hector Finch. Bedding:Quince.John MerklBeds: custom byK Interiors. Wallpaper:Phillip Jeffries. Window treatment and pendant fabric:Zak + Fox. Bedding:Quince.This may not be a full-time bedroom, but its definitely fun for a few nights. The room is intended for adults, so the bed design needed to be practical. Because the room is rather small, the bunks needed to also be compact, Pea notes. We wanted to create an overnight space for adult guests that felt both sophisticated, playful, and collegiate. Many of the homeowners friends have been close since college.GUEST BEDROOMIts all about palette. John MerklBed: custom, in McLaurin & Piercy fabric. Bedding: Principal's Daughter. Sconces: Hector Finch.Any guests who would rather sleep in their own private suite over the bunk room have this beautiful option overlooking the immaculate landscaping on the side of the house, away from the noise of the seagulls and cars. PRIMARY BATHROOMThe marble slab was a geeky designer achievement. John MerklCountertop: Calacatta Oro. Mirrors, hardware and sconces: Waterworks.John MerklShower walls: Calacatta Oro. Shower faucets and hardware: Waterworks. These Calacatta Oro slabs were one of the first things that we chose for the home, and that entire back wall of the shower is one piece of stone. It was a geeky designer achievement to get it into the space in one piece, Pea says of the enormous primary bathroom. The countertop is a unique profile that we designed in-house that adds a touch of romance to the primary bath.About the DesignerKristen Pea is the founder and principal designer at her namesake firm based in Californias Bay Area. Originally a Syracuse native, the West Coast transplant earned her degree in both architecture and design school from University of California, Berkeley, before embarking on her design career. Pea's first project? Her own home in San Francisco, which launched her portfolio. It now spans nearly 20 projects across the country. 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