When Amanda first saw the 1930s Spanish Mediterranean–style house that would become her family home, she was awestruck. “My jaw was dropped the whole time we toured it,” amandarivera___hi recalls of her and husband Luke’s first visit to the home. “A lot of the original details were preserved, like beautiful vaulted ceilings, arched doorways, and latches on the doors.” Then when Amanda found out the home had an artist studio, she was sold. A ceramicist, Amanda leads mother_of_god_ceramics with her artistic partner Diana Welch. “The studio wasn’t part of the real estate listing, so it was a really nice surprise,” says Amanda. She and Luke lived in the house for a few years before deciding to renovate its cramped kitchen and a too-small bathroom upstairs. Working with local architect murray_legge, Amanda added handcrafted details that complement what she loved about the home in the first place. “Amanda has a great design sense, which we noticed immediately,” says Legge. “She has a really ...