Construction Diary: A Midcentury Ranch in L.A. Becomes a Young Family’s Japandi Dream Home

Working Holiday Studio’s Carlos Naude and Whitney Brown strike out to transform a lackluster house during the pandemic.
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Carlos Naude and Whitney Brown, the couple behind Working Holiday Studio, are no strangers to turning humdrum spaces into Instagram-ready getaways and dream homes. After their recent successes, the creative duo geared up for their next project—this time, the renovation of their own residence in Woodland Hills, California, a suburb of Los Angeles.

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