The Most Enviable Home Tours of 2023

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The Most Enviable Home Tours of 2023

December 27, 2023

In a year of truly enviable interiors, there are a select few we can’t seem to get off our minds. From an architectural icon in our beloved Brentwood to an idyllic coastal home in the Pacific Northwest, these are the spaces we’d gladly go back to. So whether you’re leisurely reading or eagerly seeking interior design ideas, read on—inspiration is merely a home tour away.

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The Most Enviable Home Tours of 2023

A Timeless Birmingham Abode

For designer Betsy Brown, luxury is worth next to nothing if not aligned with a feeling of home. What she’s after is authenticity—a sense of what resonates and a trust that what’s truest to you will feel inherently timeless. For her most recent client, this looked a lot like warm neutrals and vintage accents—and felt exactly like a space built for true family comfort.

A bright, airy living room with tall ceilings, large windows, white walls, and light wood beams invites you in. Neutral-toned furniture and a cozy fireplace on the left create a welcoming space perfect for inspiring home tours.

a primary bedroom with a taupe coverlet and an accent chair next to a stone mantle

A modern bathroom, featured in stylish home tours, with a large window, beige curtains, a white freestanding bathtub, wooden stool, light wood vanity topped with flowers, and a framed mirror with a golden wall sconce above.

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Modern kitchen with light wood cabinets, a built-in oven and stove, matte black fixtures, pendant lights, and decorative vases on an upper shelf—perfect for inspiring home tours. A large window fills the space with natural light.

An Iconic Palm Springs Oasis

In the heart of La Quinta’s most coveted neighborhood, this desert home from the siblings-led team at Lucas Interior is a welcome oasis in more ways than one. With a distinct Palm Desert meets Japanese-inspired minimalism—plus a perfectly subtle nod to a Sinatra-esque yesteryear—it’s breathtaking, moody, and entirely inviting.

A minimalist bathroom perfect for home tours, featuring a wooden soaking tub by a large window, a small round table with a candle, slatted wood screen, and views of green trees outside as natural light fills the serene space.

Modern home with floor-to-ceiling glass doors opens to a bedroom and outdoor seating area, both overlooking a sleek, reflective pool surrounded by greenery. Perfect for inspiring home tours, natural light fills the serene, minimalist space.

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A Pristine Beach House on the Oregon Coast

With a well-honed eye, designer Anne McDonald finds the freedom to play within the construct of time-honored interior principles—and the result is timeless and captivating without fail. Case in point: this vintage-inspired beach house on the Oregon coast. Perfectly refined yet bursting with character at every turn, it’s the definition of an interior we’d love to get lost in.

a living room with a taupe couch and two brown leather accent chairs with a stone coffee table

an hallway with a wood bench and a vintage runner rug

a wooden desk with a wood desk chair overlooking a view of the ocean

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Modern kitchen with light wood cabinets, a large island with four black stools, a ceramic vase with branches, and large windows let in natural light and serene views—perfect for inspiring home tours.

A California-Infused Studio City Home

Tucked away in the tree-lined streets of one of San Fernando Valley’s most covetable neighborhoods sits a breathtaking abode by Diaz + Alexander Studio and Anastasia Ratia with interior styling by the Platform Experiment. With a mix of contemporary fixtures, bespoke finishes, and design choices in ode to the region itself, the space is both magnificent and quaint in nature.

a dining room with a striped area rug and a wood dining table and wooden dining chairs next to a boucle sofa

a hallway with two accent chairs and a vintage rug leading to a floor to ceiling window

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An Architectural Brentwood Icon

With a contemporary eye and due reverence to the classics, the team at Ome Dezin, in collaboration with O’Connor Estates and staged by Tessa Neustadt, ushered an iconic Brentwood estate into its new era. The result? An alluring space in which mid-century leans a bit more modern and bespoke details meld with grounding natural elements in virtually seamless form.