Inside a Charming 1,050-Square-Foot Bungalow in Los Angeles

Eden climbing roses soften the terra-cotta front porch in Chris Barrett's 1929 bungalow in Brentwood. Chris Barrett designed the oak front door "to look as if it had always been there."

A vintage embroidered pillow from Maison au Naturel on Barrett's custom curved sofa.

An Ikea flokati on the 1950s lounger by the living room fireplace is a plush perch for Bob.

In a sunlit end of the living room, a rosewood Tansu chest with gold paper-covered sliders is a visual anchor — and provides a touch of glamour.

Floor-to-ceiling bookcases give depth to the dining room — office-library; artfully arranged objects on the shelves engage the eye. "You need air around things — give them room to breathe," Barrett says. A Danish Baroque desk doubles as a dining table (and a hangout for dachshund Frankie). The mesh lantern from Hollyhock and 19th-century bamboo-turned Windsor chairs add a chinoiserie accent.

Barrett found the tall 1860s Czech table, with beautifully-turned legs, at J.F. Chen. It works perfectly in a space that was "too small for a dining table and too big to have nothing," Barrett says, serving as both breakfast island and buffet for dining on the terrace outside the French doors.

Shelves — instead of wall cabinets — help the small kitchen feel open and give Barrett a place to display shapely pitchers and small-scale paintings. The pale Calacatta Gold marble counter complements white field tiles from Waterworks.

A vintage Lane nightstand on a Moroccan rug from Anthropologie flanks a Barrett-designed headboard in white denim.

A Spanish headboard and 19th-century dresser chair give the 8-by-12-foot guest room antiquarian personality.

For the pillows on her terrace daybed, Barrett designed outdoor fabrics inspired by vintage wallpaper and textiles; her fabrics are available at Thomas Lavin.

Paola Lenti's Float lounge chairs in hot pink draw the eye down the hill to the lower level of the garden.