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Tour Creative Director Brady Tolbert's Neutral, Modern Los Angeles Home

June 26, 2024

Los Angeles creative director Brady Tolbert shares a look inside his neutral, boutique-meets-treehouse inspired home and talks tips on how to make vintage furniture work in the most modern of spaces.

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Photo: Marcus Meisler. From: HGTV Handmade.

Nurturing the Natural

It's not every day that you stumble upon a modern Los Angeles home that gives off pure life-in-a-treehouse vibes, but that’s exactly the type of home interior designer and Bobby Berk creative director Brady Tolbert carefully curated. "When we first moved in, we were trying to figure out what kind of house this was," Brady says. "And it inherently just felt like a treehouse. You really are amongst the trees, just nestled in nature. And the house itself feels like this storied, character-filled space that we just really have grown to love."

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Photo: Marcus Meisler. From: HGTV Handmade.

Amongst the Trees

Brady and his partner Jason, a private chef, enjoy entertaining and lounging in their spacious living room with giant floor-to-ceiling windows. "You feel like you’re outside while you're inside," Brady says. "You look out over the tops of the trees and it’s such a magical place. It just feels like this huge, open and bright, inviting space to be in."

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Photo: Marcus Meisler. From: HGTV Handmade.

White Linen Sofa

"One of my favorite parts of this room is this massive sofa," Brady says. "It’s like a 17-foot sofa and it's so comfortable. I also love that we can have friends over and everybody can just hang out and chill here and not feel like you're on top of each other." Entertaining with a white linen sofa may sound crazy, but Brady has a hack for that. "I [chose] a rough linen so that we can take the covers off, throw them in the wash and not have to worry about somebody spilling on it. Accidents happen and it's totally fine."

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Photo: Marcus Meisler. From: HGTV Handmade.

Tenured With Textiles

Brady’s tenure in interior design stretches from architecture school to a Frank Gehry internship, a Beverly Hills designer in job LA to curating spaces alongside HGTV designer and stylist Emily Henderson. "I physically thought through and touched every single piece in here, whether that means that I made it over, that I DIYed it, or that I brought it from somewhere," Brady says. "And I've tried to curate [the home] to feel like it isn't just a copy-and-paste moment from somewhere else. It’s truly unique and it feels homemade and handmade."

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