Pacific Palisades

When Jeremiah Brent first stepped into his clients’ Malibu, California, condo, he fell in love with its 180-degree ocean view. Inspired by the home’s surroundings, he imagined transforming the outmoded three-bedroom apartment into an airy oasis with clean lines and a cool, neutral palette. But the space, constructed in the 1950s, hadn’t been renovated since the ‘70s. “It desperately needed to be deconstructed and reconstructed,” he explains, “so that it could seem as open and happy as its new inhabitants.