Mariya Levy and Laurie Scovotti have long dreamed of this home. Well, not this particular one, but whenever the women would catch up (because their husbands, both named Matt, are childhood best friends), they would discuss Scovotti, an interior designer, one day decorating Mariya and Matt’s forever home.
The vision came to fruition in 2019, when the Levys purchased a new build in Manhattan Beach, California, and tasked Scovotti (remotely from New York) with making it feel like them.
“They wanted the home to be colorful, more traditional than is typical of that area of California, and family friendly,” says Scovotti, who adds that Mariya’s attention to detail and frequent communication helped her design from afar—and in just three months, before the Levys’ third child was born. The home offered…