Known throughout the community as “The Pink House,” this charming Dover Shores dwelling is located in Newport Beach’s coveted Hampton Court cul-de-sac.
Photography: Ryan Garvin Photography Interior Designer: Wendi Young Design Landscape Designer: Chelsea Corinne Studio Builder: Spinnaker Development
The stately 7,000-square-foot, two-story residence has six bedrooms and five bathrooms and sits on .33 acres. Additional areas include a formal dining room, wet bar, spacious kitchen, multiple lounge spaces, playroom, private study, pool, three-car garage and a putting green.
Initially built in 1994, the home’s Colonial Revival exterior was designed to look decades older.
“Honestly, this one does not really fit into the local program,” Mike Close, owner and founder of Spinnaker Development, says. “It looks like it fell out of the South, with its Charleston Colonial design, which is so highly unique for this area, and why this project has garnered so much attention. The original home was pink and beloved by many, so we chose not to change that color scheme due to its history.”
After spending years searching with Close for their forever home, the clients realized they had found a gem.
“When I first toured this home, it reminded me of the one I grew up in,” Close remarks. “And when we toured the property together, we all had that shared feeling of belonging. I recall saying, ‘This is the one. We can do damage here, my friend.'”
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Photography: Ryan Garvin Photography Interior Designer: Wendi Young Design Landscape Designer: Chelsea Corinne Studio Builder: Spinnaker Development
Not a single detail was missed during the restoration process, allowing the developer and his team to preserve as much of the home’s roots as possible.
With the help of Wendi Young, founder of Wendi Young Design, a refined yet playful color palette marked by varying hues of pink and green with splashes of earth tones laid the foundation for the home’s aesthetic. Every inch of the residence is thoughtfully designed, from paint and wallpaper selections to its textural furnishings and artwork.
In collaboration with Chelsea Edmonston, founder of Chelsea Corinne Studio, Young masterfully brought the home’s interior flair to the exterior, adding decorative shutters in a contrasting green to accent the pink facade and milky-colored millwork.
The kitchen is best described as cozy, vintage and functional. Original features include a reworked brick-clad fireplace, the room’s center point, and vintage black-and-white checkered marble flooring. After being repolished and restored, the flooring was patchworked back into the kitchen to accommodate the new layout, and it was installed in several bathrooms to create visual cohesion.
The design team also preserved a rare, vintage commercial Wolf gas range and oven by fully rebuilding it and finishing it with powder coating. Above the range, Taj Mahal quartzite was chosen for the backsplash and countertops, and a sizeable kitchen island was installed. The cabinetry is a deep sage green, keeping with the home’s color palette.
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Photography: Ryan Garvin Photography Interior Designer: Wendi Young Design Landscape Designer: Chelsea Corinne Studio Builder: Spinnaker Development
“Wendi and the client designed a very inviting breakfast banquet, custom-built and upholstered,” Close says. “The banquet is surrounded by large architectural windows, offering a great backyard view and adding an enormous amount of natural light.”
The landscape includes well-manicured hedges and towering, decades-old trees that provide optimal shade and privacy. An outdoor oasis in the backyard, with five-star resort-style amenities, consists of a modern, conventional pool with an automated cover, Baja tanning shelf and integrated water features, spa, outdoor kitchen, pool bath and shower.
The backyard’s social hub, a cabana designed by Chelsea Corinne Studio, is the ideal space to enjoy alfresco living. It has a permanent roof structure and includes comfortable seating, a flat-screen TV, a fireplace and flush-mounted heaters.
“It’s pretty fun taking my family over for barbecues and pool parties after the project’s completion,” Close admits. He credits the clients and his team for making the renovation—a dream project—possible.
“It was the clients’ first home purchase and construction project,” Close points out. “This can be very daunting for most. It was put on high octane very quickly, and the trust and confidence the entire team provided us was massive. It was one of the more rewarding projects I’ve been associated with in many years.”
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