Keeping it simple: interior designer Michael Lee finds an overdesigned Malibu house and creates a serene, comfortable home using natural materials and neutral colors.

House Beautiful, July, 2005 by Sulcas, Roslyn

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INTERIOR DESIGNER Michael Lee loved the Malibu beach house the minute he saw it.

"It's one of the last houses built on the street," he says, "at a point where it curves, so you have city lights at night instead of a beach view that disappears in the dark." The house stood fifteen feet above the water, clad in white porcelain tile with terraces on both sides and a great deal of architect-designed detail inside.

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"That was the problem," says Lee. "It was a good-looking house, but it was overthought. Everything had curves--even the ...

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Keeping it simple: interior designer Michael Lee finds an overdesigned Malibu house and creates a serene, comfortable home using natural materials and neutral colors.

House Beautiful, July, 2005 by Sulcas, Roslyn

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