Inside the ultimate California casual home

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More about the room: Lined in elegant Gracie hand-painted wallpaper, Sikes keeps the mood light and casual with bamboo window treatments, Belgium linen drapes and a custom built-in bench.

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More about the room: "I love how the outdoors come in and the indoors go out," says Sikes of the potted trees and natural accents in the living room that play up the environment outdoors. "There is a California traditional feel to a Mediterranean façade."

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More about the room: Sikes balances the cream color palette with a blacked-out fireplace and places his prized flea-market find, a large tortoise shell, inside for drama.

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More about the room: The chef-style kitchen features John Rosselli hurricanes, blue-and-white Spode china, Viking appliances and bowls of lemons atop custom marble countertops.

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More about the room: To create the illusion of a canopy bed, Sikes fashioned hanging bars from the ceiling then draped heavy linen and sewed valances. "It's the look without the investment or the weight of a four-poster bed."

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More about the room: Because he spends endless hours here flipping through the magazines to get inspiration for his blog, Sikes created "cozy nooks and corners" with tan ikat fabrics and wicker chairs.

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More about the room: Accented with a balcony looking over the English-style garden, Sikes keeps the room from feeling one note by layering "various patterns and fabrics of pillows," including a needlepoint one sewn by his father. For more decor inspiration, visit Mark Sikes' blog.