The Flint House in the Linda Vista hills of Pasadena

1395 Inverness Dr · Listed by Teresa Fuller, Compass

The Zonshine Edit

This might be
an obsession.

Some houses are beautiful. The special ones feel alive. After you’ve walked through enough of them, you start to recognize the difference—the original detail that survived every renovation, the strange little choice that gives a room its soul, the way a house seems to know exactly what it is.

These are the houses that spoke to me. They may be my listings or someone else’s, modest or extraordinary. The only requirement is that something about them was impossible to forget.

See the ones that made the edit

The ones that
made the edit.

No ranking. No algorithm. Just the houses that made me stop, and the honest reason why.

Warm, character-filled living room at 232 La Follette Drive in Highland Park 011

Mt. Angelus · Highland Park

232 La Follette Dr

$1,350,000 3 bd 2 ba 1,531 sq ft

“Homestead chic, or maybe turn-of-the-century Vogue, that's the closest I can get to describing this Highland Park house.”

Why it made the edit
Twilight view of the angled green roofline at 19950 Collier St, Woodland Hills 010

Woodland Hills

19950 Collier St

$3,995,000 4 bd 4 ba 3,756 sq ft

“A soaring wood-beamed ceiling over a wall of hand-stacked stone and a floating copper fireplace hood, and it's R.M. Schindler's largest known residential project.”

Why it made the edit
Garden path leading to the Spanish cottage at 3895 Fredonia Drive 009

Cahuenga Pass · Studio City-adjacent

3895 Fredonia Dr

$1,695,000 3 bd 2 ba 2,257 sq ft

“The living room ceiling is still the original 1929 bow-truss wood, and out back there's a hammock strung between two trees over a gravel garden that feels nothing like the city it's ten minutes from.”

Why it made the edit
Hot pink garage door behind cactus and yucca at 2276 Moreno Drive 008

Moreno Highlands · Silver Lake

2276 Moreno Dr

$2,595,000 3 bd 4 ba 2,784 sq ft

“The garage door is painted hot pink, and one floor up there's a loft library looking straight out over the Silver Lake Reservoir toward downtown.”

Why it made the edit
Restored Craftsman at dusk at 1190 N Wilson Avenue 007

Bungalow Heaven · Pasadena

1190 N Wilson Ave

$2,150,000 4 bd 2 ba 1,834 sq ft

“The layout of this house is almost identical to the first one I ever bought, and that's the kind of detail that gets me every time.”

Why it made the edit
Spanish Colonial Revival courtyard at 2666 Aberdeen Avenue 006

Los Feliz · Los Angeles

2666 Aberdeen Ave

$7,495,000 4 bd 4 ba 4,026 sq ft

“I have walked this house with clients, alone, and trailing a whole pack of other agents, and it gets me every single time.”

Why it made the edit
Two mature olive trees framing the entrance at 5114 Cedros Avenue 004

Sherman Oaks

5114 Cedros Ave

$2,995,000 4 bd 4 ba 3,045 sq ft

“Two olive trees old enough to have gnarled trunks flank the front door of a house that’s otherwise built completely new, and somebody clearly fought to keep them.”

Why it made the edit
Fruit-laden citrus tree in a terracotta pot at the entry to 3627 Cody Road 003

Sherman Oaks

3627 Cody Rd

$4,699,000 4 bd 5 ba 3,739 sq ft

“Every room here seems to be arguing over which view is better, the canyon from the living room or the sunset from the primary suite’s own balcony.”

Why it made the edit
Firewood stacked floor to ceiling beside the front door at 1395 Inverness Drive 002

Linda Vista · Pasadena

1395 Inverness Dr

$4,100,000 3 bd 4 ba 3,708 sq ft

“The firewood is stacked into its own wall by the front door, which tells you everything about how seriously this house takes being lived in.”

Why it made the edit
Cactus rising above the courtyard roofline at 2414 4th Avenue 001 Sold

West Adams Terrace · Los Angeles

2414 4th Ave

$1,849,500 4 bd 3 ba 2,560 sq ft

“The courtyard cactus is taller than the roofline, and that’s not even the best reason this one’s on the list.”

Why it made the edit