Good interiors begin long before the furniture arrives.

Lindsay Pennington Inc. has extensive experience with residential renovation and construction, from a single room or focused remodel to substantial whole-house projects and new construction. We are as comfortable working through the practical realities of a building project as we are considering how the finished rooms will look and feel.

Our involvement is tailored to the project. We may rethink a kitchen or bathroom within an existing footprint, reconfigure rooms to work better for the people who live in them, or collaborate with an architect and contractor on a project that touches nearly every part of a house. We are accustomed to entering at different stages and understanding what is needed from us.

From drawing to job site.

Renovation requires hundreds of decisions, many of which will never be apparent in a finished photograph. We develop space plans and interior elevations; design kitchens, bathrooms and custom millwork; and specify lighting, plumbing, hardware, stone, tile, finishes and other architectural elements.

We review drawings, samples and details as the work develops and remain involved during construction. That means answering questions from the field, resolving unforeseen conditions, working through changes and coordinating with the people responsible for making the work.

Experience matters here. A drawing is the beginning of a conversation between design and construction, not the end of one.

Working together.

We regularly collaborate with architects, general contractors, landscape designers, craftspeople, fabricators and specialty trades. Sometimes a team is already in place when we join a project; sometimes we help a client assemble one.

Our role is to advocate for the interiors while participating constructively in the larger project. We understand that design decisions exist alongside budgets, schedules, existing conditions and the practical requirements of construction. Good collaboration does not diminish a point of view; it is often what makes it possible to execute one well.

Old houses. New houses. And the ones in between.

Every house presents a different set of questions. We have worked in historic Los Angeles residences, more recent construction and entirely new homes. Some projects call for restraint and respect for what is already there. Others provide an opportunity to reconsider the architecture more substantially.

We don't begin with a prescribed house style. The architecture, the setting and—most importantly—the people who will live there give us somewhere more interesting to begin.

Through the last detail.

Our work doesn't end when construction does. Furnishings, textiles, lighting, art and objects are considered as part of the same interior rather than as decoration applied afterward.

That continuity is important to us. The decisions made early in a renovation affect what can happen much later, and the reverse is also true. We want to understand where the furniture will go while we're thinking about an electrical plan, and how someone will use a room while we're drawing its cabinetry.

The goal is not simply a well-built house or a beautiful room. It is a home in which those things have been considered together.