living room
The living room is an extremely comfortable space for lounging with a large leather couch and two matching armchairs. There is a fireplace and 60" plasma TV with cable and DVD player. The windows look out onto the lush back gardens and the remaining furnishings add to the grace of this room.

dining room
The dining room at Casa Ladera is perfect for a sit-down dinner for 8+ or an beautiful buffet setting. The dining table is a solid mahogany converted square piano with matching balloon-back Victorian chairs. Peeking through the window are windswept junipers and the room is adorned with a crystal chandelier and paired sconces.

lanai
The lanai of the Casa is the heart of the house floor plan. It is central to the living room, dining room, kitchen, stairway to the lower level, hall to the bedrooms, and upper level patio. It is complete with a large filtered skylight and a Mexican saltillo tile floor.

kitchen
The kitchen, with its cobalt blue tiled counters and copper backsplash, is a desirable environment in which to prepare culinary delights. With a separate door to the patio, this kitchen design lends itself to catering and patio entertaining. It is stocked with an extensive array of kitchenware, a full-sized microwave, refridgerator, large dishwasher, electric oven and a four burner gas cooktop.

upper patio
Both the central hall and kitchen open onto the upper patio which is enclosed with rose bushes, stucco walls, trees, and a plethora of potted plantings. With a large redwood dining table and chairs, and bamboo settee, the patio is a place to relax, listen to the birds, dine and entertain guests. Here, too, there is a chimineria and a firepit to ward off the chill of an evening.

master bedroom
The master bedroom boasts a marvelous view of the lower terrace and gardens, and its own bath with shower only. The king-size mattress is of superior quality and there is plenty of storage in the dressers and closet. Appointed with antique tapestries, Queen Anne highboy and LCD TV, this is the place to relax after a long day of La Jolla exploration.

second bedroom
The second bedroom also looks out onto the lower terrace and lush gardens. It is furnished with a queen-size double spool bed, Japanese woodcuts and prints, an LCD TV and is home to the Casa's library. Occupants share a full bath with the third bedroom just at the end of the bedroom hall.

third bedroom
The third bedroom, adjacent to the shared full bath, is furnished with two twin beds. Known to some as "the yellow bedroom" this room is favored by the kids as it is the most removed from the house proper being at the end of the bedroom hall. It, too, has superior quality mattresses and an LCD TV.

lower terrace & gardens
The terrace and gardens behind Casa Ladera are the home's hidden jewels. Designed and landscaped by the owner, these create a magical and ethereal experience any time of the day or night. The secluded brick terrace, dappled with a canopy of lush trees, comfortably accommodates a large grouping or a lone seeker of peace and tranquility.