An architect in Southern California wanted to create a larger home for her family. She was inspired, in part, by West African textiles and a dress she wore as a teenager.

List price: $2.095 millionSize: 1,750 square feet3 beds, 2.5 bathsLand: 3,800 square feet Jon Leafstedt and Oliver Clode’s ...

The home, built in 1906, is a prime example of decorative dark wood features that were popular at the turn of the 20th ...