Black Gables Give a Filmmaker’s Venice Beach Home a Dramatic Edge
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After chasing various creative pursuits in New York City and London, Emily and Gui Borchert were ready to settle down and start a family. The marketing professional and the filmmaker dreamed of a quiet, perpetually sunny neighborhood, which brought them to Venice Beach, California, in 2013.
Initially, they rented a "small and sweet" Spanish bungalow that had a converted garage in the back and a mature avocado tree to the side. "We had both boys in that house," Emily says, referring to their sons who are now seven and ten. "But as our family started to grow, 900 square feet and one functional closet started to feel very small."
