Modern living in a Spanish revival style home

The front entrance to Casa de Mi Sueño, a 1930s-era Mt. Washington Spanish Adobe restored and updated by husband and wife owners Peter Luttrell and Stephanie White.   (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times )

The designer of the Mt. Washington home updated the kitchen space by adding stainless steel appliances and other touches.   (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times)

The living room fireplace. The hearth riser is made of tile from Handcraft Tile Co. (original to home). The hearth is clay tile from the San Valle Clay Roof Tile Co. (original to home). The firebox bricks are from Los Angeles Brick Co. (original to home). A custom copper trim replaces the damaged original. The undermantle is reclaimed Batchelder tile (added by current owner).

Designer Deirdre Doherty stands in the dining area of the home she updated.   (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times )

A peephole original to the home depicts bears and poppies.

Lucas Luttrell, not quite 2, and Osler the Rhodesian Ridgeback hang out at the entrance to their Mt. Washington home. Hand-painted vintage Mexican tiles line the entry.

The wall beside an upstairs bathroom is lined with images of dogs.

Owners Peter Luttrell and and Stephanie White hang out with Osler on the reconstructed front patio made of Arto brick and tile.

Family time with Stephanie White, Osler the Rhodesian Ridgeback, little Lucas Luttrell and Peter Luttrell.

Designer Deirdre Doherty at the bottom of a sprial staircase restored to its original form inside Casa de Mi Sueno.

The downstairs master bedroom features original beams, tile and a handcrafted door opening to a spiral staircase.

The master bedroom features a fireplace restored by current owner. The undermantles is custom tile from California Pottery and Tile Works.

An original beamed ceiling is reflected in a small dining room bar designed by Doherty inside the Mt. Washington home.   (Robert Gauthier / Los Angeles Times )

A view of the backyard. The original owners were Sophie Cubbison (of Mrs. Cubbison’s stuffing mix fame) and her husband, Harry.