In 2020, Mandy Moore and her musician husband Taylor Goldsmith purchased their dream home in Altadena, California, as a household of two, hiring a group to start renovating the romantic Spanish Colonial Revival property and replace its Thirties appeal. In 2023, as a household of 4, with one other child on the means, they moved in and started residing their new life in Altadena’s enclave of historic structure, mountain views and small-town appeal.
Now, as a household of 5, they are rebuilding the home they love after it was nearly irreparably broken in the devastating Los Angeles wildfires final yr. Moore charts their journey in the March 2026 subject of Architectural Digest, devoted to Los Angeles.
The lengthy course of course of continues to be ongoing. Their essential home has been accomplished as soon as once more, whereas Goldsmith’s yard music studio and a further guesthouse are nonetheless below building. (Goldsmith is the frontman of the LA folks rock band Dawes). Many of the rooms are embellished with a mix of earthy tones and decor with Seventies flare, comparable to curvilinear furnishings, olive inexperienced accents and checkerboard rug in their front room, whereas their youngsters’s rooms present a way of light escapism, like their sons’ dreamy sky-blue room with built-in bunk beds.
“We wanted the house to age gracefully with the family,” Moore advised AD. “That had a lot to do with the colors we chose — softer, richer, more playful.”
Their home is the joint effort of architect Emily Farnham, inside designer Sarah Sherman Samuel, and the panorama design agency Terremoto.
“Mandy wanted color and pattern and soft edges. Her taste is sophisticated but playful. They’re both so creative. I like to say it’s a very grown-up house but with a little sparkle,” Samuel advised the journal. “They let us run, creatively.”
Moore recalled to AD the January evening she and Goldsmith needed to evacuate — as the Eaton hearth neared their neighborhood, they drove their three youngsters, three cats and canine via the wildfire-stricken space to a good friend’s home. They initially believed their home had burned down, however the construction remained intact. They lost most of their belongings as a consequence of smoke injury, nevertheless, and Goldsmith’s total music studio — together with his assortment of classic devices — have been gone. They have been fortunate to be spared the worst, and Moore describes the shock of seeing their group for the first time in the wake of the fires.
“It was gutting to be up here before the lots were cleared and you saw the degree of the loss,” Moore mentioned. “I wondered how we were ever going to go back. But I think because there are pockets that are untouched, and so much rebuilding is happening in patches around town, it’s clear that people still want to be here.”
Moore and Goldsmith started rebuilding with their collaborators about 4 months after the fires. Farnham advised AD that “everyone was in shock for a while,” and that she knew they would name when they have been prepared.
It was unattainable to recreate the very same home piece by piece, however with every thing in the home catalogued by Samuel, they received shut.
“We found some new fabrics and rugs to change that up, and similar replacements for vintage pieces that we lost,” she defined. “But everything else remained the same.”
As Moore and Goldsmith proceed work on their property, they’ve additionally seen their neighbors return and make progress, too. Moore says there’s an “undefeatable spirit” throughout the wider metropolis.
“People love to dog LA for every reason, and some of it is warranted. But when push comes to shove, people show up for their neighbors,” she mentioned. “I don’t think that was ever more evident than during the fires.”
With the launch of the newest version of the journal, AD’s editor in chief Amy Astley unveiled the launch of a brand new fundraising initiative, Design Making a Difference, partnering with Habitat for Humanity and the Foothill Catalog Foundation, to assist rebuild properties lost in the fires. The subject additionally incorporates a information to the metropolis with suggestions from well-known Angelinos together with Kristen Stewart — the subject’s cowl star — Lisa Kudrow and Noah Wyle. “It’s a personal tour with a lot of heart,” wrote Astley in her editor’s be aware.