Tucked away in a far corner of the home and overlooking the back porch and courtyard, the family room demands attention, not only for the choice of retro furnishings and a formal gas fireplace but for the room’s focal point; it’s an eye-popping piece of modern art Dream Home house planner Jack Thomasson and interior designer Linda Woodrum discovered in San Francisco. “We always knew coming in the front door that the space above the fireplace was the big WOW of the home, so we really had to find the perfect piece of art to bring it all together and make it work,” Linda explains.

The mixed-media painting, "On Being Mortal Part One" by Anthony May, serves as the room’s unifying ingredient. “When we saw the painting, it was that perfect moment when it all comes together,” Linda recalls. “That is definitely the moment you work for when you are on a project for a year.”

The room’s striking Heat & Glo gas fireplace features a honed Absolute granite surround and a deep Victorian-style mantel. On cool Sonoma nights, warmth and ambiance are only a remote-control click away.

The family space is illuminated by industrial-style floor lamps dressed with whipstitched vellum shades. Light fixtures and accessories found throughout the house share the shades’ boxy shape.