SERENO CANYON
The Scope
Project Name: Sereno Canyon
Type: Full Home Furnishings
Location: Scottsdale, Arizona
California Casual + Modern Family-Friendly
Bright, open, and approachable, this home blends California casual style with modern design sensibility. Featuring a warm palette, inviting layout, and playful light fixtures, it’s designed for laid-back family living with style.
We believe your home should make you feel your bravest, boldest self and also be a refugee that feels familiar and nurturing.
INSPIRATION
To craft a unique and inviting home that offers both comfort and a friendly environment for their children.
CONCEPT
This residence showcases a predominantly neutral color scheme, complemented by clean lines and minimalist furnishings that are suitable for children. To infuse a sense of uniqueness, we incorporated an abundance of texture and custom draperies, resulting in a truly captivating home.
Like what you see?
Sereno Canyon is a full home furnishing project in Scottsdale, Arizona, designed for a family with young children who wanted their home to feel welcoming, livable, and genuinely stylish. The scope covered the living room, dining room, kitchen, primary bedroom, and office.
The design direction was California Casual meets modern family living. That meant a warm neutral palette, clean-lined furnishings, layered textures that add visual interest without complicating the space, and custom drapery throughout to bring each room together. The home is designed to work for kids and for guests, which requires a different kind of selection process than a home without children.
Performance fabrics and durable finishes were woven into every decision here. Rugs that handle foot traffic. Sofas that hold up to daily use. Fabrics that clean easily. None of that required sacrificing the look. The point is to make the home beautiful and functional at the same time, so you’re not constantly managing around it.
Sereno Canyon is one of North Scottsdale’s newer master-planned communities, and the homes there tend to have open, light-filled floor plans. This project took advantage of that natural light by keeping the palette bright and airy, using texture and layering to add depth rather than relying on color to do that work.
The custom draperies were one of the standout elements of this project. Floor-to-ceiling drapery transforms a room, and at Sereno Canyon it was used throughout the main living areas to add softness, height, and a sense of finish that pulls everything together.
If you are building or moving into a new home in Scottsdale and want a furnishings experience that covers everything from layout planning through final styling, Living with Lolo offers full-service interior design.
Client Testimonial
“My family and I built a home and hired Lauren to help with all the furniture and interior finishes. We wanted our home to feel warm and open but we still wanted to be able to ‘live’ in it. … My favorites are the custom drapery and all of our light fixtures. When people come over, that’s the first thing they notice!”
Design Goals
- Create a full home furnishings scheme for the living room, dining room, kitchen, primary bedroom, and office that blends California Casual style with modern family living.
- Take advantage of Sereno Canyon's bright, light-filled floor plan with a warm neutral palette and playful light fixtures.
- Make the home feel welcoming, livable, and genuinely stylish for a family with young children, not simply child-proofed.
Design Challenges
- Select furnishings and finishes durable enough for kids and guests without looking overly practical.
- Balance style with livability so the homeowners are not constantly managing or protecting the space.
- Use texture and layering, rather than color, to add visual depth in a predominantly neutral scheme.
- Execute custom, floor-to-ceiling drapery throughout the main living areas for softness, height, and finish.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is Living with Lolo a licensed general contractor in Arizona?
Yes. Living with Lolo holds an active Arizona General Contractor license (ROC #347577) and Lauren Lerner oversees design and construction under one roof. For a full home furnishings project like Sereno Canyon, that licensing matters even without structural work, since it means the same team that designs a space can also execute any built-in or millwork changes without bringing in a separate contractor.
What areas does Living with Lolo serve?
Living with Lolo serves Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Arcadia, and the greater Phoenix metro area, including newer master-planned communities like Sereno Canyon in North Scottsdale. Most clients are full-time residents, though the team also furnishes second homes and out-of-state moves with the same process.
What is California Casual + Modern Family-Friendly design?
It is a design direction that pairs a relaxed, light-filled California Casual palette with furnishings and layouts durable enough for everyday family life. At Sereno Canyon, that meant a warm neutral color scheme, clean-lined furniture, and custom drapery, all selected to hold up to kids and guests without looking utilitarian.
What does a full home furnishings project include?
A full home furnishings project covers every occupied room, in this case the living room, dining room, kitchen, primary bedroom, and office, and includes furniture selection, custom drapery, lighting, layout planning, and installation. Living with Lolo manages the entire process from initial concept through final styling.
How do you design a home that works for both style and young children?
The approach is choosing pieces and finishes that read as stylish first but are practical enough not to require constant upkeep, rather than visibly child-proofing a space. At Sereno Canyon that meant minimalist furnishings suitable for children, layered texture instead of high-maintenance color, and durable custom drapery instead of delicate window treatments.
How long does a full home furnishings project typically take?
Most full home furnishings projects take 3 to 6 months from initial design to final installation, depending on furniture lead times and the number of rooms involved. Custom pieces like drapery typically add several weeks to the timeline but are worth the wait for the finished look.
Lauren Lerner
Principal Designer, Living with Lolo
Lauren Lerner is a luxury interior designer based in Scottsdale, AZ and the founder of Living with Lolo. Named Phoenix Magazine Best Interior Design 2024, 2025, and 2026. Her work has been featured in Architectural Digest, House Beautiful, Vogue, Martha Stewart Living, The Wall Street Journal, and GQ. She holds an active Arizona General Contractor license (ROC #347577) and specializes in high-end residential design across Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, Arcadia, and the greater Phoenix metro area.
Ready for Your Own Transformation? Whether you’re in Scottsdale, Paradise Valley, or beyond, we design with heart, function, and high style. Book your free consultation today and let’s bring your vision to life.
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Location
Scottsdale, AZ
Style
California Casual + Modern Family-Friendly
Scope
Full Home Furnishings
A full home furnishings project in Scottsdale, AZ by Living with Lolo, led by principal designer Lauren Lerner. Designed by Lauren Lerner, licensed interior designer and GC (ROC #347577).
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