--- title: "MAX KING • CALIFORNIA — Interior Designers & Decorators | Houzz" canonical_html_url: https://www.houzz.com/professionals/interior-designers-and-decorators/max-king-california-pfvwus-pf~310629546 markdown_url: https://www.houzz.com/md/professionals/pf~310629546.md entity_type: LocalBusiness business_name: "MAX KING • CALIFORNIA" category: ["Interior Designers & Decorators"] image: https://st.hzcdn.com/fimgs/38b3284c00266d6a_8229-w400-h400-b0-p0--.jpg address: "812 Foothill Road, Beverly Hills, California 90210, United States" latitude: 34.0901 longitude: -118.4065 phone: "(805) 794-8850" website: http://maxkingondesign@blogspot.com rating: 0 review_count: 0 last_updated: 2026-09-07 --- # MAX KING • CALIFORNIA Original Houzz profile: [MAX KING • CALIFORNIA](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/interior-designers-and-decorators/max-king-california-pfvwus-pf~310629546) ## Professional summary - **Primary category:** Interior Designers & Decorators - **Location:** Beverly Hills, CA - **Serves:** California, Connecticut, New York - **Houzz rating:** 0.0 out of 5 (0 reviews) ## About ### Houzz Badges - 25 Ideabook Saves ### Services Provided - Interior design - architectural consulting - garden design ### Areas Served - California - Connecticut - New York ## Business Details | Field | Value | | --- | --- | | Business Name | MAX KING • CALIFORNIA | | Address | 812 Foothill Road, Beverly Hills, California 90210, United States | | Phone | (805) 794-8850 | | Website | http://maxkingondesign@blogspot.com | ## Contact - **Houzz profile:** [MAX KING • CALIFORNIA](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/interior-designers-and-decorators/max-king-california-pfvwus-pf~310629546) - **Website:** http://maxkingondesign@blogspot.com - **Phone:** (805) 794-8850 ## Credentials **Certifications & Awards** - Traditional Home Magazine 1997 Designer of the Year Award ## Selected projects - [Olive Avenue Coronado Island](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/olive-avenue-coronado-island-pj-vj~5571105) - Location: Coronado, CA - Photos: 1 - [Hollyline main bath](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/hollyline-main-bath-pj-vj~853797) - Location: Los Angeles, California - Photos: 2 - Description: These are computer-generated images of the proposed new bath. - [Blairden — A Cabinet of Curiosities in a Connecticut Barn](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/blairden-a-cabinet-of-curiosities-in-a-connecticut-barn-pj-vj~300896) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 27 - Description: An early 19th century converted barn in Fairfield County, Connecticut, moves into the 21st Century with a new look and a collection of curiosities drawn from just about everywhere. - ["MONTANARO" San Luis Obispo, California](https://www.houzz.com/hznb/projects/montanaro-san-luis-obispo-california-pj-vj~667239) - Location: Not specified - Photos: 13 [See all 4 projects](https://www.houzz.com/professionals/interior-designers-and-decorators/max-king-california-pfvwus-pf~310629546) ## Ideabooks - [Olive Avenue Coronado Island](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/110201462/list/olive-avenue-coronado-island) — 18 ideas - [Portfolio](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/65904272/list/portfolio) — 36 ideas - [Hollyline](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/108843556/list/hollyline) — 2 ideas [See all 3 ideabooks](https://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/users/maxkingmanhattan) ## Community Q&A **Q: Need help with my Kitchen & Dining room remodel!** *(in Design Dilemma)* Hi All, I am in the process of preparing to remodel my kitchen and dining room. I am debating between two options for the new layout: 1.) Keep the area open and is and replace the cabinets and flooring. Keep the island in the middle. 2.) Put in some sort of half wall to separate and define the dining room. On the kitchen side the half wall would have a counter top and cabinets. The kitchen island would be removed. This presents a little design challenge as there is an entry door on one wall. I would like to keep the granite if possible as it is very new. I am ok with keeping the cabinet and appliance layout is if I can re-use the granite. I would love to hear any ideas or suggestions even if they are completely different from mine. Also, if anyone can share any well priced sources for quality cabinets that can be installed by the DIY homeowner I would appreciate that too. Thanks in advance! A: You didn't say you were doing this on a shoestring, so... Looking at the BIGGER PICTURE: 1\. Yes, do the radiant heating in the floor of both kitchen and dining room, which would allow you to a) lose the baseboard heaters and b) install French doors or a bay window. A bench in a bay could provide some of the dining seating. 2\. Lose all the black everywhere, including the island, which seems to be just a breakfast bar and some storage—no cooking or preparation or cleaning functions. 3\. Install a new island with the cooktop and a small prep sink in it (if drainage is accessible) and a big hood over it (vent it thru the floor if you can't vent overhead.) Keep the space between the island and the main sink fairly narrow—you want to be able to throw a pan in the sink without taking more than a step or two. 4\. Install a counter-depth refrigerator where the range is now. 5\. Install a counter-depth (or shallower) double-door pantry where the refrigerator is now. Have racks on the insides of the doors for spices, etc. 6\. Install wall ovens and a microwave on the wall on the right in the main photo. Install one of the new drawer dishwashers (they are a godsend.) 7\. Replace the cabinets (IKEA makes excellent ones): use only drawers below the countertop and take the uppers to the ceiling. I did this in my own kitchen and added an outsized crown moulding and vintage pulls in place of what was on the cabinets and it looks totally custom. Take all the uppers to the ceiling and tie them into crown moulding you'll run around both rooms. COSMETICS 8\. Lose all the varnished wood trim everywhere; paint it the wall color—remove the chair rail entirely. 9\. New recessed lighting in the kitchen; new hanging fixture over the table, which is... 10\. centered in the room. Use one of those new counter or bar-height tables and barstools if you want go more contemporary. 11\. Place a Welsh dresser or hutch on one of the side wall of the dining area. 12\. Before you do anything, go thru your cupboards and drawers and throw out anything you haven't used for a year (excluding Thanksgiving.) Buy yourself a new set of pots and pans. Now you can tailor your new storage to house what you actually use daily. 13\. Did I mention lose all the black? Best of luck. **Q: Need help with door color** *(in Design Dilemma)* I have a colonial with a weird yellow color for the siding,green shutters and a brown roof. Black shutters will replace the existing shutters and I will get bigger lantern style lights by the door. Any help with the door color would be much appreciated. Please excuse the landscaping, it will be replaced this fall. Also, wanted to note that behind the massive shrub is white wooden railing which is now exposed because we have ripped out all the old landscaping. A: Forget the fake shutters—nothing looks fake-er than shutters that are not wide enough to cover the window if they were actually "shut". Save yourself the aggravation and paint the house a color you like (look at "traditional colors" in most paint lines.) Face it, you're never going to be happy with the "weird yellow", regardless of what you do in attempts to mitigate it by adding other colors. I'd go with something much darker and pop the door off that. It would be great if you could run another flight of steps up to the landing from the left side. Btw, I miss the hedge that screened the foundation (it's gone from the later photos.) Make the lanterns very large-scale. See attached photos of a Connecticut farmhouse from which fake shutters were removed, the body of the house and all the trim painted a rich, warmish gray, and the door flanked with the biggest pair of porch lanterns in all of New England. --- *Source: Houzz professional profile. Reflects the profile as of 2026-09-07.*