branches reaching for the sky, when a new
owner renovated the original home, updating it
to that decade's standards and tastes. And it still
stood strong while the Miceks took the proper-
ty to its current 21st century state. In fact, great
care was taken to work around and accommo-
date future growth of the tree, ensuring that it
will be there for whatever changes a future fam-
ily might have in mind.
Noelle Micek is a talented interior designer,
and this is the second Carmel home she has
remodeled for her family.
"The first was a south of Ocean house we
used as a vacation home, because we lived in
the Bay Area," she says. Both Micek's careers are
structured such that they can live pretty much
wherever they choose—John is in hospitality
consulting, is a partner in boutique winery Red
Our town's famous tree protection
statutes have ensured that this and many
of it its arboreal siblings have survived.
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Noelle Micek's talent for light-filled home design is evident in the delightfully airy home she designed for her own family.
The living room's stained-glass window is one of the few details left from the original home.
