Years ago, Debra Terrell would hop into her car and drive for hours through the old neighborhoods of Los Angeles – Beverlywood, Hancock Park, Cheviot Hills – gazing at 1920s Spanish Colonial Revival homes. Stately residences with red-clay roofs, wrought-iron detailing and colorful tile work seemed to call out to her, evoking a period when elegant living and superior craftsmanship were the norm in Los Angeles. “My whole life I’ve wanted a 1920s Spanish home,” Terrell says, “but my budget couldn’t afford a renovated original.”