 When work began again in 1977 the original building plans as filed with the council were still valid.Dolores Hope became increasingly involved in the design of the house following its rebuild which caused Lautner to distance himself from the project.The Hopes hired a "Beverley Hills society decorator" to design the décor of the house which dismayed Lautner who had originally envisaged a modernist interior that made use of the natural light in the house's desert location.