Producer Jonathan Murray—who co-created MTV’s ‘The Real World’ in the early 1990’s—is looking to sell a traditional-inspired, shingled home in Santa Monica. Murray purchased the beautifully engineered bit of cottagey charm in 2012, for $3.95 million, and is asking $5.25 million for the sale.

A build dating to 2002, the house measures 4,235 square feet, and beguiles very convincingly streetside: shingles, traditional shutters, eaves, a catslide, a supported, overhanging roof, a picket gate, and lush, idyllically manicured grounds.

Within, the New England theme continues with natural-finished, wide-plank pine flooring, tongue-in-groove ceilings, exposed beam ceilings, and a simple cottage staircase with pine treads. The white interiors allow for a great deal of reflected light.

The kitchen, day room and family room are all arranged as one progression; the kitchen is very pleasantly easygoing, and features a hand-crafted tin ceiling. The cozy living room features two sets of French doors, build-ins, and a brick-hearth fireplace with a simple wood mantel.

The sunroom is set up as a dining room, with floor-to-ceiling windows on three sides, a brick floor, and glass-paned doors opening to the backyard, which is crowned with a majestic pine; the master bedroom, which features a fireplace with a soapstone mantel and raised hearth, looks out at the massive tree from its private terrace and wall of oversized windows.

The property extends to a little less than .2 acre, and features plentiful stacked stone, an outdoor fireplace and a small pool; the composition renders a hidden retreat from what would otherwise be a small exterior space.

Murray’s partnership with Mary-Ellis Bunim has been extremely profitable; the duo created reality-T.V. with programs like ‘Real World’ and ‘Road Rules,’ and brought the reality-entertainment phenomenon to the theater with ‘The Real Cancun.’ Low production costs, high profits, and don’t look back.