T
he Wests, a blended family of eight children, have found a spacious home in Potomac, Md., to nurture their family and television production company. Bree and Chuck West, married since 2020, settled on the five-bedroom, 6,100-square-foot house built in the late 1980s, which sits on two and a half acres with soaring ceilings and expansive windows.

    Their favorite space is the great room, anchored by a deep-ocean blue sectional sofa and featuring a large stone fireplace. The room's unobstructed view of treetops makes it feel like a treehouse, according to Ms. West. The couple loves the openness of the house, which they felt was missing in other homes they viewed.

    The Wests' home is filled with art, including a mixed-media piece by Sofalé and several colorful pieces from their trip to South Africa last year. The gray and blue neutrals of their walls and furnishings provide a perfect backdrop for the vibrant artwork. A photograph of feet wading through water reminds them of running their company while raising eight children.

    As producers of the holiday film franchise "A Wesley Christmas," the Wests aim to showcase Black American families who have been historically overlooked in popular media. Their work has been recognized by the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People with nominations for its Image Awards.

    The couple's production company, Octet Productions, won its first jury award at last year's Essence Film Festival for best narrative feature for the rom-com "A Kismet Holiday." Ms. West joined the business in 2015 as co-executive producer and added director to her résumé in 2023 with an episode of "Hush," a drama series produced by Octet.

    The centerpiece of their living room is the black baby grand Yamaha piano given to Ms. West by her father when she was eight years old. She used it for show tunes in weekly Broadway plays with her sisters and friends, getting an early start on her career as a producer and director.