Tag Archives: remodel
walnut, tile, etc
The kitchen cabinetry is being installed – custom walnut built by a carpenter here in San Francisco. I prefer the ‘true’ brown tone that walnut has over other woods. Not too yellow, not too red, so it won’t compete with … Continue reading
Filed under Pacific Heights House
1950s bathroom [and fireplace] updated
That dim ’50s bathroom in pale yellow and brick-red tile? Not so tired anymore – refreshed with a modern look but keeping close to the midcentury lines of the house that first attracted its owners. A wall of glass mosaic … Continue reading
Filed under 1950s Bathroom
pacific heights studs exposed
Motoring ahead with this project, we’ve gotten much of the walls, ceilings, floors opened up as needed. The new concrete foundation has been poured. This photo below shows framing that we think may be from 2 windows – and possibly … Continue reading
Filed under Pacific Heights House
pacific heights
Here’s a house in Pacific Heights. I’m collaborating with a designer friend Ian Stallings on this project. It looks ok from the street, but a thorough study shows that it needs a new foundation, floor plan reworking, and upgraded interiors. … Continue reading
Filed under Pacific Heights House
1950s bathroom and fireplace progress
Moving along! The glass tile in the shower is a 3×12 pale green we are orienting vertically. A shampoo niche is carved in to the wall opposite the showerhead, to be lined with rectangular glass mosaic tile in a blue/green/brown … Continue reading
Filed under 1950s Bathroom
1950s bathroom – and fireplace
We are also tackling the fireplace which the owners want to revamp. The white painted brick, the brass and glass doors (yikes), and the overall height don’t go with the low-slung mid-century feel of their living room. We’ve removed the … Continue reading
Filed under 1950s Bathroom
lights, camera, (almost) action!
The Victorian remodel is winding down. . down to the details that seem never ending! But they have to: the place is being toured starting this week; professionally photographed tomorrow. Electric, plumbing, paint, hardware, etc, all going in currently. I’ve … Continue reading
Filed under Hayes Valley Victorian
victorian remodel interior progress
A few weeks have gone by. . once the walls were taped, mudded and sanded we moved ahead to install new flooring – 3.25″ white oak – soon to be sanded and finished. Once the floors went in we moved … Continue reading
Filed under Hayes Valley Victorian
mid-century san francisco time capsule
1959 was a good year. A good year for the color turquoise, apparently. Here is a 1959 4-unit apartment building up behind a single family house on a lot in San Francisco that have both sat virtually empty for over … Continue reading
Filed under 1950s Time Capsule
