Big Living in a Small Space
Finding the perfect home can sometimes mean giving up style for space or vice versa. However, finding a house with the right bones can give you the opportunity to transform it into the perfect home for your family. We were able to work with a family who had found a house with the right bones, but needed some help turning it into their perfect home. They wanted the comforts of a traditional California Grand home, while staying within the original 1500sqft footprint. We highlighted their passion for cooking and entertaining by making sure to give them a functional kitchen with an oversized island and embraced their desire for an open concept floorplan that would give them the flow and space to entertain larger groups and accommodate their growing family.
To achieve the look they wanted, a large load bearing wall was removed, opening up the kitchen to the family room. The home originally had a mix of tile, linoleum and dark wood floors throughout the home that divided the spaces. To bring the open concept together, we replaced the floors with large planked wood floors throughout the house. With the addition of skylights, we turned the original divided and sectioned off spaces into an open welcoming bright home that invites you to relax and spread out.
Check out the gallery of before and after to see the transition from divided spaces to open floor plan.
With the mild Northern California weather, it’s easy to utilize your backyard to add more to your footprint with an outdoor living space. With the renovations to open the floor plan, they lost their indoor fireplace, so one was added to the covered outdoor patio in their backyard. The L-shaped sectional is perfect for large gatherings and giving everyone a good seat by the fire. The warm wood ceilings of the covered patio and the custom fireplace creates an inviting extension of their home into the outdoors.
The media cabinet is from Arhaus.
The family sofa was from Bassett Furniture.
To find the right cabinets for the home, we ended up traveling to Utah to work with Wallace Woodworks.