Small Bathroom Remodel San Francisco
In the north part of San Francisco lies Presidio Heights, a small, family-friendly neighborhood built in the early 1900s. The streets are lined with trees and spacious one-family homes, all within walking distance to Golden Gate Park, the beach, and the San Francisco Bay. So when a couple with two young sons happened upon an old, nearly dilapidated home in this perfect neighborhood, they decided it was the opportunity of a lifetime—even if the house in question didn't exactly match the fairy-tale location. It was falling apart at the seams and required a gut renovation that would take more than two years to complete. The homeowners, though, were excited to create their dream house. "The original place didn't really have an architect; it was built by a foreman from the area with materials left over from other projects," says the wife, who was transfixed by the home's history but not the hodgepodge of elements inside. "There were Edwardian moldings, Victorian railings, Arts and Crafts ceiling details. Anything you could think of was in this house, and almost all of it had to go."
Once all the paperwork for the remodel was in order—a city-required historical analysis took about 16 months to complete—the homeowners hired Stephen Sutro of Sutro Architects to renovate the space. The homeowners wanted to start fresh but also keep the time period of the home in mind. So, the team set out to gut the house, rebuild anew, and add period that the home might have under the direction of a proper architect. About three months into the architectural rebuild, they turned to decorator Lauren Nelson to provide the interior details that would eventually bring the home into the 21st century.
The wife was attracted to Nelson's aesthetic immediately, saying that she gravitated toward her mix of laid-back and livable coupled with strategic placements of pattern and color. "Eventually, after our countless design meetings, I came to a place where I felt like I could understand her taste so well that she became more adventurous with her choices," says Nelson. The two were in a groove, and it made the design process easy and fun.
The foyer is enlivened by a graphic Niba rug. The walnut-and-wood console, custom designed by Nelson, is the perfect landing spot when the family walks in the door.
Nelson's design scheme took note of the new architecture and period details while also incorporating the wife's love of color and the excellent taste she had come to know so well. A turning point in the designer-client relationship came in the form of bold wallpaper in the formal dining room. Nelson knew the inkblot-like pattern was strong but had a feeling it wouldn't be a hard sell. "I fell in love with it right away," says the wife of the Eskayel Galileo Glass wallpaper. "Lauren has this way of figuring out what every space needs. Sure, it's a massive, crazy print, but it's also muted and reserved in certain ways. I don't know why it works—it just does." The breakfast nook is clad in a subtle black-and-white spot print by Thibaut, and in the master suite, the wife's dressing area was given the eye-catching treatment it needed with Galbraith & Paul's paisley print. The contemporary punch of paper in many of the main rooms is what Nelson calls the defining moment of the home. "The strong pattern is what elevates the space and gives you something to look at."
In an effort to give the family a home they could relax in, Nelson didn't stray far from her California aesthetic. Calm, cool, and cozy were the buzzwords, but what she created was a subdued, sexy space that referenced the history of the home in a modern way.
Small Bathroom Remodel San Francisco
Source: https://www.architecturaldigest.com/story/a-century-old-house-in-san-francisco
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