This 1956 John Calder Mackay home had been poorly renovated in years past. We kept the 1400 sqft footprint of the home, but re-oriented and re-imagined the bland white kitchen to a midcentury olive green kitchen that opened up the sight lines to the wall of glass facing the rear yard. We chose materials that felt authentic and appropriate for the house: handmade glazed ceramics, bricks inspired by the California coast, natural white oaks heavy in grain, and honed marbles in complementary hues to the earth tones we peppered throughout the hard and soft finishes. This project was featured in the Wall Street Journal in April 2022.

Clean transitional on suite bathroom

Wing Wong/ Memories TTL

Finding a home is not easy in a seller’s market, but when my clients discovered one—even though it needed a bit of work—in a beautiful area of the Santa Cruz Mountains, they decided to jump in. Surrounded by old-growth redwood trees and a sense of old-time history, the house’s location informed the design brief for their desired remodel work. Yet I needed to balance this with my client’s preference for clean-lined, modern style. Suffering from a previous remodel, the galley-like bathroom in the master suite was long and dank. My clients were willing to completely redesign the layout of the suite, so the bathroom became the walk-in closet. We borrowed space from the bedroom to create a new, larger master bathroom which now includes a separate tub and shower. The look of the room nods to nature with organic elements like a pebbled shower floor and vertical accent tiles of honed green slate. A custom vanity of blue weathered wood and a ceiling that recalls the look of pressed tin evoke a time long ago when people settled this mountain region. At the same time, the hardware in the room looks to the future with sleek, modular shapes in a chic matte black finish. Harmonious, serene, with personality: just what my clients wanted. Photo: Bernardo Grijalva

Photo by Linda Oyama-Bryan

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The interiors have been styled with a contemporary, eclectic twist rooted in tradition – using an array of diverse patterns and colour palettes to create a dynamic feel.

Teen girl's bathroom

Photo Credit: Tiffany Ringwald GC: Ekren Construction

Tim Burton

Simple and modest. Walls: Benjamin Moore Aura -Stonington Gray

Bagno con carta da parati con foglie di banano e rivestimenti e pavimenti in resina

Erik Freeland

Teen girl's bathroom

Bagno padronale con sanitari Smile di Ceramica Cielo, vasca free standing, pavimento in cementine di Crilla, rivestimento in Zellige Rosa, rubinetteria Cristina modello Tricolore Verde colore nero e lampade Dioscuri di Artemide.