Our clients had just purchased a home in one of San Francisco's loveliest neighborhoods, Forest Hill. It is a darling part of the city if you don't already know it. I toured the home shortly after they got their keys, and wow it was a time capsule. Check out the before photos (shown below). It needed work, for sure, but there were also amazing bones to be preserved.

The first order of business was the kitchen and bathrooms were in need of a completely new layout and finishes needed updating throughout. So we started space planning. We moved the walls to create a more circular flow to the house and relocated rooms to create better-proportioned bathrooms and closets. This includes a primary bathroom in the primary bedroom.

In addition to the layout changes, we needed to bring the home back to its original beauty. The fireplace stone and wallpaper were the first to go! There also were gorgeous existing parquet wood floors and unpainted wood trim. But it was far from perfect, a lot of different species of wood with different stains. With the help of Area Floors, we restored all the wood, room by room, panel by panel. We matched stains and finishes until all the wood felt cohesive.

After the renovation was complete it was time to do furniture, custom bookshelves, window treatments, outdoor spaces, and accessories.

From the moment I walked into this home, I was so excited about its potential. We are pleased to be able to share this project with you.


Photographer - Alfred Yan

Contractor - Stroud Construction