These longtime clients contacted us after buying a somewhat dated and dark Tuscan-style home. They wanted to freshen it up, put a primary suite on the ground floor, create an outdoor space where their kids and their friends could play, add a guest suite for visiting grandparents, and make spaces,...

We updated the kitchen and family room with all new cabinetry, fixtures and finishes and added a built-in breakfast nook between the two.

In the back we carved into the hillside behind the garage/guest suite addition to create a sport court, and next to that we added a patio with a wide, sweeping stair to the upper re-landscaped yard. Past the stair, planters and sitting walls narrow the patio down to create a more intimate...

Glass covered cooking area encloses the end of the space.