Worn Light is a Solana Beach family home reimagined for real life. With kids in junior high and high school, our clients wanted a better layout, a pool, and spaces that could keep up with an active household. They loved their community but not the housing options—so they chose to stay put and transform the home they already had.

Worn Light is a Solana Beach family home reimagined for real life. With kids in junior high and high school, our clients wanted a better layout, a pool, and spaces that could keep up with an active household. They loved their community but not the housing options—so they chose to stay put and transform the home they already had.

Worn Light is a Solana Beach family home reimagined for real life. With kids in junior high and high school, our clients wanted a better layout, a pool, and spaces that could keep up with an active household. They loved their community but not the housing options—so they chose to stay put and transform the home they already had.

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Worn Light is a Solana Beach family home reimagined for real life. With kids in junior high and high school, our clients wanted a better layout, a pool, and spaces that could keep up with an active household. They loved their community but not the housing options—so they chose to stay put and transform the home they already had.

Worn Light is a Solana Beach family home reimagined for real life. With kids in junior high and high school, our clients wanted a better layout, a pool, and spaces that could keep up with an active household. They loved their community but not the housing options—so they chose to stay put and transform the home they already had.

Worn Light is a Solana Beach family home reimagined for real life. With kids in junior high and high school, our clients wanted a better layout, a pool, and spaces that could keep up with an active household. They loved their community but not the housing options—so they chose to stay put and transform the home they already had.

Worn Light is a Solana Beach family home reimagined for real life. With kids in junior high and high school, our clients wanted a better layout, a pool, and spaces that could keep up with an active household. They loved their community but not the housing options—so they chose to stay put and transform the home they already had.

These high school sweethearts searched their hometown for a house that would fit their active young family, ultimately deciding to tear an older house down to make way for a gracious, elegant home that will last for generations. The furnishings add a colorful vibrancy to neutral walls, lots of molding, and gorgeous wood floors. To save on the budget, we re-purposed some existing furniture by repainting and changing out hardware. The entry and dining room set the tone for a fun house where dogs and kids are welcome. Photography: Stacy Zarin Goldberg

Spacious and organized mudroom that is both casual and attractive, and perhaps most importantly, could absorb the chaos of a busy family with three kids involved in lots of sports and school activities. Another challenge was that there was no bathroom on the first floor of the house. Through the construction of the mudroom we were able to nestle a half bath opposite the coat cubbies.

Worn Light is a Solana Beach family home reimagined for real life. With kids in junior high and high school, our clients wanted a better layout, a pool, and spaces that could keep up with an active household. They loved their community but not the housing options—so they chose to stay put and transform the home they already had.

Winner of 2014 regional and national Chrysalis awards for interiors > $100,000! This mudroom was formerly a sunroom, but the active family needed a place to take off shoes and boots, and unload school and work supplies. TreHus carpenters built a custom bench, bookshelf and coat rack on site with beadboard accents to match the new ceiling. Relocating the back door from the kitchen to this room improved the flow of the home and gave this space increased function. Photo by Brit Amundson.

Worn Light is a Solana Beach family home reimagined for real life. With kids in junior high and high school, our clients wanted a better layout, a pool, and spaces that could keep up with an active household. They loved their community but not the housing options—so they chose to stay put and transform the home they already had.

THEME The main theme for this room is an active, physical and personalized experience for a growing boy. This was achieved with the use of bold colors, creative inclusion of personal favorites and the use of industrial materials. FOCUS The main focus of the room is the 12 foot long x 4 foot high elevated bed. The bed is the focal point of the room and leaves ample space for activity within the room beneath. A secondary focus of the room is the desk, positioned in a private corner of the room outfitted with custom lighting and suspended desktop designed to support growing technical needs and school assignments. STORAGE A large floor armoire was built at the far die of the room between the bed and wall.. The armoire was built with 8 separate storage units that are approximately 12”x24” by 8” deep. These enclosed storage spaces are convenient for anything a growing boy may need to put away and convenient enough to make cleaning up easy for him. The floor is built to support the chair and desk built into the far corner of the room. GROWTH The room was designed for active ages 8 to 18. There are three ways to enter the bed, climb the knotted rope, custom rock wall, or pipe monkey bars up the wall and along the ceiling. The ladder was included only for parents. While these are the intended ways to enter the bed, they are also a convenient safety system to prevent younger siblings from getting into his private things. SAFETY This room was designed for an older child but safety is still a critical element and every detail in the room was reviewed for safety. The raised bed includes extra long and higher side boards ensuring that any rolling in bed is kept safe. The decking was sanded and edges cleaned to prevent any potential splintering. Power outlets are covered using exterior industrial outlets for the switches and plugs, which also looks really cool.

Keep art supplies and games contained in our Tint Stacking Drawers and Grid Totes on elfa® shelving. Both The Drawers and Totes are the perfect size for stacking and can easily be moved from room to room.

Designer: Allen Construction General Contractor: Allen Construction Photographer: Jim Bartsch Photography
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Worn Light is a Solana Beach family home reimagined for real life. With kids in junior high and high school, our clients wanted a better layout, a pool, and spaces that could keep up with an active household. They loved their community but not the housing options—so they chose to stay put and transform the home they already had.