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San Marino based clients were interested in developing a property that had been in their family for generations. This was an exciting proposition as it was one of the last surviving bayside double lots on the scenic Coronado peninsula in San Diego. They desired a holiday home that would be a gathering place for their large, close- knit family.
San Marino based clients were interested in developing a property that had been in their family for generations. This was an exciting proposition as it was one of the last surviving bayside double lots on the scenic Coronado peninsula in San Diego. They desired a holiday home that would be a gathering place for their large, close-knit family. Facing the Back Bay, overlooking downtown and the Bay Bridge, this property presented us with a unique opportunity to design a vacation home with a dual personality. One side faces a bustling harbor with a constant parade of yachts, cargo vessels and military ships while the other opens onto a deep, quiet contemplative garden. The home’s shingle-style influence carries on the historical Coronado tradition of clapboard and Craftsman bungalows built in the shadow of the great Hotel Del Coronado which was erected at the turn of the last century. In order to create an informal feel to the residence, we devised a concept that eliminated the need for a “front door”. Instead, one walks through the garden and enters the “Great Hall” through either one of two French doors flanking a walk-in stone fireplace. Both two-story bedroom wings bookend this central wood beam vaulted room which serves as the “heart of the home”, and opens to both views. Three sets of stairs are discretely tucked away inside the bedroom wings.
In lieu of a formal dining room, the family convenes and dines around a beautiful table and banquette set into a circular window bay off the kitchen which overlooks the lights of the city beyond the harbor. Working with noted interior designer Betty Ann Marshall, we designed a unique kitchen that was inspired by the colors and textures of a fossil the couple found on a honeymoon trip to the quarries of Montana. We set that ancient fossil into a matte glass backsplash behind the professional cook’s stove. A warm library with walnut paneling and a bayed window seat affords a refuge for the family to read or play board games. The couple’s fine craft and folk art collection is on prominent display throughout the house and helps to set an intimate and whimsical tone.
Another architectural feature devoted to family is the play room lit by a dramatic cupola which beacons the older grandchildren and their friends. Below the play room is a four car garage that allows the patriarch space to refurbish an antique fire truck, a mahogany launch boat and several vintage cars. Their jet skis and kayaks are housed in another garage designed for that purpose. Lattice covered skylights that allow dappled sunlight to bathe the loggia affords a comfortable refuge to watch the kids swim and gaze out upon the rushing water, the Coronado Bay Bridge and the romantic downtown San Diego skyline.
Architect: Ward Jewell Architect, AIA
Interior Design: Betty Ann Marshall
Construction: Bill Lyons
Photographer: Laura Hull
Styling: Zale Design Studio

A whimsical tree mural and sweet elephant painting brings this bright nursery's walls to life!
Laura Petrocci
Mid-sized transitional nursery photo
Mid-sized transitional nursery photo

A whimsical tree mural and sweet elephant painting brings this bright nursery's walls to life!
Laura Petrocci
Example of a mid-sized transitional gender-neutral carpeted nursery design with green walls
Example of a mid-sized transitional gender-neutral carpeted nursery design with green walls

Mid-sized transitional built-in desk home office photo in Toronto with red walls

Location: Bellaire, TX, USA
A large family who regularly entertains, wanted a home that looked beautiful and sophisticated, but could withstand high traffic and their busy life style. Art and family antiques were important focal points in each room. In the children's rooms, the goal was to create spaces that would not require a re-design as the children grew into teenagers.
Julie Rhodes Interiors
Photographed by: Jill Hunter

A charming and whimsical nursery setup from this Edmonds, WA home remodel. A sleek black wooden crib anchors the room against a lively, botanical accent wallpaper featuring illustrated leopards, peacocks, deer, and pine trees. A modern photo display frame holding black-and-white family prints hangs above the crib, while a plush checkered shag rug adds cozy texture and playful contrast underfoot.

Powder room - transitional dark wood floor and brown floor powder room idea in San Francisco with flat-panel cabinets, black cabinets, an undermount sink and white countertops

Mid-sized elegant guest marble floor and white floor bedroom photo in Sussex with gray walls, a standard fireplace and a plaster fireplace

Example of a transitional medium tone wood floor and brown floor dining room design in Toronto with white walls
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