Normal Heights Residence
The house was built on a hillside, with a driveway in front and a quiet valley in the backyard. Its appearance is simple: the upper facade is cladded with wood planks, and the lower facade is painted with white stucco.
The entrance features a custom steel black door, integrated with a smart home system that can be unlocked with a smartphone.
The entrance shows off the hillside. To the left is a guest room, followed by the staircase connecting the three floors. The living room, balcony, and kitchen are straight ahead.
Blue velvet armchair with black stained oak side table in the guest room. Feather print on handmade Nepalese paper by an artist in Brooklyn, New York.
Contrasting black and white orb pendants on both sides of the bed provide warm light for bedtime reading or for writing in the guest journal.
Closeup of the bedside guest journal.
The first-floor guest room mimics a midcentury modern hotel room. As the only room not used by the homeowner, it evokes a different mood and looks compared to the rest of the house.
The walls use white subway tiles with black accent trim molding, and the floor features decorative artisan glazed tiles with raised surface patterns.
Black powder-coated faucets contrast the white sink and tiles.