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Before & After: Spanish Revival Home Renovation

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Before: original bathroom in master suite
Before: original bathroom in master suite
Before: Low ceiling storage at the basement level
Before: Low ceiling storage at the basement level
Before: original hard wood floor and stone fireplace in the living room with a narrow doorway to the dining room.
Before: original hard wood floor and stone fireplace in the living room with a narrow doorway to the dining room.
Before: narrow kitchen with a patio door to a beautiful balcony
Before: narrow kitchen with a patio door to a beautiful balcony
After: renovated deck with large bi-folding door and railing color to match the trims
After: renovated deck with large bi-folding door and railing color to match the trims
After: The kitchen was opened up to accommodate a large island and create multifuctional spaces with flow
After: The kitchen was opened up to accommodate a large island and create multifuctional spaces with flow
After: without altering existing window locations, the master bathroom layout was reconfigured to fit two vanities, a tub and a good size shower
After: without altering existing window locations, the master bathroom layout was reconfigured to fit two vanities, a tub and a good size shower
After: the original panoramic bay window was kept and refinished to capture the amazing ocean view
After: the original panoramic bay window was kept and refinished to capture the amazing ocean view
After: Walls were removed from the original confined central stairway, making it an open stair, allowing it to become an art gallery.
After: Walls were removed from the original confined central stairway, making it an open stair, allowing it to become an art gallery.
After: additional living space was converted from the basement storage to a new family room
After: additional living space was converted from the basement storage to a new family room
After: split level family room brings people together
After: split level family room brings people together
After: Removing some of the existing walls between the living, dining and kitchen was key to transforming the main floor into a continuous living area with a grand opening onto a IPE wood deck framed with a large bi-folding door extending the living area from inside to the outside.
After: Removing some of the existing walls between the living, dining and kitchen was key to transforming the main floor into a continuous living area with a grand opening onto a IPE wood deck framed with a large bi-folding door extending the living area from inside to the outside.

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Detached family homes with panoramic ocean views are scarce. When designer Song Gao was asked by the new owner of a neglected classic home to transform it for contemporary use, she adopted sustainable design approaches to rethink contemporary urban living.
“I want to preserve the Spanish Revival architectural characters as the design was the preferred style of buildings in the Monterey Heights neighborhood, however, I think the interior should take advantage of the western exposure to achieve a free flow openness, with more natural light more suitable for the current lifestyle”.
Removing some of the existing walls between the living, dining and kitchen was key to transforming the main floor into a continuous living area with a grand opening onto a IPE wood deck framed with a large bi-folding door extending the living area from inside to the outside. Walls were removed from the original confined central stairway, making it an open stair, allowing it to become an art gallery.
Song, the designer was able to capture underutilized storage space in the basement level and convert 1200 sf into a wet bar, family room/entertainment den. A high ceiling and a split-level design allows access to the lowest level deck terracing onto the open yard.