50 ^th Street

Another fun family, with two kids and two kittens, this time in the Temescal neighborhood of Oakland. They were all equally fun to work with – especially the kittens who followed my every move! This project was a top-to-bottom face-lift. When I met my clients, they shared that they were “'so over their house”; they had lived there a long time, eventually had their young kids, and hadn’t gotten around to making any changes to anything since they first moved in. Their furniture was a mish-mash collection from their single days mixed in with a few recent purchases. They weren’t fond of much of anything anymore, and they were ready for a big change. They considered selling their house and everything in it so that they could just start anew somewhere else, but they quickly nixed that plan after realizing how much they’d miss their neighborhood and the lives they had created there. So they decided to stay put and hire a designer to help them give their beloved home a much-needed makeover.

We started by giving all the old and dark wood trims a fresh coat of warm white paint to bring everything back to life. Then, we worked to create a comfortable atmosphere that included easy-living furniture for parents, kids, and cats alike to coexist without compromising my clients’ sense of style. The end result is a welcoming, practical, and relaxed home that allows for entertaining friends, enjoying family time, and keeping a tidy and organized home.