In Southern California there are pockets of darling cottages built in the early 20th century that we like to call jewelry boxes. They are quaint, full of charm and usually a bit cramped. Our clients have a growing family and needed a modern, functional home. They opted for a renovation that directly addressed their concerns. When we first saw this 2,170 square-foot 3-bedroom beach cottage, the front door opened directly into a staircase and a dead-end hallway. The kitchen was cramped, the living room was claustrophobic and everything felt dark and dated. The big picture items included pitching the living room ceiling to create space and taking down a kitchen wall. We added a French oven and luxury range that the wife had always dreamed about, a custom vent hood, and custom-paneled appliances. We added a downstairs half-bath for guests (entirely designed around its whimsical wallpaper) and converted one of the existing bathrooms into a Jack-and-Jill, connecting the kids’ bedrooms, with double sinks and a closed-off toilet and shower for privacy. In the bathrooms, we added white marble floors and wainscoting. We created storage throughout the home with custom-cabinets, new closets and built-ins, such as bookcases, desks and shelving. White Sands Design/Build furnished the entire cottage mostly with commissioned pieces, including a custom dining table and upholstered chairs. We updated light fixtures and added brass hardware throughout, to create a vintage, bo-ho vibe. The best thing about this cottage is the charming backyard accessory dwelling unit (ADU), designed in the same style as the larger structure. In order to keep the ADU it was necessary to renovate less than 50% of the main home, which took some serious strategy, otherwise the non-conforming ADU would need to be torn out. We renovated the bathroom with white walls and pine flooring, transforming it into a get-away that will grow with the girls.

Architectrure by TMS Architects Rob Karosis Photography
ボストンにあるビーチスタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (淡色無垢フローリング、グレーの壁) の写真

Jonathan Edwards Media
他の地域にある高級な広いビーチスタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (青い壁、無垢フローリング、グレーの床) の写真

Giovanni Photography
マイアミにある広いビーチスタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (白い壁、淡色無垢フローリング) の写真

Nantucket Architectural Photography
ボストンにあるラグジュアリーな中くらいなビーチスタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (白い壁、淡色無垢フローリング) の写真

ブリッジポートにある中くらいなビーチスタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (白い壁、淡色無垢フローリング) の写真

Photo Credits: Brian Vanden Brink
ボストンにある中くらいなビーチスタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (ベージュの壁、無垢フローリング、茶色い床) の写真

The second floor landing has new wood awning windows to bring fresh air into the upstairs spaces. The original tongue and groove walls were left to maintain the vintage cottage feel, but given a fresh coat of paint.

photography by Trent Bell
ポートランド(メイン)にあるビーチスタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (白い壁、無垢フローリング) の写真

Rénovation du couloir avec création d'un soubassement et pose d'un papier peint
ナントにあるお手頃価格の小さなビーチスタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (ベージュの壁、淡色無垢フローリング、壁紙) の写真

Timber lined hallway splits living from sleeping zones and provides ample storage through the house Photo Nikole Ramsay
ジーロングにあるお手頃価格の中くらいなビーチスタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (茶色い壁、淡色無垢フローリング、茶色い床) の写真

Water-jet cut metal screens create intricate shadow patterns throughout the day. Photo by Eduard Hueber
ニューヨークにあるビーチスタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (無垢フローリング、茶色い壁、茶色い床) の写真

Mark Lohman
ロサンゼルスにある広いビーチスタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (青い壁、淡色無垢フローリング) の写真

ニューヨークにあるビーチスタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (白い壁、無垢フローリング、茶色い床) の写真

Commissioned Art by Maggie Hagstrom
フィラデルフィアにある高級な広いビーチスタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (青い壁、無垢フローリング) の写真

オレンジカウンティにある広いビーチスタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (白い壁、無垢フローリング、茶色い床、三角天井、白い天井) の写真

In Southern California there are pockets of darling cottages built in the early 20th century that we like to call jewelry boxes. They are quaint, full of charm and usually a bit cramped. Our clients have a growing family and needed a modern, functional home. They opted for a renovation that directly addressed their concerns. When we first saw this 2,170 square-foot 3-bedroom beach cottage, the front door opened directly into a staircase and a dead-end hallway. The kitchen was cramped, the living room was claustrophobic and everything felt dark and dated. The big picture items included pitching the living room ceiling to create space and taking down a kitchen wall. We added a French oven and luxury range that the wife had always dreamed about, a custom vent hood, and custom-paneled appliances. We added a downstairs half-bath for guests (entirely designed around its whimsical wallpaper) and converted one of the existing bathrooms into a Jack-and-Jill, connecting the kids’ bedrooms, with double sinks and a closed-off toilet and shower for privacy. In the bathrooms, we added white marble floors and wainscoting. We created storage throughout the home with custom-cabinets, new closets and built-ins, such as bookcases, desks and shelving. White Sands Design/Build furnished the entire cottage mostly with commissioned pieces, including a custom dining table and upholstered chairs. We updated light fixtures and added brass hardware throughout, to create a vintage, bo-ho vibe. The best thing about this cottage is the charming backyard accessory dwelling unit (ADU), designed in the same style as the larger structure. In order to keep the ADU it was necessary to renovate less than 50% of the main home, which took some serious strategy, otherwise the non-conforming ADU would need to be torn out. We renovated the bathroom with white walls and pine flooring, transforming it into a get-away that will grow with the girls.

ボストンにあるお手頃価格の中くらいなビーチスタイルのおしゃれな廊下 (ベージュの壁、淡色無垢フローリング) の写真

This project was a head-to-toe home renovation of a beautiful Pacifica single-family beach house. Our client bought this home 8+ years ago and had added on a master bathroom that features beautiful handcrafted Fire+Clay turquoise tiles. Little had been done, outside of painting the rooms, before we came along. Every room in this home was hidden away, but by knocking down a few walls the kitchen, living room and dining space became one large open area with small dividing features. With a great deal of collaboration from the General Contractor, we added a skylight in the dining room, pulled up the windows in the kitchen to allow for the new cabinets to fit at a comfortable height, moved the sliding doors that were never used from the master bedroom to the dining room and replaced that opening with new large windows to flush the space with natural light. We updated the guest bathroom by repainting the walls, adding new fixtures and elements that spoke to the new language of the home. Che Interiors, with the collaboration of our client, hand selected all the furnishings, window treatments, and decor throughout. We picked up on those blue and green hues of the master bathroom tiles and incorporated them throughout the rest of the home in custom furniture + home goods, area rugs, and more. By removing a useless closet in the dining room and adding a beautiful arch opening we created a perfect spot for the Turquoise custom buffet cabinet and carried the arch into the master bedroom to create a space for a home office that features a custom desk. Lastly, we put the cherry on top with The Shade Store’s woven beach style window treatments throughout the home. What once was a disarray of colors and closed off spaces is now a lovely California-Chic beach home.