Famed for its hilltop perch and scenic views of San Francisco Bay and the town’s beloved skyline, the Portrero Hill neighborhood is without doubt one of the Golden Metropolis’s residential hotspots.
Shortly after settling into their condominium within the district, married couple Eugene and Katherine Tsay determined it was time for a renovation to replace ageing elements of the house, and take advantage of views to rival the world’s greatest properties.
‘The most important change they wished to make was to open up the kitchen to the eating and dwelling rooms,’ mentioned inside designer Cathie Hong, who labored on the challenge with the couple. ‘The enduring San Francisco bay home windows within the eating and front room let in lovely pure mild, however the unique kitchen felt darkish as a result of it was boxed in with partitions on all sides and all the cupboards and backsplash have been a darkish grey coloration.’
The year-long challenge largely centered on turning these areas into one light-filled ‘Nice Room’. Positioned on the second flooring of a 3-story constructing, structural limitations made it unimaginable to open up the area completely, however Roger Wong of Reside Architects was nonetheless capable of take away all however one structural column.
‘The brand new open-concept nice room turned a way more heat and alluring area to benefit from the metropolis views,’ mentioned Hong.
When it got here to the aesthetic, the Tsays have been eager to implement components of Scandinavian design within the challenge, having visited Copenhagen originally of the method and fallen in love with its type.
‘The completed result’s every little thing we had hoped for,’ mentioned Hong. ‘It’s mushy and minimal with influences from each Europe and Asia, and is such a very good reflection of Eugene and Kathy, their marriage, their heritage, and their travels.’
Hong took us on a tour of the property and confirmed us how she opened up the condo not simply to the views, however to the world.
Kitchen
‘I like the good room. It is not an enormous area by any means, however the white and oak kitchen performs collectively so properly with the minimalist eating space and the muted tones of the lounge,’ mentioned Hong. As talked about beforehand, the kitchen, front room and eating room at the moment are all positioned in a single giant dwelling area.
Impressed by the Tsay’s travels, Hong labored with Reform CPH, a Copenhagen-based cupboard firm that works with Ikea’s Sektion kitchen system to create white and white oak doorways and drawer fronts for the kitchen concepts.
The straightforward, utilitarian aesthetic is sustained with variegated tiles in chalk white from Heath Ceramics, that are contrasted with matte black taps and black pendant lights from Ferm Dwelling, and elevated by a quartz Statuario Maximus countertop by Caesarstone.
Eating Room
Transferring by to the eating space, the entire area is introduced collectively by white oak herringbone flooring that Hong says ‘add such an exquisite architectural component that feels very European.’
‘We embraced the oak within the flooring and kitchen and carried it into the eating room furnishings, topping it off with a whimsical and deliberately simplistic chandelier from Katy Skelton,’ added Hong of her eating room concepts. The elegant bar mild becoming is paired with a desk and chairs from Design Inside Attain, the rattan backing of the chairs including a mid-century trendy contact.
Dwelling Room
‘I used to be additionally very pleased with the way in which the furnishings got here collectively in the lounge,’ mentioned Hong. ‘The customized dimension handmade rug from Chilly Picnic was a high-risk buy as a result of we could not see the colours in individual beforehand – however each the Tsays and I agree it was completely definitely worth the threat. And the unique pure fiber artwork over the couch by Mimi Jung, one in all my favourite Korean artists, is the icing on the cake that makes the room.’
The continuation of the impartial scheme with a taupe sectional couch from Design Inside Attain is given heat and depth by the addition of dusty blushes, sage greens, muted corals, and creamy off-whites. ‘The walnut Herman Miller chair was customized upholstered in a lightweight blush-colored material and paired completely with the artwork above the couch,’ mentioned Hong.
Within the nook of the front room concepts, a fire space incorporates a marble base, extra chalk white tiles, this time from Ann Sacks’ Savoy assortment in a stacked type, in addition to a mantel mirror from Rejuvenation and sconces from Triple Seven Residence.
Visitor Lavatory
‘Transferring on from the good room, the primary room off the hallway is the visitor rest room,’ defined Hong. The colour and materials scheme from the dwelling areas proceed largely into the rest room concepts, with partially white partitions, an oak vainness and matte black {hardware} and matching cabinets from Schoolhouse Electrical.
‘Sadly neither of the loos on this home have any pure mild, however we added some character to the small field by overlaying the bathtub partitions in Fireclay Salton Sea 2″x8″ tiles and the flooring with Fireclay Sugar Hextile tiles.’ The pale blue bathe tile concepts convey the largest splash of coloration but to the challenge, however in a soothing and up to date method.
Grasp Bed room
The Tsay’s dwelling has two bedrooms, one in all which has been transformed right into a fitness center and residential workplace. The main bedroom, nevertheless, is simply as a lot about indulgence as it’s perform. ‘We painted a deep moody inexperienced accent wall in the master suite and bought a inexperienced upholstered mattress in an identical tone to create a monochromatic haven for them to loosen up,’ defined Hong of the bed room concepts. The Lulu & Georgia mattress in a darkish shade of moss inexperienced is paired with forest tones within the Alpine Path wall paint by Behr. For a contact of pizzazz, the wall is embellished with brass sconces by Cedar & Moss.
Grasp Lavatory
The above bed room is a part of a master bedroom that features a grasp rest room. ‘We wished to tile all of the partitions to raise the look of the toilet, however to maintain the challenge from going over price range, we opted for an off-brand white shiny penny tile,’ mentioned Hong. ‘As an alternative, we splurged on our Allied Maker pendants and a customized white oak floating vainness from Ogee Millwork.’
The penny tiles are prolonged to fill the walk-in bathe space, which is fitted with {hardware} from Schoolhouse Electrical.
Inside Design / Cathie Hong
Structure / Roger Wong, Reside Architects
Images / Christy Q. Images
