The charming and modern-traditional aesthetic was informed by Jessica’s extensive collection of antique furniture and lighting. One of her prized possessions, a patinated metal and butcher block console, anchors the kitchenette as an island. It’s paired with Shaker-style cabinets, a marble farmhouse sink, and aged brass hardware, all by DeVol. “The quality is incredible, and they’ve always been an inspiration for me,” Hana says. “To be able to use them was really special. They have a very English feel.”

One half of the expansive L-shaped counter is made of chocolate-hued wood, and the other is composed of unsealed soapstone. The latter natural surface was chosen for its durability, as it extends through the bifold window to create an al fresco bar and therefore must withstand the notoriously foggy Bay Area weather. “Soapstone is a material that just can survive anything,” Hana says.

The adjacent living area is primed for parties with a comfortable Timothy Oulton sectional that’s big enough to seat a crowd. Its light blue linen upholstery intentionally enhances the Bess Friday Shanghai Fashion Week photograph that hangs above. “We thought it looked really complementary and just wanted something playful down here because it is supposed to be a fun, not precious area,” Hana reasons. “We didn’t want to go with a white sofa.”

BEFORE: Before clearing the basement out, it felt quite cluttered.

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The charming and modern-traditional aesthetic was informed by Jessica’s extensive collection of antique furniture and lighting. One of her prized possessions, a patinated metal and butcher block console, anchors the kitchenette as an island. It’s paired with Shaker-style cabinets, a marble farmhouse sink, and aged brass hardware, all by DeVol. “The quality is incredible, and they’ve always been an inspiration for me,” Hana says. “To be able to use them was really special. They have a very English feel.”

One half of the expansive L-shaped counter is made of chocolate-hued wood, and the other is composed of unsealed soapstone. The latter natural surface was chosen for its durability, as it extends through the bifold window to create an al fresco bar and therefore must withstand the notoriously foggy Bay Area weather. “Soapstone is a material that just can survive anything,” Hana says.

The adjacent living area is primed for parties with a comfortable Timothy Oulton sectional that’s big enough to seat a crowd. Its light blue linen upholstery intentionally enhances the Bess Friday Shanghai Fashion Week photograph that hangs above. “We thought it looked really complementary and just wanted something playful down here because it is supposed to be a fun, not precious area,” Hana reasons. “We didn’t want to go with a white sofa.”

BEFORE: Before clearing the basement out, it felt quite cluttered.

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Jessica and Stig Olson’s home is a common enough sight in San Francisco’s Outer Sunset neighborhood: a stucco-clad 1928 row house with living spaces stacked atop a two-car garage. The garage was also pretty typical, with exposed joists, pipes, and wires at the ceiling, a sloping concrete floor, and little natural light to infiltrate the gloom. The couple purchased the property in 2018, and rather than park the cars inside and call it a day, they decided to tap into the garage’s potential.

Before: Garage Interior

Before: Jessica and Stig Olson bought their San Francisco home in 2018. The two-bedroom, one-bath home had about 1,300 square feet of living space above a large, unfinished garage, which has about the same square footage. In a 2020-2021 remodel, the couple kept one parking spot, and turned about 700 square feet of the garage into living space.

The Olsons previously lived in a rented flat in a Hayes Valley Victorian, and while they were excited to have a place of their own, their previous home had much more connected living spaces. “This house was never remodeled, so it was really chopped up,” says Jessica. “We said, ‘Oh no, we don’t have any of that big, open space we used to have—how are we going to create it?’ That was the seed of the idea for the downstairs.”

After: Living Room

Jack Hotho Architecture + Design and Innen Studio helped the couple convert the garage into livable space. The team excavated a portion of the floor to gain ceiling height, and the lounge now connects to the backyard via a glass bifold door. “On beautiful days, it becomes this indoor/outdoor room that can host twice as many people,” says Hotho. A Timothy Oulton Haven sectional in Old Loom provides plenty of seating capacity, joined by a Chairish Rush House rug, vintage coffee table, and &Tradition Little Petra chair.

Two iron sconces by Steven Handelman Studios flank original photography by Bess Friday. The design team furred out foundation walls in key places—such as behind the couch here—to create functional ledges, and straighten sloping walls.

In 2020, Jessica reached out to her friend, interior designer Hana Mattingly of Innen Studio, for help. In short order, Mattingly brought in another friend, architect Jack Hotho—and when the design meetings started, they felt more like dinner parties than work sessions. “Jess is an amazing cook—she would make this fresh bread, and then Stig always had a signature cocktail waiting for us upon arrival,” says Mattingly. “It was definitely not your typical project in that regard.”

In fact, the couple’s love of entertaining informed how they wanted to use the new downstairs space. “The primary goal really was hosting, because that’s such a big part of our lives,” says Jessica. The first step for the design team would be to address the challenges of the existing space. “There was almost no light,” says Hotho. “We knew from the very beginning that diffusing light throughout the garage was going to be our goal.”

Before: Garage Center

Before: It was difficult to introduce natural light to the middle of the garage.

After: Office

Hotho added a clerestory window and an open shelving unit, which divides the space without limiting the flow of light. The vintage campaign table serves as a desk, but it can be broken down and swapped for a mattress so that the room can serve as a guest suite.

The streamlined shelving system is from Ikea.

The team opened the garage up to the backyard by installing a bifold glass door and a new exterior concrete slab, for seamless indoor/outdoor flow. At this end of the space, they placed a comfortable lounge that can seat 12, and they painted the walls and ceiling white. “I like to do that in a lot of my projects—painting the ceiling the same color as the walls,” says Mattingly. “It’s a bit more dramatic when you use a color, but with white it just makes the whole space feel bigger.”

An adjacent kitchenette has its own trick for accessing the sun: A serving window runs along the counter, enabling it to serve as a bar with stools positioned outside. Open shelving lines on one side of the living room, partitioning off an office space without blocking light. “We wanted to define different spaces within the one larger space, but we also needed light to pass through to each of them,” says Hotho.

Before: Rear Garage

Before: Fortunately, the garage was on-grade with the backyard, which made connecting the interior and exterior easier.

After: Kitchen

The design team retained the old supports, which now frame the kitchen. Jessica picked DeVol cabinets and systems for their traditional-meets-streamlined style.

The window wall counter is M. Teixeira Soapstone: “We needed something durable for both outdoor and indoor use,” says Mattingly. Stig stained and installed the wood counters, sourced from Home Depot, for both the sink wall and island.

A DeVol marble sink and faucet are lit by Ramsey Conder 8″ brass sconces.

The wall shelf with rail and cabinet hardware are also by DeVol.

Hotho and Mattingly then strategized how to make the garage feel less like a garage, and more like a living space, while still incorporating key existing features. “I’ve always loved the process of keeping the good things that are old, like the patina and the history of the home,” says Jessica.

To that end, the team retained the exposed joists and wood support columns while adding acoustic insulation to dampen sound from upstairs—which has the added bonus of hiding plumbing and wires. They repoured the concrete floors, creating a new base at a wood support post and flared steps at the bottom of the stairs. “We had this idea of ​​dipping the whole floor plan into polished concrete,” says Hotho.

Before: Stairs

Before: The couple wanted to keep the connection between the main house (upstairs) and the new living space (downstairs)—down to the patina on the steps.

After: Stairs

“Jess is a treasure hunter at heart,” says Mattingly, noting that she brought the antique metal handrail back from New York. The team repoured and reshaped the bottom two steps, and framed a new alcove and drop zone with a bench. The walls are covered in wood paneling.

An oversized antique mirror (sourced from friends) bounces light throughout the space.

The new scheme had to be comfortable, inviting, and not skimp on the patina, so the team carefully mixed Jessica’s favorite vintage finds with functional new pieces, like the oversized sectional in the living room and Ikea shelving units.

“Hana was able to take all of my eclectic, wayward, crazy ideas—and all of my pieces, from random antique things to stuff that I had inherited from my mother—and then help us bring it all together and edit,” says Jessica . “That simplifies the aesthetic so that it doesn’t get cluttered.”

In the kitchen, the team opted for a suite of DeVol cabinets and accessories, paired with butcher-block counters Stig found at Home Depot and stained, as well as a large apothecary cabinet that’s now topped with a new counter to serve as a central island .

In the bathroom, where no outdoor connection was possible, the team “embraced the dark and decided to go with a lot of different textures to make it feel really cozy,” says Mattingly. Here, rich, dark tile meets a textural plaster finish on walls and ceiling, a vintage concrete sink, and brass faucets.

After: Bathroom

A custom mirror and cabinet by the contractor conceals full-height storage. Jessica found the oversized concrete sink on Craigslist, and Mattingly matched it in scale with the brass faucet. A ledge made of leftover soapstone from the kitchen forms a shelf that runs into the shower.

The walls are covered in Portola Paints Roman Clay in Anchor, and the floors are Bedrosians penny tile.

Mattingly encased the shower in two-inch-by-two-inch zellige tile from Clé, in Battled Armor.

The project wrapped in 2021, and the couple have used the new space for all sorts of gatherings with friends and neighbors—from children’s birthday parties, to movie nights, to casual dinners. “Ever since we’ve been done, we have a weekly, or biweekly, gathering with some families—we meet down there and do dinners together, and then sit around the couch and sort out our lives,” says Jessica. “It has really turned into the space where we do a lot of our communal living.”

Architect Jack Hotho and interior designer Hana Mattingly in the Olsons’ new living space. “This was a group of friends really coming together, because we trusted each other’s vision of what could be done,” says Hotho.

Floor plan of Outer Sunset Garage Renovation by Jack Hotho Architecture + Design and Interior Studio

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The charming and modern-traditional aesthetic was informed by Jessica’s extensive collection of antique furniture and lighting. One of her prized possessions, a patinated metal and butcher block console, anchors the kitchenette as an island. It’s paired with Shaker-style cabinets, a marble farmhouse sink, and aged brass hardware, all by DeVol. “The quality is incredible, and they’ve always been an inspiration for me,” Hana says. “To be able to use them was really special. They have a very English feel.”

One half of the expansive L-shaped counter is made of chocolate-hued wood, and the other is composed of unsealed soapstone. The latter natural surface was chosen for its durability, as it extends through the bifold window to create an al fresco bar and therefore must withstand the notoriously foggy Bay Area weather. “Soapstone is a material that just can survive anything,” Hana says.

The adjacent living area is primed for parties with a comfortable Timothy Oulton sectional that’s big enough to seat a crowd. Its light blue linen upholstery intentionally enhances the Bess Friday Shanghai Fashion Week photograph that hangs above. “We thought it looked really complementary and just wanted something playful down here because it is supposed to be a fun, not precious area,” Hana reasons. “We didn’t want to go with a white sofa.”

BEFORE: Before clearing the basement out, it felt quite cluttered.

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LENOX, Massachusetts – A curator who specializes in historical decoration, Lisa Singleton Boudiette, will present her talk on “Colfax & Fowler, Legendary Designers of the English Country House Style.”

She will make her visual presentation on Zoom, offered by the Ventfort Hall Mansion & Gilded Age Museum on Friday March 12th at 11:00 AM as part of the Morning Diversions series.

According to a press release, three key personalities were the first to shape the history of Colfax & Fowler and the direction the company took. John Fowler was a self-taught decorator fascinated by 18th century architecture and styles who began his career in the early 1930s. He joined Sibyl Colfax in 1938, whose business was in Mayfair, London. Nancy Lancaster was an aristocratic Virginian with important international social connections who became Fowler’s partner when she bought Lady Colfax’s company in 1944.

The English country house style emerged after the Second World War, in a world that was still characterized by two world wars and the austerity measures that followed. Chintz in faded colors, fringed and tasseled curtains, painted Regency furniture, sofas designed for years of fireplace comfort, and expertly applied surfaces that are subtly lit to show off beautiful antiques and paintings – these are the hallmarks – something Fowler called “modest elegance” “.

Colfax & Fowler has influenced some of the leading design firms such as Michael Smith, David Mlinaric, Bunny Williams and the late Mario Buatta.

Boudiette’s talk will include the homes of Nancy Lancaster and John Fowler. From Buckingham Palace to the London apartment of Ambassador David and Evangeline Bruce.

Lisa Singleton Boudiette is a heritage specialist with expertise in historical interiors and decorative arts. She is a former employee of the late US Senator Frank R. Lautenberg with a focus on art and conservation policy. She also worked for The Wiseman Group, a high-end home design company in San Francisco, California.

As an alumni of the Attingham Country House Studies Program and a founding member of the American Friends of the Soane Museum, Boudiette is a founder of the Institute for Classical Architecture and Art in San Francisco, California. She is currently completing a master’s degree at the University of Buckingham (England), which, among other things, worked as a conservation assistant at Syon House for the Duke of Northumberland.

The event is offered exclusively via Zoom. Tickets are available for a donation with a recommended donation of $ 20 and can be purchased at https://ventfort03122021.eventbrite.com. Call Ventfort Hall at 413-637-3206 for information.

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“I wanted to feel like I was living in a country house in the middle of England.” Emphasis on feeling. Michelle L. Morby – painter, photographer, and stationery enthusiast – actually planned a rebirth of the tiny kitchen in her San Francisco home. An enclosed conservatory at the rear was torn out to make room (the former kitchen, one room away, was converted into a hidden guest toilet to fix the plumbing.) Designer Lynn Kloythanomsup from Landed Interiors & Homes brought together countless contemporary details to make the fantasy come true. And the house cooperated.

“It’s a craft house from 1914,” explains Kloythanomsup. “It’s kind of a loose language, so it was just about how you can make it more country.” A potpourri of materials conjures up the “dilapidated” atmosphere that Morby wanted, but still feels classy and durable: lacquered wooden floors, built-in cupboards, exposed bricks, nickel fittings, a custom plate rack inspired by Downton Abbey and Calacatta marble in an elegant . ends offset Dupont edge. An antique Swedish butcher’s block on casters has been rolled up to be used exactly as its maker intended.

An artist friend of the homeowner Michelle L. Morby, Jonathan Anzalone, made the combination of drying rack and shelf from a piece of reclaimed maple.

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To keep the room tidy, the refrigerator was moved to an adjoining (and spacious) hallway, which also houses the walk-in pantry. Morby can now bring groceries through her front door and drop it off in this “Pantry Hall” without messing up the kitchen. Additionally, what looks like a bookcase in the hallway is actually a Murphy door that swings open to reveal the hidden powder room.

The kitchen is not huge, but it is supposed to be teeming with food and guests. A small sewing table and built-in banquet seat provide just enough space for someone to sit and help prepare dinner – or just keep Morby company while she does something wonderful – but more are always happier. “She always has friends and cooks,” says Kloythanomsup. “She loves to have an artist salon.”

Authentic accents

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Drawer handles, salvaged from a pharmacy from the 18th century, the lights in the school building on dimmers can be turned on or turned down to make the atmosphere more atmospheric for the guests. Lights: Original BTC (above the sink) and Lucent Lampworks (overhead). Floor: painted by Caroline Lizarraga. Island: Swedish butcher block from the 20th century, 1stDibs.

Glazed windows

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“I originally thought, ‘Oh, let’s go black,’” recalls Morby. “And Lynn said: ‘If we do blue, it will be warm!’ And the color is perfect. ” Window: Pella, in railing, Farrow & Ball. Fittings and Apron sink: Waterworks.

Pantry

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Checkerboard white lacquered hardwood floors connect the two rooms to make them feel continuous, and putting the Sub-Zero in the hallway frees up valuable square feet in the kitchen. What looks like a bookcase is the bathroom door on the left. Background: William Morris, Scissors & Windows. Follower: Barry Dixon for Arteriors (discontinued). Chair: Vintage, by Elsie Green.

Secret bathroom

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“To get back to PBS, a huge topic, I saw a lot of crime novels from the time and I knew I wanted a secret door,” says Morby. Lighting: Nicky Kehoe. Mirrors: custom, TukiTukDesign, Etsy. Wall cladding: Lindsay P. Butterfield, Trustworth Studios. Bookcase door: Murphy door. Sink: Signature hardware. Water tap: Rejuvenation.

Brick veneer

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For the walls, the designer chose a classic red brick, but since it was only for the look, it went wrong. “It’s like a thin brick tile,” she explains.

Walk-in pantry

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Condiments, dishes and even a selection of wines are steps away from the main kitchen.

Smart drawers

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“I thought, why do I have to have those stupid dividers in the drawer?” Says Morby. “I hate these things.” Hence, Kloythanomsup used restaurant style cans to make each utensil easier to access. Furniture: Custom, Landed Interiors & Homes, manufactured by California Interior.

Breakfast perch

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Keeping the refrigerator away from the kitchen left just enough room for a small bench and table. Material: Ticking Stripe, Perennials. Table: 1920s French, 1stDibs. To paint: Wild Horse, Wild Horse by Faye Moorhouse. Wall lamps: EB Studios, 1stDibs.

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Contractor: CF general construction. Prop stylist: CJ Sandgren.

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