This Victorian home sits on Green Street in San Francisco, surrounded by stately charming residences. Its ornamentation was long gone, and the front was covered with bland stucco. I came up with this period appropriate facade design to help this home shine once again.
The owners of this Cow Hollow Victorian home asked me to design a beautiful facade to recreate what it once was. Since there was no photograph of the original 1895 facade, I came up with this design using other existing facades around San Francisco designed by the same architects back in the 1800s. The details of this Beaux Arts influenced facade design were amplified by an extrordinary color scheme of blues, aquas, ruby red, and gold leaf.
This 1895 Victorian was stripped of almost all its original details and covered with pink vinyl siding. I designed a new facade inspired by the few remaining clues of leftover decorative trim. It was made complete with an elegant color scheme comprised of sage green, deep navy blue, and a touch of gold. Lastly, a new, period appropriate wall and fence were installed to finish off this beautiful facade renovation.
This grand Victorian home in the Haight Ashbury District of San Francisco was not at its full potential. It's problems were drab colors and missing original ornamentation. I had the missing original plaster designs recreated and developed a stately and sophisticated color scheme to bring this gorgeous home back to life. 
This homeowner in Long Beach, CA wanted to improve their homes curb appeal. I added period appropriate exterior details to make the front windows look more proportionate, and created an uplifting color scheme to bring this home back to life. The end result is a huge improvement!
I restored the facade of this 1898 Victorian residence down to the last exact detail with the help of a historical photograph. The asbestos shingles were taken off to reveal original siding underneath which showed traces of the details removed long ago. Wooden moldings and trim work were added along with intricately cast plaster pieces to bring back this dull and drab facade to its original glorious splendor.
Share Article | tagged Exterior, Facade Restoration, Hand Drawing, Victorian This Mission District home was built in 1904 and its original facade was stripped and covered up with both asbestos shingles and vinyl siding. The new owners wanted to recreate the original facade and bring the exterior back to its former glory. I was able to locate a historical photograph of the residence which allowed us to reconstruct the facade exactly as it used to look, down to the last detail. A monochromatic color palette of blue tinted grays was selected, along with a pewter metallic accent to highlight all the beautiful new details.
The homeowners of this Noe Valley residence contacted me to help with the restoration of their turn-of-the-century home. The original details had been stripped off and the facade had been covered with aesbestos tiles by previous owners. With the help of historical photographs, the exterior was recreated almost exactly as it was originally built. Cast resin pieces, large crown moldings, and bold colors were used to make this facade shine.
Located on the border between Glen Park and Noe Valley, this 1907 Edwardian home had been covered up with salmon pink aesbestos shingles by previous owners. Using redwood and cast plaster elements, I restored the facade to its original beauty. Our color scheme included two different greens, cream trim, and touches of gold in just the right places. The end result was a gorgeous restoration that brought the home from being the biggest eyesore, to having the prettiest face on the block.
Share Article | tagged Edwardian, Exterior, Facade Restoration, Hand Drawing The owners of this beautiful old Victorian contacted me to design an exterior color scheme for them. I chose a palette of historical colors to bring attention to all the beautiful woodwork, while minimizing the appearance of the existing vinyl windows. The results were very pleasing to all.
Sophisticated blues and aquas transformed this drab facade and showed its true potential. Showcasing unique architectural detailing really makes a difference!
This small Noe Valley home was in the process of getting a huge modern remodel and addition. The owners wanted to keep the existing original facade, and return it to its original look. I did that by removing the add-on bay windows, and replacing all the rotting wood corbels and brackets with new, period correct woodwork. A modern color scheme of grays was selected, along with a bright orange door for a bright pop of color.
The owners of the Dryansky Art Gallery on Union Street in San Francisco contacted me to help them restore the front entrance stairs to their gallery. The charming Victorian residence turned gallery unfortunately had its original stairs replaced with prefabricated cast stone which did not match the rest of the building. I created a design for a new staircase to blend in with the original architecture and existing color scheme. Beveled panels, intricate moldings, and custom designed turned pieces were used to create this beautiful entrance.
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I restored the facade of this quaint little Victorian cottage which was featured on HGTV's hit show "Curb Appeal", and this home was also featured in a home improvement book published with the same name. Located in the Bernal Heights neighborhood of San Francisco, it had been stripped of much of its original detailing, and the windows had been altered on the front. I used the proportions and period details typical to this type of Victorian residence to bring it back to its glory. I selected a paint color scheme made up of soothing blues, greens and a little gold leaf to show off the new facade.
I could immediately see the potential for beautiful facade restorations on these Victorian gems, both located in San Francisco. Their unique roof shapes caught my attention and inspired me to come up with designs of what their facades could have been. I removed the garages to depict the homes in their most likely original states, since most garages on homes this old were added later.
Share Article | tagged Facade Restoration, Hand Drawing, Victorian I was asked to design a mantle and built-in bookcases for a home in Noe Valley. The homeowners wanted them to look as if they had always been there. I created a simple mantle design, drawing from the other original architectural details already in their home. I chose green, period correct subway tiles to surround the hearth. The built-ins were designed to provide for specific storage needs, while staying within the parameters dictated by the Edwardian aesthetic.
Share Article | tagged Edwardian, Hand Drawing, Interior This Noe Valley Edwardian home had been covered with stucco by previous owners. I brought the facade back to an original design using lots of redwood moldings, decorative shingles, and cast plaster elements. A sophisticated color palette was chosen to put the final touches on this beautiful facade.
The owner of this small Noe Valley cottage wanted to expand her kitchen and create a larger, light-filled space where she could gaze out into her lush garden and entertain large groups of guests. I widened up the room, added counter and cabinet space, and used timeless finishes which blend well with the home's Victorian period architecture. The contrasting of white cabinets and subway tiles against the black countertops and walnut colored floors made for a very clean, updated look with just the right amount of reference to the past.
Share Article | tagged Interior, Paint Color Selection, Victorian I partnered up with another designer to create this modern landscape for a traditionally styled home in the Rockridge neighborhood of Oakland, CA. The hillside location called for terraced levels which incorporated an outdoor kitchen, fireplace, eating area, vegetable garden, fountain courtyard, and lawn. Smooth stucco was used along with Limestone and pops of bright color to create this beautiful landscape design.
Share Article | tagged Exterior, Landscape Design The owner of this San Francisco home wanted to give it a facelift and new landscaping. Because of a previously altered floor plan, the front entrance was located on the ground floor next to the garage instead of on the middle level up a flight of stairs. It would have been impossible to recreate the original exterior of this home because of the new layout. For this reason, I decided to combine both modern and Edwardian design elements to call attention to the changes made to the home, instead of minimize them. The result is a modern bottom floor and landscaping, which gives way to Edwardian period detailing above.
