Indoor-Outside Farmhouse Kitchen with Board-and-Batten Paneling

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For 3 years, tech execs Brian Jackson and Thomas Ranese devoted their weekends to actual property searching. The couple have been in search of a home near Google’s downtown San Francisco workplace, the place they each work, that may function “a little bit of peace in the midst of the town” and a spot to cook dinner and entertain collectively. What they finally discovered was a well-situated 1871 Victorian that over the many years had had the attraction renovated out of it.

SF architect Malcolm Davis, took a take a look at the present kitchen with its adjoining sliver of patio and multitiered yard, and noticed the chance to create a real indoor-outdoor residing setup. The reinvented kitchen, accomplished in a white-and-black palette—to “enable the encompassing greenery and the meals to offer the colour and life,” says Davis—isn’t solely splendid for intimate meals for 2 however can also be celebration prepared: It now has two eating rooms on both aspect of it, one indoors, one out.

Pictures by Paul Dyer courtesy of Malcolm Davis Structure.

For an urban farmhouse look, Davis applied classic board-and-batten paneling to the 265-square-foot space. “It breaks up the formality and allows a modern remodel to blend nicely with the historic bones of the house,” says designer Elsa Brown, a member of Davis’s team. — Above: For an city farmhouse look, Davis utilized traditional board-and-batten paneling to the 265-square-foot area. “It breaks up the formality and permits a contemporary transform to mix properly with the historic bones of the home,” says designer Elsa Brown, a member of Davis’s workforce.

The counters are oiled soapstone and the backsplash is tiled in Heath Ceramics’ DG1 Opaque White Mix two-by-four-inch tiles. The commercial desk base got here from Large Daddy’s Antiques; Will Wick of Wick Design (who helped the couple discover a few of the furnishings and make paint selections) fabricated the Carrara marble prime, which might be raised and lowered from counter to bar peak. The paneling and ceiling are painted Benjamin Moore Nimbus, a comfortable grey—”at 50 p.c power,” says Jackson: “We combined it with primer to lighten it”—and the cupboards are Benjamin Moore Swiss Espresso.

By excavating an inaccessible sloping section of the garden, Davis gained space to insert an addition, a separate pantry and powder room at the far end of the room, as well as a dramatic “glassy corner”—two sliding glass doors that completely open the kitchen to a sunny, south-facing patio. — Above: By excavating an inaccessible sloping part of the backyard, Davis gained area to insert an addition, a separate pantry and powder room on the far finish of the room, in addition to a dramatic “glassy nook”—two sliding glass doorways that fully open the kitchen to a sunny, south-facing patio.

Word the wall cupboards adjoining to the Wolf vary; they make use of a shallow recess within the wall between studs to present built-in spice and bottle storage. Additionally notice the bar counter, which has space-saving, under-the-shelf stemware storage and a wine fridge.

Made by Weiland, a division of Andersen, the fir-framed glass doors slide along the exterior walls for a disappearing effect. The doors form a weather seal at the 90-degree angle where they meet, and the barely visible window track on the ground has a drain built into it, which keeps water from seeping in and allows the oak floor and concrete pavers to “be at exactly the same plane,” notes Davis, “so there’s no step.” — Above: Made by Weiland, a division of Andersen, the fir-framed glass doorways slide alongside the outside partitions for a disappearing impact. The doorways kind a climate seal on the 90-degree angle the place they meet, and the barely seen window monitor on the bottom has a drain constructed into it, which retains water from seeping in and permits the oak flooring and concrete pavers to “be at precisely the identical aircraft,” notes Davis, “so there’s no step.”

The out of doors eating ensemble is the Kayu Teak Desk and Kayu Teak Benches from Design Inside Attain.

Now double the size of what it had been, the terrace also features a Galanter & Jones Helios Lounge of cast stone with a built-in heating system—”it’s so much more effective and energy efficient than heat lamps,” says Davis.

Above: Now double the scale of what it had been, the terrace additionally options a Galanter & Jones Helios Lounge of forged stone with a built-in heating system—”it’s a lot extra efficient and power environment friendly than warmth lamps,” says Davis.New concrete steps and a horizontal cedar fence result in a pocket backyard and deck off the higher flooring. The landscaping is the work of Daniel Nolan at Flora Grubb Gardens.

The kitchen is also fully open to the dining room, which is painted in Farrow & Ball’s moody Railings. — Above: The kitchen can also be absolutely open to the eating room, which is painted in Farrow & Ball’s moody Railings.

The walnut and metal desk was customized made and the chairs are a mixture of Matthew Hilton designs: Mary’s Chair and Fin Eating Chair. The chandelier is a Lindsey Adelman.