Menlo Park Remodel

A California Ranch-style House updated for the Modern Lifestyle

What : A modest 1960’s Ranch-style house, purchased by the current owner in the mid 70’s, and extensively remodeled in the early 90’s to 4500 square feet was showing signs of wear and no longer fit the lifestyle of the owners. Where A single story house with pool on a flat 1/2 acre site in suburban Menlo Park.

How: Open up the Living Room to the Sun Room, as well as enlarge the Dining room, providing numerous zones for entertaining; reorganize the Master Bedroom suite to provide a warm relaxing atmosphere as well as improve storage; re-evaluate and remodel the Guest and Family rooms; and add a Pool Pavilion that is both a family space as well as an entertainment area that can be fully opened to the yard.

LIVING ROOM Display Shelves

Koa, Anigre, Wenge solids & veneers with a bench supported on a ball of granite.

LIVING ROOM, DINING ROOM, SUN ROOM

The Dining Room now can seat 12+, and is open to the Living Room with its fireplace and the Sun Room providing numerous conversational areas. Large sliding doors bring the out in. The sideboard is Koa; and the paneling, which is actually bottle and glass storage, is Anigre

View to LIVING ROOM from the Bedroom wing. FAMILY ROOM to the left.

FAMILY ROOM

Cabinets of Anigre veneer and solid wood. This room was enlarged slightly with particular attention paid to its relationship with both the Dining Room and the Guest Rooms as its use is by those who are family friends and are invited to use it. Note the paneling at the back which is actually bottle and glass storage, and the bench to the right.