1980s

Goldstone Residence
Kitchen Remodel
1989 | (Del Cerro) San Diego, CA

This Del Cerro home had a dark kitchen whose window faced north. With little direct sunlight it was important to use light cabinets to brighten the room and make it feel more expansive. We enlarged the window size and added a bay window to add light and make the kitchen feel more connected to the back yard. The client picked almond laminate cabinets with wood trim to soften look of the laminate. Good use of lighting was the final element that made this kitchen work.

Cullinen-James Residence
Major Kitchen Remodel
1988 | (Mission Hills) San Diego, CA

This big historic Mission Hills home had an original kitchen area that was large, but broken up by 4 entrances and two large windows. The client was understandably reluctant to close off any windows to gain the wall space needed to make an efficient kitchen. It made more sense to them when we suggested moving the kitchen to a small adjoining family room and turn the old kitchen area into a new larger family room which would make more use out of the large windows and 4 entrances.

Mizoguchi Residence
Kitchen Remodel & Greenhouse Addition
1987 | Del Mar, CA

In this small greenhouse addition we captured a second floor porch surrounded by the U-shaped second story of the home, and added it to the kitchen remodeling with part of the new roof as a glass greenhouse over the new sink area. It added enough room to the once corridor kitchen to make a large kitchen with an island.

Scheffler Residence
Master Bath & Home Office Remodel
1985 | Del Mar, CA

Master Bathroom Remodel using Dan's Functional Bathroom Design Concept, to make this small bath function and look larger than its actual size. Also, a home office remodel with a pull down bed so it now doubles as a guest room.

Boyd Residence - Kitchen Remodel
Complete Kitchen Remodel
1983 | La Jolla, CA

This home in La Jolla with an incredible scenic ocean view from the kitchen captured the clean sleek lined look the homeowner was looking for using post formed laminate cabinets with no handles and white corian counters.

Ross Residence
Major Kitchen Remodel
1983 | Del Mar, CA

This unique and small, Old Del Mar, home required a unique solution to its tiny kitchen. We enlarged the kitchen by removing a wall between the kitchen and original laundry area. The laundry was moved into the garage, making a tiny kitchen space into a small and awkward shaped area. We were able to turn this unusually shaped area into a functional room with an aesthetic solution which fit the unique characteristics of this home.

Perkins Residence
Kitchen Remodel
1983 | Coronado, CA

This large Coronado family needed to enlarge their kitchen to fit the family's active life style. They needed a lot more than the original 3 seats at their eating bar and a larger kitchen work area for mom to work while she fed the family and guests.

Gordon Residence
Major Kitchen Remodel & Bath Remodel
1983 | La Jolla, CA

In this La Jolla home we did major structural alterations to turn the area of an unused study into a family room open to the kitchen and breakfast area. The use of curved cabinet ends to softened the transition between each area created a very inviting living space.