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Grand View Oak Residence
The story of this house begins with a tree: A 100-year old oak that anchors the back third of the lot. With it’s twisting, broad canopy, Hsu McCullough was inspired to design a new home to celebrate this tree - with both interior and exterior spaces opening to it’s glory. Not only does the home carefully wrap around the tree canopy but it also continues to be a focal point from most rooms of the house at all levels.
From the street, a simple facade of smooth stucco with a deeply carved recess combines with walnut-hued Ash vertical wood siding disguises a descending hillside property and elongated home beyond. Once inside, it is clear the intent was to create a private oasis: A courtyard house tethered to an existing majestic oak tree sitting at the lower portion of the property with swimming pool, wood deck and tall landscape edges. Under this significant tree, shooting from the toe of an infinity edge swimming pool, one can lou
Outsource the Inbox By Leia Whitman Karoly | January 20, 2021
In a renovation, never, and I mean NEVER cut corners on who you hire for labor!
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ur Family Room inbox is inundated with resourceful and creative questions submitted by our readers. Oh, we love to put our heads together and respond to the queries, big and small, specific or generic. For our twelfth issue, we have compiled some of our most frequently asked questions, and turned to Family Room contributor, Leia Karoly, to share her wisdom. Keep the questions coming!
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Does a dark backsplash make an area look smaller?
Smaller? No. Less cohesive? Yes. Unless you are going for a bold and dramatic look with dark counter tops, I would stick with a backsplash tile that has the same ground color as your counter tops. This will help to create a serene site line, without visually chopping up the design.