Name: Sael Bartolucci
Location: Silverlake, Los Angeles, California
I am a designer/owner of Isotrope Design, a furniture company and have also been working in the textile field for over 5 years bridging between fashion and interiors, so my influences are mostly based off aesthetics that merge pattern, repetition and linear qualities.
Living in a city like Los Angeles, I was immediately drawn into the mid century modern furniture trend which provides a perfect balance to the ethnic (mostly native american and latin american) fabrics I collect!
I bought this Spanish style house over a year ago and have invested a lot of time trying to maintain the essence of the house, in its charm and proportions, while renovating and reinventing the space with a much more contemporary look.Throwing down some walls and connecting the rooms granted a special 'entertainment' feature to the house, which now has much more of a flow.
I have a large back yard which is still a work in progress but a wonderful space for improvement and outdoors entertainment, truly a fantasy space for both myself and my dog! I've been struggling to transform both the house and the back into a more eco/environmentally sound space, by providing more air flow through out the house for cooling and re insulating it completely as well as changing all of the windows and doors. I also put new metal roof which not only adds a more contemporary look but also provides great reflection of heat from the sun.
All in all I am pleased with the work done and find it to be such a welcoming, efficient and charming home.
Thanks, Sael!
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The kitchen is Fabuous!
But the rest of the place - Are these pix the same house?
And a major thumbs-down on the upside-down US flag.
I love the kitchen too! Although the bathroom looks unfinished, I find it intriguing. Something about those planks. The others could benefit from rearranging. I like most of the pieces in the living room and bedroom, but feel as if they aren't working in their current placing.
By the way, is that a photograph of the house? Interesting how the house looks tiny, but those photographs reveal otherwise. So spacious!
Is that a jersey tshirt hanging from the bedroom window??
love the house! except the tiles on the bathroom floor... yike... that does not go with the beautiful wood wall! maybe a sisal rug can fix that?? and, the house is beautiful... the frontyard, like a lot of LA homes, does need a bit of attention...maybe some groundcovers which requires little water and look great... BUT I LOVE the interiors.... just so relaxing... especially LOVE the big US Flag.... :) FB
oh sorry, is that a frontyard or a backyard?? i may be very mistaken... :P FB
This looks very much like a work in progress, particularly in terms of the front part of the house. That's ok! We all have to start somewhere; not every home is in move in perfected condition.
I agree that the kitchen is the highlight of this home. I'm not really feeling as much for the rest of the place. But that might just be me! Weren't there some other comments on this post? Is AT editing?
Also, is that a really cool paneled gate a'la the bathroom there I see, in front of the car? Or is that the other neighbor's property? Interesting!
Yeah, there were Surfjack...
...apparently Janel doesn't like it when I tell it like it is.
i love the bathroom... kind of like a scandinavian spa. the house is beautiful. i see what you mean about the yard being a work in progress - you have some ways to go. good luck with the outside! inside is great
Nice kitchen. That's where this post should have left it. Is that yard supposed to be inspirational?
@bepsf - Apparently!
I don't like that.
Your kitchen cabinets bring a tear of joy to my eye.....please tell where they are from. Custom? If so, is that teak? Starting a kitchen reno next year and found my inspiration!
the kitchen was done by "a single tree"
(www.asingletree.com)
it was all custom. the wood is walnut with eco-top counters and backsplash.
thanks for all the feedback guys!
excited about improving on the green side!!!!
btw: all home improvements and bathroom makeover by "makos" (local silverlake magic hands 267.205.1464), kitchen by "asingletree" as mentioned up above and gate by local "black star contruction"!!
This is gorgeous! I actually live about a block from you and always see you and your dog working on the house or landscaping when I walk past with my kids. Great job. So fun to come across these pics.