(Welcome again to Allison, one of the finalists in our Blogger search. She's writing from San Francisco. Comment away!)
Names: James Lord and Roderick Wyllie
Location: San Francisco
Size: 750 sq. ft.
Years lived in: 3
Tucked into the Corona Heights hills, James Lord and Roderick Wyllie, principals in Surface Design, have fashioned an intimate live/work space in an Edwardian home. It�s a dream setup for the landscape architect couple, who run the firm out of the first floor flat. You may have seen the garden they built out back in ReadyMade this spring; here�s a look at their apartment upstairs.
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Our style: Weird eclecticism.
Proudest DIY Moments:
Home: Roderick and James reno�d the living room to make the most of views and light: They took out the drop ceiling and opened the room up to the roofline, replaced tiny south facing windows with floor to ceiling sliding glass doors that lead to garden, and built a sculptural wall with cut-outs to block off the kitchen and create a large closet off the bedroom.
Garden: The couple leveled and retained the terraced garden, which is built on an axis to follow the diagonal grid of San Francisco. The garden serves as a gathering spot and laboratory for new plants. There are more than 100 species including a collection of succulents and proteas. The pair designed stacked fencing on three sides to allow for privacy and to let in light. The gravel is crushed granite, a permeable material often used in European public gardens.
Collections: Succulents, marble slabs, artwork
Dream Source: Handmade furniture at BDDW in Nolita, NYC
Reality Source: Vintage furniture stores in Redondo Beach, CA; parents, friends, salvage
Most embarrassing thing about my home: Roderick: I just bought a Bang & Olufsen phone. It�s embarrassing to have a fancy phone, but I�m happy with it and it easily disappears.
Biggest indulgence: 42-inch flat screen TV
Had forever: A Chinese watercolor painting from Roderick�s grandmother.
Resources:
Furniture/lighting/flooring:
Flooring: Brazilian Cherry
Custom Made Bed: David Pierce/Ohio Design and Manufacturing
Couch: �Ben:� from Propeller
Bentwood light: David Turnbridge Design
Dining room Table: Vintage Danish modern, inherited from Roderick�s parents
DR Chairs: Hans Vegner-esque, from Vintage store in L.A
Garden:
Plants: Flora Grubb, SF Botanical Garden @ Strybing Arboretum Plant Sales
Gravel: Lyngso
BBQ: Big Green Egg
Thanks, James and Roderick!
-allison
What are the odds that two house tours posted on the same day feature homeowners who display Campari Soda bottles? :)
view Lisa from VA/lsaspacey's profile
good job allison!
view Sassy in SF's profile
Wow, love that book bench and many other whimsical touches besides! Would love to have some text with the photos, but mostly just happy to see a *smaller* place featured. Many of the recent house tours have been over 1500 sq ft, but what I love about AT is the focus on the small.
view k in ditmas's profile
i love your chandeliers. did you make it yourself?
view scydream's profile
i like pretty much everything in the pictures, but it would have been nice to have some more long shots, to show how it all goes together and get a sense of the space(s). i don't even really know if all those pictures (except the outside ones obviously) were in one room or not.
view jennifer in sf's profile
There needs to be more house tour here. Too many closeups without roomviews. There is a suggestion of a great space but I cant tell.
view Trumystique's profile
Is that a light made from condoms?
view otis's profile
Why oh why only nine pictures? And close-ups too! Hardly enough to fix my AT addiction!
view Alana in Canada's profile
the photos didnt seem to be of very good quality...but it looks like the place might be nice...cant really tell though!
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