The price wasn’t a fit, but Yvonne didn’t completely forget about the property. In fact, when she noticed that the house was still on the market six months later and the price had been reduced, she called her Realtor to book a walk-through. “I immediately fell in love with the 1940s-era architectural details like the arched doorways, custom built-ins, and wood-burning fireplaces.”

But while the size of the house and the architectural charm was incredibly appealing, the house wasn’t exactly move-in ready. “Not one to shy away from a renovation project, I was undaunted by the amount of work that would be required to make the home our own,” Yvonne writes. “Luckily, Michael is incredibly talented at construction and has a tenacious can-do attitude. Read: He indulges my many outlandish design ideas and brings them to life.” 

There’s hardly a room in the house that hasn’t gotten an update thanks to the couple. “ Over the course of the past 20 months (and counting), we have renovated or redecorated every room in the house, except for the primary bathroom, which is our next project.” The primary bedroom came with a dark and too-narrow closet, so they did a little wall rearranging as well as secondhand IKEA Pax wardrobes to make the kind of closet dreams are made of.

They moved a wall and a doorway to improve the entryway, also tiling the floor all the way to the living room. The powder room got a facelift with a chartreuse paint color and Graham & Brown’s Edo Toile wallpaper in Navy.

But Yvonne says the kitchen has been the “largest undertaking thus far. We ripped out all the mottled brown faux-marble look ceramic tile and replaced them with a black-and-white checkerboard tile floor with intricate borders. We did all the work ourselves; ripping out and replacing the kitchen floor was a 10-day project unto itself.” They painted the existing cabinets but updated hardware, replaced the countertop, switched out the sink, and installed a gorgeous tile for the backsplash.

• Dining Room – Farrow & Ball “Brinjal”
• Dining Room Mural — Pierre Frey “Mille Fleurs – Printemps”
• Living Room — Benjamin Moore “Pink Beach”
• Entryway Trim — Benjamin Moore “Oxford Gray”
• Powder Room Wainscotting — Graham & Brown “Burnt Saffron”
• Powder Room Wallpaper — Graham & Brown “Edo Toile Navy”
• Powder Room Ceiling — Graham & Brown “Rumour”
• Bedroom Walls — Benjamin Moore “Cloud Nine” 
• Bedroom Closet Doors — Benjamin Moore “Willow Grove”
• Bedroom Feature Wall — Anthropologie “Etched Arcadia Mural” 
• Kitchen — Benjamin Moore “Chantilly Lace”

• Console table — Mattiazzi “MC23 Oto Medium Console” 
• Wallpaper — Walls Republic “Blue Simple Stripe Wallpaper”
• Clothes Rack — Keyaiira Leather + Fiber “Walnut Wooden Dowel” and “Leather Straps” 
• Chair — Joliette – Antique High-Back Thonet Chair
• Mirror — Housebound Interiors – Antique Italianate Rope Mirror 
• Art — Judith Geher “The Kiss” 
• Floral light fixture — CB2 “Lamina Polished Flush Mount Light” 

• Couch — Gus Modern “Nord Sofa”
• Floor Lamp — CB2 “Emile Rattan and Polished Brass Floor Lamp”
• Rug — Anthropologie “Tufted Malthe Rug”
• Coffee tables — CB2 “Carve Cocktail Tables”
• Leather bench — CB2 “La Strizza 61” Saddle Leather Bench”
• Cocktail table — West Elm “Faceted Brass Drink Table”
• Curtains — Anthropologie “Zosia Curtain”
• Log holder — West Elm “Willow Fireplace Log Holder” 
• Fireplace tools — Antique 
• Raised planter — West Elm “Spun Metal Standing Planter”

• Curtains — CB2 “Smoked Mauve Organic Cotton Velvet Window Curtain Panel”
• Curtain tiebacks — Anthropologie “Johanna Tieback”
• Curtain rod — Anthropologie “Johanna Curtain Rod”
• Rug — Handmade Rugs Studio “Round Rug by Niki Jones Deco Fan”
• Table — Atelier Loree – antique 
• Chairs — Facebook Marketplace – antique 
• Tension rod shelving — Green Wall Vintage – antique 
• Light — Troy Lighting “Sacramento Chandelier | Small | Patina Brass and Sand”

• Countertop — HanStone Quartz “Calacatta Mont”
• Floor tiles — Original Style UK “Oxford Pattern” in Dover White and Black with “Kingsley Border”
• Backsplash tiles — Fireclay Tile “Chaine Homme” in Ivory, Feldspar, and Tusk
• Sink — Ruvati “33” workstation ledge sink undermount” 
• Faucet — Delta “Trinsic Single-Handle Touch Kitchen Sink Faucet with Pull Down Sprayer”
• Hardware — Rejuvenation “West Slope” drawer pulls and cabinet knobs 
• Pendant lights — West Elm “Sculptural Geo Pendant”
• Stove — Unique Appliances “Classic Retro 30” Freestanding Electric Glass Top Range”
• Fridge — Home Depot “Classic Retro 30” Bottom Freezer Refrigerator in Midnight Black”

• Bed — CB2 “Alchemy Matte Black Queen Bed”
• Duvet cover — Simons “Pure Linen Heathered Duvet Cover”
• Bedspread — SoHo Home “Obie Bedspread Sage”
• Throw Blanket — SoHo Home 
• Pillows — Article “Lucca Yellow Gold Pillow Set”
• Nightstands — Sango “Orre Solid Manufactured Wood 2 Drawer Rattan Nightstand”
• Lamps — Luminaire Authentik “Seashell 1105-LA80” in Mint Green Mat 
• Rug — “Bonney Moss/Stone”
• Wallpaper mural — Anthropologie “Etched Arcadia Mural”
• Brass birds — Terra Nomade Aix en Pce “Wall decoration, trio of brass seagulls”

• Toilet — Kohler “Wellworth Elongated Two-Piece Toilet”
• Sink — Kohler “Greenwich Vitreous China Rectangular Wall Mount Bathroom Sink”
• Faucet — Kibi “Circular Widespread Bathroom Faucet with Drain Assembly”
• Rug — RugsTresor “Handwoven Jute Area Rug”
• Towel ring — Anthropologie “Ida Peacock Towel Ring”
• Toilet paper holder — Anthropologie “Ida Peacock Standing Toilet Paper Holder”
• Hand towel — Greg Natale “Astoria Towels in Navy”
• Soap mount — Matt Alford Studio “Pump Bottle Holder”
• Mirror — Rejuvenation “Yaquina Mirror”
• Pendant light — Mitzi “Reese Pendant”
• Artwork — Stephen Frew Original Portrait of Yvonne 

Thanks, Yvonne!

This tour’s responses and photos were edited for length/size and clarity.

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