H O M E + G A R D E N D E S I G N
The update stayed true to the original intent, with an indoor/outdoor sensibility. Travertine flooring unites the contiguous spaces.
The floors in all the public spaces, save the kitchen, are white Travertine tile and elsewhere, wide-plank white oak. Walls are either adobe brick (Schatz says she loves the “messy” rustic quality) or wood plank. “We raised the living room ceiling to 14 feet at the peak,” she says. They took their inspiration from the existing vaulted and beamed wooden ceiling in the upstairs bedroom. A triangular window sits right under the inverted “V” formed
by the vault. “We kept the original windows, but added new sills,” she says. The windows, on three sides of the room, are divided into metal-framed squares. Here, as throughout the home, doors open to the stone patio that embraces the home as well as the view of the East Bay. (continued on page 9)
The original configuration was kept in the kitchen, but they added stainless-steel shelving and CaesarStone counters. home + garden design | Spring 2015 7