Indoor-Outdoor Farmhouse Kitchen with Board-and-Batten Paneling

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For 3 years, tech execs Brian Jackson and Thomas Ranese devoted their weekends to actual property searching. The couple have been on the lookout for a home near Google’s downtown San Francisco workplace, the place they each labored on the time, that might function “a little bit of peace in the course of the town” and a spot to cook dinner and entertain collectively. What they ultimately discovered was a well-situated 1871 Victorian that over the a long time had had the allure renovated out of it.

SF architect Malcolm Davis, a longstanding member of the Remodelista Architect & Designer Listing, took a take a look at the prevailing kitchen with its adjoining sliver of patio and multitiered yard, and noticed the chance to create a real indoor-outdoor dwelling setup. The reinvented kitchen, performed in a white-and-black palette—to “permit the encircling greenery and the meals to offer the colour and life,” says Davis—isn’t solely preferrred for intimate meals for 2 however can be party-ready: It now has two eating rooms on both aspect of it, one indoors, one out.

Images by Paul Dyer courtesy of Malcolm Davis Structure.

Above: For an city farmhouse look, Davis utilized traditional board-and-batten paneling to the 265-square-foot area. “It breaks up the formality and permits a contemporary rework to mix properly with the historic bones of the home,” says designer Elsa Brown, a member of Davis’s crew.

The counters are oiled soapstone and the backsplash is tiled in Heath Ceramics’ Opaque White two-by-four-inch tiles. The economic desk base got here from Large Daddy’s Antiques; Will Wick of Wick Design (who helped the couple discover among the furnishings and make paint selections) fabricated the Carrara marble prime, which could be raised and lowered from counter to bar peak. The paneling and ceiling are painted Benjamin Moore Nimbus, a gentle grey—”at 50 % energy,” says Jackson: “We combined it with primer to lighten it”—and the cupboards are Benjamin Moore Swiss Espresso.

by excavating an inaccessible sloping section of the garden, davis gained space 10 — Above: By excavating an inaccessible sloping part of the backyard, Davis gained area to insert an addition, a separate pantry and powder room on the far finish of the room, in addition to a dramatic “glassy nook”—two sliding glass doorways that fully open the kitchen to a sunny, south-facing patio.

Word the wall cupboards adjoining to the Wolf vary; they make use of a shallow recess within the wall between studs to present built-in spice and bottle storage. Additionally notice the bar counter, which has space-saving, under-the-shelf stemware storage and a wine fridge.

made by weiland, a division of andersen, the fir framed glass doors slide along 11 — Above: Made by Weiland, a division of Andersen, the fir-framed glass doorways slide alongside the outside partitions for a disappearing impact. The doorways kind a climate seal on the 90-degree angle the place they meet, and the barely seen window observe on the bottom has a drain constructed into it, which retains water from seeping in and permits the oak ground and concrete pavers to “be at precisely the identical airplane,” notes Davis, “so there’s no step.”

The outside eating ensemble is the Kayu Teak Desk and Kayu Teak Benches from Design Inside Attain.

now double the size of what it had been, the terrace also features a 12 — Above: Now double the dimensions of what it had been, the terrace additionally options a Galanter & Jones Helios Lounge of solid stone with a built-in heating system—”it’s a lot extra efficient and power environment friendly than warmth lamps,” says Davis.

New concrete steps and a horizontal cedar fence result in a pocket backyard and deck off the higher ground. The landscaping is the work of Daniel Nolan, who on the time labored for Flora Grubb Gardens and now runs his personal eponymous agency.

the kitchen is also fully open to the dining room, which is painted in farrow & 13 — Above: The kitchen can be absolutely open to the eating room, which is painted in Farrow & Ball’s moody Railings.

The walnut and metal desk was customized made and the chairs are a mixture of Matthew Hilton designs: Mary’s Chair and Fin Eating Chair. The chandelier is a Lindsey Adelman.