April 27, 2009

A Skateboarder's home...

Who would have thought a Skateboarder's home would look like this? Claire, an interior designer, & Jay, a skateboarder & musician, turned this beautiful old style Victorian in San Francisco into a dream house. They bought their home together for cool $1 million in 2005, can you believe that?! I L-O-V-E what they've done to all the rooms, especially the kitchen!

I am also admiring the steel corrugated fencing (below) that surrounds the backyard area. I'd like to add that type of fencing to the back of my patio area to give it a slightly modern edge. Awesome, no??


Below, Claire painted the mantel in the bedroom Benjamin Moore’s Pool Party Blue

Photos by: Peter DaSilva for the NY Times.

33 comments:

  1. jamieofalltradesApril 27, 2009

    Wow! Awesome house. I'm so impressed!

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  2. TeeApril 27, 2009

    What a cool bathroom...It feels like the ocean. I love it!

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  3. UnknownApril 27, 2009

    so great!

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  4. JenniferApril 27, 2009

    fabulous space. LOVE that blue fireplace so much. i want it.

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  5. She Can't DecideApril 27, 2009

    Oooo my goodness! I have a veeery similar dinging room sideboard as well! [which I adore, I can't imagine having two!!]

    le sigh.

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  6. Blair FriedemanApril 27, 2009

    Oh, such a cute couple! Love the sky blue fireplace. And how cool is that garage door like entry to the deck!

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  7. Salty GalApril 27, 2009

    I am in love with their house!! Awesome

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  8. AmandaApril 27, 2009

    I love that blue fireplace. So cool!

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  9. BashtApril 27, 2009

    that bathroom is amazing!

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  10. knackApril 27, 2009

    what a great space!

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  11. Laura TreveyApril 27, 2009

    awesome place :)

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  12. Miss JoApril 27, 2009

    i love their place! what great colours and diversity! Love it

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  13. cassandraApril 27, 2009

    what a super fun space!! it takes courage to paint a fireplace like that!! i'm such a naturalist for historic details, but it's done so well!

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  14. WaxyApril 27, 2009

    Totally gorgeous! Wish I hadn't given up skateboarding after a day way back when...

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  15. polliApril 27, 2009

    i love your style of interior decoration! very styli :)

    cool skating pics!
    :)

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  16. jonathan SpeirApril 27, 2009

    great house - that eames lounge chair is my dream chair!

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  17. AnonymousApril 27, 2009

    Love that house! Very cool! I think my favorite is the kitchen! So open and not cluttered like mine! :P Thanks for sharing. :)

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  18. MSApril 28, 2009

    Wow! Love their place!

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  19. purple areaApril 28, 2009

    Love it!!

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  20. kadlerApril 28, 2009

    Holy moley, this place is gorgeous. I'm very impressed.

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  21. ChristinaApril 28, 2009

    how cute are they!? loving that mantle with the bright aqua and white vases.

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  22. georgia b.April 28, 2009

    they certainly have wonderful taste!

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  23. ZoeApril 28, 2009

    Wow! Every room has its own personality! I love everything they did.

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  24. Boston Bachelorette IdeasApril 28, 2009

    I love this bathroom.The blue tile is amazing.

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  25. Jennifer DeDonatoApril 28, 2009

    so awesome...just goes to show you never judge a book by it cover

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  26. joy refurbishedApril 28, 2009

    Great house! Some people just have a knack for these things. Wish I was one of them :)

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  27. DanielleApril 28, 2009

    They are ridiculously awesome! Their place is incredible!
    My favourite is the garage room!

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  28. RainApril 28, 2009

    so stylish! I love the baby blue fire place! Living room looks great! And the bathroom...this would be my dream bathroom! Have to save a lot of money or just win a jackpot!~WoW

    Jennifer, thanks for showing us al those beautiful homes!

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  29. AnonymousApril 28, 2009

    wow - awesome house, when I can I move in?

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  30. Julie @ Belle Maison April 28, 2009

    this house is perfection! i love what they've done to it! the bold mix of colors and clean lined furniture are just fabulous!

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  31. Chelsea AnnApril 29, 2009

    This is amazing.

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  32. AndieMay 04, 2009

    Hi Jen,

    your blog is really motivating. the day i stumbled upon your blog and read it, i was inspired to finally start my own one. I actually have a string of blogs that I've started but without any theme or direction. but your blog opened up ideas for me on how to start my own blog!

    thanks so much!

    andie

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  33. casapinkaMay 06, 2009

    that bedroom is one of the prettiest rooms i've EVER seen. thank you for this treat!

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