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Case Studies


Real Projects, Real Problems

Every remodel starts with a challenge. These are the stories of how our designers solved them. Each case study follows one San Diego home from the homeowners’ first frustration to the finished rooms, in the words of the designer who did the work: the constraints that could not change, the decisions that made the difference, and what the family lives with today.

Remodeled Mira Mesa kitchen with a green island, maple cabinetry, and new lightingMira Mesa

Kitchen + Hall Bath

A Dark Kitchen Gets Light and Storage

A 1971 kitchen with no overhead lighting and a wall of furniture where storage should be. The fix: light from four directions, green two-tone cabinetry, and a full wall of new pantries.

Designed by Andrea Short and Haley Overlund

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Ombre tile shower wall shifting from white to terracotta in a Del Mar master bathroomDel Mar

Kitchen + Three Baths

A Two-Phase Remodel With No Moving Out

A young family needed the whole house updated but could not move out. The remodel was staged in two phases, and the master bath got an ombre tile shower the team had never done before.

Designed by Andrea Short with Haley Overlund

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Cooking directly on the porcelain countertop over a hidden induction cooktop in a Point Loma kitchenPoint Loma

Kitchen + Master Bath

A Hidden Cooktop and a Bath Built From Closets

A 1950s galley kitchen with almost no counter space, and a master bath boxed in by closets. The cooktop went under the countertop, and the closets became a spa bath.

Designed by Anastasia Berta

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Dark rooms, tight layouts, a family that can’t move out. Bring us the problem, and one of our designers will walk through it with you.

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