Bay View House

We picked up this old beauty after spotting it one day on a local online marketplace. It was still bare wood, had a bit of decorative trim torn off the front and seemed a bit unstable overall. It was perfect.

SPECIFICATIONS

  • Dura-Craft SF 555 San Franciscan

  • 6 Rooms (and a teeny attic space), 2 Stairways

  • 15 Working Windows, Working Front Door

  • 43” H x 24” W x 20” D

RENOVATIONS

  • Broken windows repaired (view tutorial) throughout

  • Walls removed on the ground level and attic

  • Stairs removed and openings in floors patched

  • Painting throughout

  • Shadowbox molding (view tutorial) added to a second floor room

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KITCHEN

We did some heavy kit-bashing on the lower cabinets, including adding marble countertops (view tutorial).

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DINING ROOM

After knocking down the wall that divided the ground floor, we made built-ins for both the fireplace and window seat area.

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BEDROOM

For this room, we wanted a mural wallpaper, and added a bit of shadow box molding (view tutorial) along the base of the walls.

BATHROOM

This is a pretty long and narrow room, so we can’t emphasize enough how many things get knocked over when reaching into the back.


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LIVING ROOM

We really went around and around before deciding to locate the living room on the top floor. The sloped roofs made it a cramped space for any other use, but a perfectly cozy space for sofas and a small office nook.

A VISITOR

Finally figured out what that scraping sound was... 😳🦗🦂🦗👀

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