001 Redwood Estate Residence

Residential
Renovation + Interiors
Los Gatos, California
Completed 2022
3,500 sqft
Private
William Jess Laird
Austin Whittle
Elle Decor

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Situated in the Redwood Estates of Los Gatos, California, this single family dwelling is all about the location. With its position between the massive and archaic Redwood trees of California, the home truly feels like a tree house in the woods. The clients, a tech power couple who both hold executive finance positions in the EV sector of Silicon Valley, dreamt of a dwelling in the mountains, close to nature, where they could start a growing family. Though the site is beautiful, the 1950’s home was in need of a major upgrade. With low ceilings throughout, and an unoccupiable basement as a second floor, the goals for the project were to create a highly functional home while capturing the beauty of the surroundings and reflecting them back onto the interiors.

We opted for simple changes to open the interior space and orient the user toward the natural views outside. The upgrades included a new vaulted ceiling, large new windows throughout both floors, a beautiful new kitchen meant for entertaining guests, a new winding stair that opens the floor plan for more usable space and all new architectural finishes throughout. This home is tailor made for a young and expanding family with plenty of spaces to play, gather or curl up with a book and let the mind wander off amid the trees. A built in seating nook dressed with mid-century designed fabrics from Tibor is framed by a custom built-in work from home desk with copper sliding doors and reclaimed douglas fir panels. The Mirza Counter stools at the kitchen peninsula designed by Studio MUKA are upholstered in leather and a charming Pierre Frey green mohair check fabric that plays off the green limewash plaster walls throughout the house. In the living room, an apricot toned velvet wraps the 1970’s designed Mario Marenco sofa from Arflex, accompanied by a vintage Vico Magistretti 1983 Veranda chair reupholstered in Raf Simmons fabric, and a vintage 1956 Yngve Ekstrom Lamino chair with original brown shearling fabric intact. The living room is oriented around Studio MUKA’s Raphaëlle Coffee Table in solid elm and limestone and a Noguchi Akari pendant above. A custom screen, hand painted with a combination of oil-stick and acrylic paint, playfully anchors the corner of the living room. In the bedrooms, custom closet doors framed in white oak are dressed in beautiful silk blend fabrics from Dedar.