Interior designer Katie Monkhouse and her husband and two kids had been staying at her mother and stepfather’s Eichler home in Lucas Valley, California, during the pandemic shutdown in March 2020 while on a visit from the U.K. The couple had planned to move back to California to find their own home once they felt more settled. But after living in limbo for more than a full year, they decided that it was best to stay. Katie was aware that the house needed some work after making this decision.
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“At the time, my mother and stepfather where living mostly in their East Coast home and only came to California for the winter,” Katie says. “This created the need to renovate the home to make it functional when we were all there.” The space went from a 1,700-square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bathroom house to a 2,000-square-foot, four-bedroom, three-bathroom house with a dedicated office.
The goal was to create a highly functional floor plan within a small footprint, while also maintaining the home’s mid-century vibe but giving it a modern and warm update. Katie was up for the challenge.
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