Nods to 1910

REHABILITATION

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THOUGHTFUL AND FRUGAL

After the rehabilitation

With carefully considered colors and materials, minimal intervention brought some Edwardian character back to this cottage in Bernal Heights. We reused and worked with what existed already, and brought back color and a little vintage detail to the whole place with moldings, tile, paint, and vintage fixtures. The glow up is real, and the owners won't have to undo any of it to continue the restoration. We're holding out for those windows to be restored to their original wood styles!

THE 90S WEREN'T KIND

Before the Love

Phew. The 90s had their impact here. Lots of beige. Lots of detail lost.

LEOLA HALL, CIRCA ~1900

We take our name from Leola Hall, an enterprising and self-taught architect, builder, and painter in the Bay Area. Leola had a passion for creating afforable homes and built an integrated business where she not only designed buildings, but bought property, led construction, standardized features and pioneered new technologies, handled financing, and sold the finished homes. Many are still standing and are highly valued for their elegance and livability.

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