In 1968, legendary architect Alex Riley constructed his personal home overlooking Tomales Bay in Inverness of West Marin. As along with his different initiatives, the 1,000-square-foot home relies on ideas of natural structure, designed in concord with the encircling surroundings. Years later, Riley offered the property and within the early 2000s, designed a main bed room wring and visitor home for the brand new proprietor.
Twenty years later, a brand new shopper bought the property and enlisted Los Angeles design agency Commune to herald the colour, texture, and sample they had been after, adapting the house to their way of life. It’s West Marin goes Scandi, Commune explains, pulling references of Scandinavian summer time homes (and Svenst Tenn patterns to swimsuit) and hyper-local design historical past (JB Blunk, for starters): “choosing up the place Riley left off, honoring his unique particulars.” Commune labored with Upscale Development on the kitchen and bathtub remodels, adjusted and added millwork to all rooms of the home, and utilized limewash to partitions and ceilings. Here’s a tour of the ensuing design.
Above: The home was initially constructed utilizing 3-by-6 cedar tongue-and-groove vertical boards as single wall building. The flooring and wooden paneling had been all refinished. Commune labored with Oakland-based glass artist Theodore Ellison on a decorative glass tile hearth. The trim all through the home is painted darkish to higher spotlight the structure.Above: The ottoman is a customized Adam Pogue Ottoman and the sconce is classic sourced from Lum Fardo.Above: The kitchen counter tops are Fossil Inexperienced Limestone that are leathered from Full Circle Studio. The kitchen faucet is the Vola One-Deal with Deck-Mounted Kitchen Faucet in brass. The prevailing wooden flooring was sanded and stained to a deep ebony end with a blue/inexperienced stain: “a lot testing occurred to reach on the proper colour,” says Commune.Above: The rocking chair is the Hans Wegner PP124 Rocking Net Chair. The wooden stools are JB Blunk works from the shopper’s personal assortment. And the rug is Christopher Farr for Commune Cactus Flower Spring Rug.Above: A view from the kitchen via a sitting space and into the eating room.Above: The ceiling is completed in English bullrush matting from Rush Issues in Bedfordshire. “The mats had been customized woven and utilized on to the ceiling after a technique of verification and templating to deal with each opening want for electrical or different programs,” the designers clarify. The pendant is an vintage Tiffany glass pendant discovered specifically for the eating room. The eating desk is made customized by Tripp Carpenter of Espenet Furnishings in Bolinas. The chairs are the Josef Frank Chair 695 via Svenkst Tenn and upholstered in Textile Lotus by GP&J Baker for Svenskt Tenn.
