1925 Craftsman

East Sacramento
2024

Inside a kitchen with wooden cabinets, black door, marble backsplash, and open window showing greenery outside. A small decorative rug is on the wooden floor.

Photography Michael Clifford
Styling Robert Rufino

A study in restraint and intention, where a compact footprint becomes an opportunity to design with precision. The goal was to create a space that feels personal yet composed, balancing character with a sense of calm. Every decision was measured to avoid excess, allowing the home to feel layered but never overwhelming.

The design builds on the existing architecture, preserving its inherent charm while refining it through materiality, proportion, and detail. Original elements are not replaced, but elevated, giving the home a continuity that feels both grounded and considered.

Function drives the experience. Custom storage solutions are integrated throughout, ensuring every corner serves a purpose without disrupting the visual clarity of the space. The result is an environment that feels effortless in how it lives, where utility and beauty are fully aligned.

A cozy living room with a beige checkered couch adorned with patterned pillows, a white marble coffee table with books and magazines, a large window with floral curtains, a potted plant with yellow flowers, a wooden side table with a vase of flowers, a painting of a woman on the wall, and a green door next to it.
A framed portrait painting of a woman with dark hair, a flower behind her ear, set on a green background. The portrait is mounted on a wooden cabinet, which has a decorative vase with flowers placed in front of it. The wall behind the cabinet has green leaf-patterned wallpaper.
A decorative corner of a room featuring a window with a white frame, a bouquet of pink, blue, and white flowers in a blue and white vase, a small dainty blue and white dome-shaped container, and a stack of art books with a set of three white candles in gold holders. The room has beige wallpaper with a subtle dotted pattern and a white brick fireplace with a textured painted surface.
Living room with a white brick fireplace, floral curtains, potted plants, paintings, and cozy seating including a pink armchair, a blue armchair, and a small wooden stool, with a coffee table holding books, magazines, tissues, and a tea cup.
Living room with large windows, floral curtains, a white brick fireplace, and a round wooden dining table set with bowls and glasses, surrounded by various chairs and sofas.
A wooden dining table set for two with green bowls, plates, and silverware, decorated with floral arrangements and patterned napkins, and surrounded by matching chairs with a patterned rug underneath.
A cozy kitchen with light pink cabinets, marble backsplash, and open shelves with white dishes. A window with a patterned Roman shade overlooks greenery, and a table in foreground is set with vases of yellow and purple flowers, candles, and bowls of fruit.
A home office or dining area with a wooden desk, black and white chair, tall wooden cabinet with decorative bottles, a table lamp, a vase with green hydrangea flowers, framed pictures leaning against the wall, and brown floral wallpaper.
Sunlit kitchen window with beige curtains and white sheer shade, a small table with a white tablecloth and yellow tulips in a glass vase, and a wooden chair in front.
A wall decorated with four framed botanical illustrations of mushrooms and fungi, with a yellow sunflower bouquet in a large terra cotta vase, placed on a small white cabinet beneath the frames, and two small plates on either side of the vase.
A cozy bedroom corner with a bed, striped pillows, a bedside table with a vase of white roses, a lamp, and a window with bamboo blinds. The wall features floral wallpaper with blue, white, and red accents.
White house with black windows, a porch with two white chairs and a small table with sunflowers, surrounded by green bushes and pink flowering trees, with steps leading to the sidewalk and a bed of gravel in front.