Mountain View is all about good things coming to those who wait. Some proj ects form quickly and others evolve alongside the families growing within them. What began as a kitchen + main floor renovation slowly transformed over two years as priorities shifted and the family’s needs became clearer with time. The clients’ desire for a main-floor reno inquiry slowly expanded into a full home renovation, allowing kiddos to have their own bedroom, lasting, custom finish work, and optimizing functionality + built-in storage for a bustling property that housed the family’s main home, a coach house, and Airbnb.

Rather than rushing a renovation without the budget to support its full vision, these clients invested in getting the drawings and plans right first, and not without revisions! They trusted the process, leaned into the home’s quirks, and perhaps most importantly, allowed us the creative autonomy to strategically determine where to invest, where to pull back, and how to create maximum impact without unnecessary structural overhauls. One of the most transformative decisions was not removing walls, but adding them; enclosing an exterior balcony to create an additional bedroom and investing in thoughtful millwork throughout the home, and adding full pass-through pantry.

Nestled into the coastal mountains with incredible backyard views, the home naturally guided much of the palette and materiality. Warm woods, creamy whites, sculptural lighting that supplements as artwork, and injections of mustard yellow became the project’s through-line, appearing throughout the home in wallpaper, upholstery, millwork, and textiles. The entry foyer’s soft lines oversized + arched pass-through into the kitchen quietly says exactly what this family embodies: come in, stay awhile, make yourself comfortable.

The kitchen became one of the home’s defining moments, transformed by five slabs of Turkish marble, boasting full-height backsplashes, an oversized island, and an entire slab dedicated for the range backsplash that braces a hand-crafted, custom hood. Equally transformative was the lighting plan. We removed much of the overhead canned lighting and instead layered pendants, sconces, picture lights, and ambient fixtures that elevated the mood and mirrored the warmth of the family living within it.

Some of our favourite moments came from the elements we almost changed completely: the original cast iron, brass swing-door fireplace, the under-stair crawlspace-turned-cozy book nook, and the angled ensuite bathroom we once tried desperately to shift the footprint of but, instead, fully embraced.

The result is a family’s dream home that feels deeply personal, joyful, and entirely reflective of the family living within it.