Posted: June 9th, 2010 | Author: vmezhvinsky | Filed under: Exterior, Finished Project, Interior | Tags: chronicle, design elements, development, fireplace, home, house, marble, May, Noe Valley, project, Project Noe, real estate, renovation, San Francisco, shingled | 1 Comment »
We are pleased to report that the Project Noe house was completed as planned in late May 2010. It’s interesting to note that despite the economy, the Project Noe home was already under contract before construction was even completed. The home sold for $3,350,000, and is currently the highest sales price for a single-family home in the Noe Valley district for 2010.
The new owners have since moved in and we wish them lots of fond memories in the home for years to come. Stay tuned for the next Project Noe house, which should begin in the coming months.
Posted: May 11th, 2010 | Author: vmezhvinsky | Filed under: Exterior, Interior | Tags: barn door, cabinets, chronicle, construction, design, design elements, development, fireplace, front door, garage, home, house, limestone, marble, media room, Noe Valley, project, Project Noe, renovation, San Francisco, shingled, Sub Zero, Thermador, Uline, Walker Zanger, Wolf | 1 Comment »
By the end of April 2010, the Project Noe house is only a few weeks away from completion. The front door is now installed and is ready for some paint. The garage door and surrounding trim are also ready to be painted black. The glass showers and glass in the railings are some of the next items to be installed. The large sliding barn door was installed and is a nice functional touch for the media room.
The limestone fireplace in the living room is an elegant focal point for the room. The backsplashes in the kitchen are made of the same Walker Zanger Helsinki Winter Mist marble as seen in the powder room bathroom. The Uline wine fridge in the kitchen and Sub Zero wine fridge in the downstairs bar area have also been installed. As you can see from the pictures, the Thermador fridge is almost installed, and the 48-inch Wolf gas range looks great against the white painted cabinets. The recessed lighting and the contemporary ceiling lights in the dining room, breakfast nook and the bedrooms were also installed. In the bathrooms, Toto toilets were installed along with sinks and vanities. Since there are only a few remaining items left to complete at this point, these will be the last pictures of the work in progress. Stay tuned for pictures of the completed home. Thank you all for following along as we complete our first project!
Posted: April 5th, 2010 | Author: vmezhvinsky | Filed under: Interior | Tags: chronicle, construction, design, development, doors, Dornbracht, home, house, marble, March, Noe Valley, project, Project Noe, real estate, renovation, San Francisco, San Francisco Chronicle, Seagrass marble, Silver Dusk marble, wainscoting, Walker Zanger | 2 Comments »
A few weeks after our last post, changes included the installation of the Seagrass marble countertops on the kitchenette/bar in the lower level. All the tiling in the lower level bath is done, the trim and window casings are also installed. All the doors in the house are now hung. These doors are all solid core wood and nearly 1′ 3/4″ thick.
In the kitchen, the |Walker Zanger| Silver Dusk marble slabs have been installed and look great. The faucet in the kitchen island sink is by |Dornbracht| as well as in the prep sink. The wooden upper cabinets in the kitchen are nearly ready to paint. In the powder bath the 12 inch diameter sink has been installed. In the master bathroom, most of the marble tile work is completed, along with the cultured marble wainscoting. The tub and Dornbracht tub filler are installed along with some of the controls for the steam shower. The picture of the backyard shows a crew from the |San Francisco Chronicle| interviewing our landscaper on site. The article should be published shortly.
Posted: March 25th, 2010 | Author: vmezhvinsky | Filed under: Exterior, Interior | Tags: cabinets, California, chronicle, construction, design, design elements, development, elevator, garage, home, house, kitchen, marble, March, modern, Noe Valley, project, Project Noe, railing, real estate, renovation, San Francisco, shingled, tile | 1 Comment »
By early March 2010, the garage door was installed, but still had to be painted black as does the trim around it. You can also see the small hedges were planted in front of the garage. As seen in the pictures, cabinets in the lower level were installed and are ready for the marble countertop to be installed. In the third picture, tile in the lower level bathroom was re-installed, because we did not like the color of the tile first selected. We decided to use this moss green tile on the walls to match better with the finishes and flooring.
The next picture shows the elevator cab finally installed and the walnut floor carried through. There is still some work left to do to the cab such as finishing the wall panels, which will occur during painting. Pictures of the living room show the railing that was installed around the main stairs and a makeshift rack used to store all the remaining baseboards and trim waiting to be installed in the home. The next two pictures are of the base cabinets in the kitchen, which are nearly ready for the thick slab of marble to be installed over them. The main space against the wall is for the 48 inch Wolf range and a pot filler to be installed above it. Against the back wall is the space for the fridge. On the other side of the kitchen island is the location of the built in desk and additional cabinets and shelving. In the last row of pictures, the first two pictures are of the powder room off the family room. The Helsinki Winter Mist limestone tile came out really nice, and almost looks like hardwood up close. More plants in the backyard have also been planted, helping to soften the lines of the grey slate. The stucco covering the top portion of the walls in the master deck are now a darker grey, matching nicely with the grey slate.
Posted: March 8th, 2010 | Author: vmezhvinsky | Filed under: Interior | Tags: chronicle, coffered ceiling, construction, design elements, development, Dornbracht, February, fireplace, home, house, marble, Noe Valley, project, Project Noe, real estate, renovation, Walker Zanger, walnut floors | No Comments »
As February rolled around, much has changed in regards to the interior of the Project Noe house. Installation of the walnut hardwood floors was completed, along with the railings for the main staircase in the house and on the backyard stairs. The thick marble slabs in the master bathroom are a honed Calacatta marble by |Walker Zanger|. It took 3 slabs of this marble to cover the 9 foot tall walls of the nearly 7 foot by 5 foot shower. This luxurious steam shower will feature |Dornbracht| Thermostatic dials which have a built-in thermometer to ensure the desired water temperature. The shower will also have 4 body sprays, a rain shower, a handheld and a steam outlet.
Pictures below show some of the interior tile work in the bathrooms as well as the start of trim and cabinet installation. The floor tile in the top level hallway bathroom is a Helsinki Silver Dusk marble by Walker Zanger. The coffered ceiling over the living room and dining area adds a formalness to the space that matches well with the trim and base boards. One of the pictures below shows the cabinets for the lower level bar being installed. This bar/kitchenette for the lower level will house a sink, dishwasher, cooktop, microwave, and a fridge with ice maker under the counter.
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