After nearly twenty years, this lovely California Ranch-style home was due for an update. The homeowners, new empty nesters, didn’t want to move—the house is in Los Altos Hills, a lush, tree-filled community on the slopes of the Santa Cruz Mountain Range. So, they reached out to interior designer Melinda Mandell to help their home function at its best for its new chapter.
“The spacious kitchen was a key appeal in purchasing the home twenty years ago, when life included young children, and big gatherings,” Melinda tells us. “Our clients love to host! It was their main hub, a space for cooking family dinners and hosting large celebrations. Naturally, their kitchen had begun to show signs of wear and tear, signaling that it was time to renovate with the next decades, and even bigger parties in mind. Knowing that a kitchen remodel was in itself a big undertaking, they took the time to consider other elements of the home to improve upon simultaneously, including the laundry, bathrooms, flooring, exterior of the home, and landscaping.”