This four-story beautiful home was a complete gut renovation, and we even added a lower level with a game room and a guest bedroom suite. The homeowners have a collection of antiques that have been in the family for centuries so we enjoyed the challenge of incorporating these pieces into a more contemporary overall look and feel for the home.

The top floor of the house is known as The Crows Nest. With views of the Pacific ocean and the Golden Gate Bridge, the room pays homage to both Beantown and the city by the Bay. A picture wall captures elements of both and includes a needlepoint ship, a New England lighthouse and an oil painting of a family patriarch, commissioned in 1824.

The lower level game room also houses items that the homeowners have collected and cherished throughout their lives and even features a mural-sized photograph taken by the client while on an African safari. The clients were over the moon when we came up with this unique way to celebrate & display their incredible experience.

We have been so fortunate to work with Laura Elliott on our full house renovation in Sea Cliff. She joined the project midstream, at a time when we were feeling quite overwhelmed by everything. Adding to the complexity of our remodel was Covid-19, requiring that much of our design work be conducted remotely!

Laura immediately brought a sense of calm and order; she’s organized, responsive, an excellent communicator and got along famously with our contractor. Most importantly, she listened carefully to our vision and functional objectives, then created beautiful, elevated living spaces. She brings such a great design aesthetic to the table, balancing color, scale and movement in every room.

She also created wonderful technical drawings allowing us to easily visualize her design concepts. Best of all, she made the process so much fun. We could not be more delighted with our beautiful home and are beyond thankful for all her help. We highly recommend Laura Elliott.

— Linda and Chris Conner, San Francisco, CA