When Gary and Carol Noyes approached architect Stuart Resor of Resor Architect in Cardiff by the Sea, Calif., the couple was ready for a change to their nearly 30-year-old home in Encinitas, Calif.
After inheriting the home from Gary’s parents in 1997, the Noyeses decided to remodel the nearly 2,400-square-foot space. With specific decorating ideas in mind, they worked with a design team that included an architect, an interior decorator, a flooring installer, and a general contractor.
According to Resor, few additions were made to the home. Instead, the dedicated team amplified and accented the house’s features with new flooring, colors and design ideas to transform two bedrooms, two bathrooms and an office into the Noyes’ dream home.
People often say that first impressions are everything. At the Noyes home, that first impression appears at the front door. With glass supplied by Beveled Edge in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., the stained glass representation of birds-of-paradise flowers in shades of blue, green and orange on the home’s front door offers arriving guests a glimpse of the interior they will soon encounter. The design, created by Resor with input from both the Noyeses and the project’s interior designer Linda Temko of Pacific West Interiors in Encinitas, reflects theWhen Gary and Carol Noyes approached architect Stuart Resor of Resor Architect in Cardiff by the Sea, Calif., the couple was ready for a change to their nearly 30-year-old home in Encinitas, Calif.
After inheriting the home from Gary’s parents in 1997, the Noyeses decided to remodel the nearly 2,400-square-foot space. With specific decorating ideas in mind, they worked with a design team that included an architect, an interior decorator, a flooring installer, and a general contractor.
According to Resor, few additions were made to the home. Instead, the dedicated team amplified and accented the house’s features with new flooring, colors and design ideas to transform two bedrooms, two bathrooms and an office into the Noyes’ dream home.
People often say that first impressions are everything. At the Noyes home, that first impression appears at the front door. With glass supplied by Beveled Edge in San Juan Capistrano, Calif., the stained glass representation of birds-of-paradise flowers in shades of blue, green and orange on the home’s front door offers arriving guests a glimpse of the interior they will soon encounter. The design, created by Resor with input from both the Noyeses and the project’s interior designer Linda Temko of Pacific West Interiors in Encinitas, reflects the Noyes’ joy as a couple.
In keeping with the front door’s geometric design focus, Luke Hiller of Hiller Hardwoods in Long Beach, Calif. installed maple flooring on the diagonal with inlaid marble in the Noyes’ entry hall and living room. Like the front door design it inspired, the living room floor incorporates the birds of paradise motif. The circular inset carpeting, designed by Andre Blaine of Advanced Rug Techniques in Oceanside, Calif. and manufactured by Fabrica, depicts birds of paradise that match the front door’s stained-glass piece.
In the kitchen, Darrel Walker of Escondido, Calif.-based Walker Tile installed 12-by-12-inch tile distributed by Southwestern Ceramics and supplied by Encinitas Tile. Walker used acrylic additives with a thinset mortar to lay the tile. The kitchen cabinets were installed by Harry Bainbridge of J&H Cabinets, located in Garden Grove, Calif.
In the master bathroom, the Noyeses decided that complete change was the best option. They opted for marble with insets. Houman again handled this aspect of the job.
The Noyeses began planning with Resor in 1998. The extensive project was completed in 2000. The general contractor for the project was Dave Hawkins of Hawkins Construction Co. in Vista, Calif.
