The renovation reunited two apartments into a single home — and set about recovering what had been lost.

The house faces a garden. An old tree fills the main window, brought inside by light alone.  The house's rare north-south orientation floods every room with it — now caught in the herringbone floors, softened by linen finishes, stretched across limewashed walls. Skylights and generous windows placed for shadow play.

Restraint governs all else. A palette of warm cream and sand tones, grounded and unhurried. Where color recedes, texture steps forward, with roman clay and limewash breathing patina into the walls.

Arches create movement between rooms, softening the incised angularity of the Neo-Grec forms. The dining room, monastic in its double height, met its measure in the vintage Italian dining chairs – tall-backed and spare, playful in their curves. The primary bathroom a sanctuary — a freestanding tub framed by an arch and window, wood floors for historic reverence and a conversation between bed and bath.

Crown molding re-introduced with an arch detail. Original carved fireplaces and entry doors restored with care — their incised vines and fluted forms a direct thread back to the Neo-Grec period. Vintage taps meet lighting and objects drawn from local and independent makers.

Locally-made drapes and furnishings carry a playful nod to the Arts and Crafts spirit of Eastlake: pleats and folds, tactile geometries, clean and universal; nothing too ornate.

Energy-efficient systems quietly run through the house, the same restraint applied to how it breathes and endures.