Layout
I like that this hallway has natural light, but how can you do this while maintaining privacy? Hard to tell but I think I like something about the walls, similar to something you saw in one of the houses you went into. I think something like that would work well in the piano area with a hidden cabinet.
On Houzz search SDG Architecture, Inc. Almendral Transitional Living Room, San Francisco. I like the windows, under the top row you could have shades coming down for privacy but still get light thru the top row. What I really like is how the landscape outside the window makes it look so lush, but how could that be replicated on our lot?
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