Architect: DeNovo Architects, Interior Design: Sandi Guilfoil of HomeStyle Interiors, Landscape Design: Yardscapes, Photography by James Kruger, LandMark Photography

This eclectic living room, including a carved cedar bench, is featured in a newly remodeled San Francisco SOMA loft. Photo Credit: David Duncan Livingston

Steve Truesdell

Brandon Barre

Design by: Great Rooms Designers & Builders Photo by: Linda Oyama-Bryan

Lorena Ongaro Anderson Design

James Hurt Lime wash on clay brick.

This concealed library garden courtyard offers total privacy after the installation a 5-foot corbelled brick garden wall and 2 ¼-inch bluestone coping. The patio features geometric bluestone and is planted with scented fragrant shrubs and collections of containers and flowers. The brick-walled fountain provides the calming sound of gently splashing water.

Custom inset cabinets, cherry wood, brick hearth, wood counters, soapstone counter, subway tile backsplash, glass cabinet doors.

Mixing elegant bluestone and traditional house brick provides a nice contrast to the custom arbor and lush green landscape beyond