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A Chopped-Up 1960s Home Gets Modernized

Located in Palo Alto, California, this 1960s home, designed by Brown and Kaufman, was in need of a major renovation. The house was dark and chopped-up with too many internal walls preventing light from filling the space. Klopf Architecture came up with a plan to brighten the home by creating space and flow by removing walls and adding new windows.

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The size of the living room was reduced so that they could add a master walk-in closet and laundry room/desk area, but the space still feels roomy.

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The kitchen’s windows were redesigned to let more light in. I love how instead of a boring backsplash, they used windows which really lightens the darker cabinets up. I also love the bright yellow behind the stove.

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There was also a partition wall in the kitchen that was removed to open it up.

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Photos by Mariko Reed.

Caroline Williamson is Editor-in-Chief of Design Milk. She has a BFA in photography from SCAD and can usually be found searching for vintage wares, doing New York Times crossword puzzles in pen, or reworking playlists on Spotify.