FOR MOST OF THE YEAR, BLAINE SILER ANDHUSBANDLINCOLNBOGARD spend their days in a 1,300-square-foot, two-bedroom, one-bath Craftsman bungalow built in 1912. Painted bubble-gum pink on the outside, the home, in Martinez, California, hasn’t had many upgrades since 1930, and retains a classic charm.
The couple’s vacation home, in Blaine’s words, is “in pretty stark contrast” to their bungalow. Built in 1960, the 2,800-square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bath home was suffering from too many upgrades. This home needed restoration inside and out to reclaim its modern edge.
“The previous owners had attempted to give it a Mediterranean exterior facelift; it looked a bit like The Olive Garden,” Blaine shares. “However, the interior was bipolar with both modern and Tuscan finishes.”
Since purchasing the home in 2015, Blaine and Lincoln have worked to transform…