Reimagining the Sunset Home: Week One In early spring, we brought in our Reimagining the Sunset Home designers for a one-day brainstorm at Sunset. It was the first time they saw the space. They were given one month to come back to us with designs inspired by vintage spaces from the pages of Sunset.

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Closing up the walls

There has been lots of progress this week in our Reimagined Home. Drywall is going up! Now you can really get a sense of the fireplace structure, a handsome division between the living room and kitchen.

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Getting ready for paint

Once we’re finished with drywall, we can start painting. We’re showcasing Benjamin Moore’s new Color Stories collection, combining warm neutrals with some surprising pops of color.

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Kitchen is moving along

We’ve started painting in the kitchen, Benjamin Moore’s Hidden Sapphire provides a dramatic backdrop.

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Spicing up the kitchen

Designer Brian Paquette chose a hot color—Benjamin Moore’s Peruvian Chili to complement the deep blue of the kitchen’s back wall.

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Creating architecture

We are framing the spaces with box beams, a signature element of Cliff May, the architect of Sunset’s headquarters and best known for creating the California ranch style home. Patrick from Coldstream Construction is painting the beams a deep chocolate brown.

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Inspiration for the beams

We took our inspiration for the architectural beams from Cliff May’s personal home, built in 1956 in Los Angeles.

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Deck framing complete

We’ve finished framing the Trex deck and you can now get a sense of its great curvature.

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Reimagining the Sunset Home: Week Three