70 PUNCHMAGAZINE.COM {home & design} A young San Carlos couple leveraged the adage, “It’s not what you know, but who you know,” to create their dream home. When they bought into the tight-knit White Oaks neighborhood, they envisioned razing and rebuilding. After their friends down the street remodeled, the couple admired the interiors, courtesy of the artful hand of Angela Scaletta of Angela Grace Design. They looked no further. Because Angela’s new clients “were very aware of who I am, it was a natural fit,” she says. Together, they pursued creating a comfortable, beautiful, long-term home for the couple and their two young sons that fuses indoor and outdoor living, creating a peaceful retreat that inspires togetherness. Intuitive Angela says that after talking with clients, she has a very good sense of what they want and a knack for making them feel heard. It’s to the point that some actually say, “We don’t even know what we need, but she does.” To keep the project fun and exciting for clients, Angela communicated frequently and remained well-organized. “We kept the process pretty structured,” so the homeowners knew what to expect, she says. Behind the scenes, her small, expert team managed the project’s many complexities. In this case, Angela prioritized durability because these homeowners, like many of her clients, have young kids. “Any sofa of ours is an outdoor-friendly fabric that you can clean with soap and water,” she explains. Likewise, durable counters, like non-porous, heat- and stain-resistant quartzite in the kitchen and quartz in the boys’ bathroom, are easy upkeep choices for this home. Angela says she sources from local manufacturers and materials whenever possible. For this project, David Vant Voort of Ripon Woodworks designed and built all the custom cabinets from his
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