Schicketanz whitewashed the living room’s wood walls and replaced the carpet with teak flooring reclaimed from elsewhere on site. Workers also dismantled the dark stone fireplace to widen the view, installing an efficient, compact fireplace on the southern wall. “From sunrise to sundown, you have light in the house,” Schicketanz says. “It’s bright even on gloomy days.”  Photo 4 of 10 in Bright Renovation of a 1970s Big Sur Home from Living Rooms We Love

Bright Renovation of a 1970s Big Sur Home

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Schicketanz whitewashed the living room’s wood walls and replaced the carpet with teak flooring reclaimed from elsewhere on site. Workers also dismantled the dark stone fireplace to widen the view, installing an efficient, compact fireplace on the southern wall. "From sunrise to sundown, you have light in the house," Schicketanz says. "It’s bright even on gloomy days."