this is serious inspiration for how i want to live! i especially love all the subway tiles!

I could drop everything and live in this space right now. And what a great collection of chairs!

Love this kind of simplicity! Favorites: the white-on-white bedroom, and the woodbox!

This house is beautiful – it combines elements of warmth, romanticism, modern and minimalist…i’m blown away!

Wow — those multicoloured tiles are amazing (especially outdoors). Beautiful home, as usual — sneak peeks are my favourite! Looking forward to a week’s worth.

I love that rest in the staircase with the bookcase!!!

Woohoo! A week’s worth of Sneak Peeks! Thank you!

I really love the old carved set of drawers… totally gorgeous.

love it! Stylish and perfectly livelable and real!

Wow!! How awesome is that house?!

great natural sunlight in these shots! love it ~~

Amazing! Non-stop Sneak Peeks, my favorite! It is so wonderful to have the opportunity to have a look into all of these creative, inspiring people’s homes. And what a way to start it off! This home is beautiful! I love the vertical tiles. Lovely! (and is it just me, or do they have at least one of all of the most important chair designs from the last century?! Lucky people!)

Their garden looks so familiar. Were they on HGTV’s Landscapers Challenge?

one word – SICK! (good sick)

its sneak peeks like this that make me so MAD, i just want to throw my hands up and say ‘whats the point of even trying-my place looks so crappy in comparison!!!’ but seriously i am just hunter green with envy over this one. every room, every piece of furniture, art, all of it is just so…gfff! i give up! its great.

even her lil dress is adorable!

Oh i flippin love those yellow tiles. I remember seeing this kitchen before and saved it but didn’t take note where I got the pic from. Thanks once again for another amazing house tour. Mel

Your home is my favourite of all the sneak peeks on Design Sponge. I love everything! You kitchen and bathroom tiles are fantastic.

Beautiful, and it sure helps when the bones of the house are so great. LOTS of tile — but all lovely.

That’s a great bedroom! Looks comfy, cozy, casual! I could curl up in it’s loveliness for hours!

What a lovely home! Everything is so well thought out. I love sneak peeks!

It’s lovely to see tiles used so lavishly, and outside as well as in. Such rich colours and textures add so much to an interior – makes me want to get out the grout!

Love the sneak! Do they make their tiles? I wondered since their name is heath ceramics. thanks, -susan

Love love love!.. and that fireplace is just beautiful! where is that from?

Oooh love the tiles being longways… lovely and unusual.

The house is great – what is the material in the kitchen countertops?

gorgeous home. question: i’ve been trying to find that type of photo/letter/paper display. can you tell me the resource for it? does it have a ball grip underneath? what is it called? thank you so much.

What colour is that soft green on the walls, oh and the teal? I love the overall mood of the home. The mix of furniture and natural fibres is fantastic. And that little outdoor sink, so sweet.

where did you get that globe lamp? i have been looking for that exact one and cant find it anywhere!

I’d like to know where the rug is from in the top picture, are those flor tiles as well? Love it all!

WOW::::::::::::::so refreshing… the green tiled bathroom gives a feel of relaxing amidst nature…like in a forest or something. I liked the birdie table lamp and the red and yellow fabric chairs…which add instant colour to the areas….LOVELY

Absolutely beautiful! love the combination of colors, the details, the bathroom, everything. Would live in this house!!

i rented a downstairs flat from cathy years and years ago (different place to this one). i have to say that she has always had phenomenal taste and everything she touches in the design world turns to gold. glad to see her doing so well in life!

i’m so curious about the chaise/couch and about the fireplace — is that a retrofit? does anyone know where one might find one? thanks for sharing this lovely home!

I’ve always been a huge fan of Heath Ceramics, and it’s so cool to see their abode! That green tile in the bathroom is to die for, love it all!
xo Katherine aka. Urban Flea :)
http://www.urbanfleadesign.com

would love to know where you got the “migno saldivar” print/poster. it is fabulous!

Great photos! Thank you for sharing. I would love to be able to pull off those kitchen tiles!

love those heath tiles outdoors! and i’m REALLY looking forward to a bumper week of sneak peeks – they’re my favourite!

Beautiful house. A bit retro, the way I like it!

sneak peek a thon??? omg,have i died and gone to heaven??
love that wood stove and the wood walls painted white.

Perfect balance of scale, color, textures, art and design. It is lovely overall. Does anyone know where to get the metal strip holding the photos/notes against that pretty green wall?

this is just an insanely beautiful home.

Missed this yesterday..
..so glad I found it today.

Gorgeous home, and I love Heath Ceramics! It’s great to see them “in action” here.

Love all the tiles, but especially the yellow ones in the kitchen!

Please tell me where the mingo saldivar poster came from!!!!! It is great.

I would love to have a “library” corner like that, with a chair nearby….

W.O.W.

Totally recognize the house from the Schoolhouse Electric catalog! How exciting. Gorgeous!

Lovely to see this gorgeous again. And I heart Heath Ceramics!

the house really is beautiful my only thing is why is the water running in the kitchen photo. i know lots of magazines do this and it always seems such a waste to me. i know it’s minor….the house is beautiful!

Bring back the Heath Anniversary Cake Plate, or else.

Great home!! Where did you order the fireplace? I love the blue!!

That fireplace! wow!!

Ohhhh, this is my type of house. I want it.

Gorgeous colour palette and such an exquisitely felt connection to textures. A beautifully choreographed home that isn’t stilted — one longs to sit in one of the fantastic chairs reading a book, or sipping wine with light shining through the windows.

Thanks for all the the generous comments about our house! btw, we have a 4 year old and 2 giant dogs so it doesn’t look like this all the time.
Here are some answers to questions in the comments above:
1. Yep, we did the yard for HGTV landscapers challenge a couple of years ago.
2. All the tile is Heath, made in Sausalito, everything but the outdoor benches is second quality leftover tile.
3. kitchen counter is concrete, from concreteworks in oakland.
4. Fireplace – we found it at the Deco/Modernism show in SF a few years back. – tip go sunday after 2 pm and you can negotiate amazing deals.
5. letter/photo display is home made (robin) it has a piece of velvet ribbon underneath to create friction to hold photos.
6. Paint – can’t remember the color names, but they are all from Pratt and Lambert.
7. Globe – also from Deco./modernism show in SF.
8. Chaise is from Crate and Barrel
9. Mingo Saldivar poster is from the Ballroom Marfa, TX, ballroommarfa.org

Hi, this is a longshot that anyone will see this comment since it’s been a few days I guess, but just in case… where can I find plain round glass finials like that… the toppers on your staircase poles? They are perfect and just what I am looking for. I have been unable to find anything like them.

And one more question if Catherine happens to revisit…where did your kid-size table & chairs come from (behind the red womb chair)? I have been looking for a set like this–inconspicuous but at home in a modern setting.

so many cool little elements that go pop!

the round glass finials on the staircase are for the ends of curtain rods (from restoration hardware) you can buy them separate from the curtain rods.

table is from Ikea, comes unfinished but looks really nice if you take the time to finish it well.

The most fabulous tile ever!

How lucky of you to have that tree branch floating outside the window…it’s perfect.

hi cathy,
you home is beautiful as are your ceramics!!!
i have a home in oakland and am looking at having a similar woodstove installed there. my installer had all kinds of questions regarding ul listing etc… did you face any code challenges installing a vintage woodstove? and, i see you are using the original pipe. did you have it lined? thanks, dunya

Hi Dunya, on the code challenges of the fireplace, our response is “it’s always been there”. I’m sure if we were to get a permit for installing a stove such as that it would not fly. A company called Malmfireplaces.com makes new ones that are very similar, so those should be to code…good luck.

great idea. thanks!

Beautiful house! I especially love the artwork which appears to be abstract spaghetti and meatballs (hanging above your adorable yellow chair). Where did you find such a fun print?

Thank you!

I had the same question as lindsay. I love the print that’s in the photo with the yellow chair! Where did this come from? Great artwork.

That print came from Creative Growth in Oakland, great art and great organization to support.

What a lovely & warm home! I love the little woven bird lamp. I’m daydreaming here, but I wonder what the New York subway system would look like retiled by Heath Ceramics… probably freakin’ awesome!