Remodeling Photos Indoor/Outdoor Versatility

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Marble was used for the end wall that houses the television and a fire- place.

JACKSON DESIGN & REMODELING PHOTOS INDOOR/OUTDOOR VERSATILITY

Award-winning Del Mar remodel makes open space a priority

The 15-foot-long BY MARTINA SCHIMITSCHEK Withnosetideainmind,thecoupleturnedtoJack- With the sliding kitchen island is a son Design & Remodeling to come up with a plan. The glass panels open combination of tallstartedwithadeck.JimandInsuNuzzi Nuzzis told them they wanted an outdoor grill, exterior the kitchen, dining high-gloss, white wanted more outdoor entertainment space for space to gather and possibly a bigger kitchen island. and outdoor seat- Thermofoil and their Del Mar home, but they weren’t sure how to The result is a complete overhaul of the second floor ing areas become natural walnut. goaboutit.Theirhouse,onadeeplyslopedlot, that opens the space and extends it to an outdoor living one unit. I area while letting the view take center stage. The The countertop is didn’t have much room to expand. quartz. The modern, three-story house, with strong geomet- thoughtful design and mix of materials that treats the ric angles and curves, is backed against a cliff on one décor as functional art earned the project this year’s side and has a steep driveway ontheother.Perchedon National Contractor of Year (CotY) Award from the ahillside,thehomeoverlooksTorreyPinesStateBeach National Association of the Remodeling Industry for and the Los Peñasquitos Lagoon. It has an entry on the Jackson Design & Remodeling in the Residential Addi- bottom floor, the main living area on the second floor tion Over $250,000 category. The remodel has also won a and bedrooms on the third. national 2017Master Design Award and a 2018 Chrysalis “We had a little deck where we could squeeze in Award in the same category. about eight people,” said Insu, a nature photographer, “We think this home’s aesthetic and style are truly who specializes in photographs of birds. SEE REMODEL • E4 It greets you,” Jim said. But what stands out REMODEL Dark porcelain floor tiles most is the lack of walls. cover the kitchen area of the Asystemofframeless FROM E1 open space and flow into the sliding glass panels com- memorable, and we’re hon- outdoor addition, which pletely opens the space to the ored to have a wide range of added about 800 square feet new outdoor living area, judges agree,” said Todd to the 3,200-square-foot which focuses on luxurious Jackson, the design compa- house. A 15-foot-long island comfort. It also includes Jim’s ny’s CEO. “Earning industry is at the center of the interior grilling station. A marble wall notice for our hard work while space, clad on one side in on the end holds a fireplace making our clients happy is a white high-gloss Thermofoil, and a television screen, and a fantastic combination.” warm walnut wood on the louvered ceiling closes auto- The project, which was other, and topped with a matically when it rains. Auto- completed in February 2017, light quartz. matic screens shield against was spearheaded by former “I wanted a big island,” the sun and the wind, and Jackson Design & Remod- Insu said. “When we have infrared heaters, flush- eling senior interior designer parties, every inch of this mounted in the ceiling, make Sol Quintana Wagoner. “She counter is used.” the space comfortable year- really got to know us,” Jim The ebony-stained wal- round. said. “It got to the point nut cabinets over the stove The colors of the indoor/ where we just asked her, ‘Do and matching wood cladding outdoor space reflect the JACKSON DESIGN & REMODELING PHOTO youlikeit?’andifshesaid on the refrigerator create a ocean, the natural surround- The exterior of Jim and Insu Nuzzi’s home in Del Mar. yes,we’dsay‘Thendoit.’ ” sharp contrast to the island ings and the birds Insu The design is under- and add geometric lines to photographs. “It’s classic. which was also on his wish by a multicolored LED light the West Coast. Because stated and simple with clean the space. Light gray-green There’s no need for color,” list. Like the island, the bar is strip to add more drama. they see the house as their lines, allowing the view and beveled glass tiles for the Insu said. The calm sur- designed for aesthetics and The couple, now empty forever home, they also had the materials to shine. backsplash add more sculp- roundings reflect her quiet function with floating shelves nesters, bought the home in an elevator installed during “Now the view is the home. tural angles. personality. Jim, an extro- and a backlit onyx wall. 2005 after it was just remod- the remodel. verted financial adviser, is Onyx also frames the eled. While Jim, who is presi- “We had to cut into the Insu’s opposite. His original television that hangs over dent of Nuzzi Financial Net- hillside to put in the elevator,” vision for the home was more the fireplace in the adjoining work, still works on the East Jackson said. vivid. “I was pushing for living area. With the televi- Coast, they were drawn to “This is literally a new color,” he said. sion programmed to display Southern California by their house,” Jim said. “I’d change In the end, Jim agreed the Insu’s photographs sur- son’s love of skateboarding. absolutely nothing. I feel like muted tones were the right rounded by the heavy stone (Spenser Nuzzi is now a I’m in my own favorite resort.” choice,buthedidgetred frame, the television, too, professional skateboarder.) knobs for the stove and a red turns into artwork. The Jim and Insu had also Schimitschek is a San Diego chair nexttothe bar area, granite hearth is bottom lit always wanted to retire on freelance writer.

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