My mission is to resurrect the craftsmanship of Frank P. "Squeaky" Williams. Often remembered as an architect, Squeaky Williams was in fact a builder. Williams so shaped his projects with high quality construction and design, his craftsmanship became a defining architecture in the Sacramento area in the early part of the century.
This house in Old Land Park began as a cramped 3 bedroom, 1.5 bath eye-sore on a tree-lined street where I delivered newspapers as a boy. Except for one wall and window, the house was torn down to make way for a big aspiration -- a home that captures the beauty of yesterday and offers today’s modern luxuries.
The result is a complete transformation: a new Tudor revival home combining old world master craftsmanship reminiscent of Squeeky Williams with clean, open design for modern living.
Now a 5 spacious bedroom home with 3 luxurious bathrooms, the house features a large family room upstairs (“morning room”), formal dining room, formal living room and dream-come-true kitchen, all with an open plan for entertaining. Common rooms are spacious. Bedrooms are big. Ample windows and doors to multiple balconies and porches provide natural light – connecting the outside with the inside.
Finish details are rigorously faithful to the Tudor revival style of the home. The wood/gas burning fireplace in the living room was constructed around a vintage mantle rescued from a Bay Area home with European old world interiors. 
Excepting an original kitchen window that was lovingly preserved, the entire kitchen is new: floor, walls, ceilings, fixtures, appliances, custom cabinets, sink, granite counters, custom island, media nook/desk, walk-in pantry, and more. 
The custom wainscotting is handcrafted with enduring design. It took several weeks and countless hours to handcraft all of the custom finish trim and wainscotting -- and complete the sanding, prep and painting for the intricate woodwork -- but the final result is worth it. 
The upstairs floor plan revives the design concept of a "morning room," a large, central open room popular in large homes at the turn of the century. A "morning room" is a place for families to spend time together in the morning, a common space for the upstairs bedrooms which can be used as an upstairs family room. 
The downstairs great room, with a ceiling soaring two stories, easily makes way for large gatherings.
An upstairs bedroom with two separate doors leading outside to a large balcony, a flexible layout enabling the bedroom to be shared if desired. 
Fabulous 18 solid six-paneled 1 3/4" interior doors, complete with original bronze hardware, were rescued from an estate in Atherton. These thick interior doors reduce noise throughout the house. The original door hardware is matching throughout the interior, with stylized matching door hardware that is different for each type of door (closet interior, closet exterior, bedroom interior, bedroom hallway, etc.). 
Even the roof has design details; the shingles were carefully cut to mimic a 3 point style used in the early 1900s. 
Top quality elements are used throughout (example: new Kohler sinks and fixtures in every bathroom and a spa-like master bath). 
What you can’t see – what’s behind the ceilings and walls – are details to yield huge benefits over time (example: extra insulation designed to keep the house comfortable year round).
This home is a work of love. It began with an aspiration to revive high quality workmanship of a past era, and has stayed true this intent all the way to completion. The exemplary master craftmanship and visionary design of this home will serve its families and the neighborhood for generations to come.
Front entry (more about the front door). 
Marble in the hearth of the fireplace mantle in the living room. 
Detail in fireplace mantle in the living room. 
Living room flows into dining room / great room with arch entryways. Both the living room and the dining room / great room have doors leading out to a porch. Large windows and doors fill the living room and dining room / great room with gorgeous natural light. 
Great room / dining room has a soaring 2 story ceiling. 
Majestic chandelier in the great room / dining room matches with chandelier on the staircase. 
Grand staircase (read more about the staircase)
Kitchen (read more about the kitchen) 
Stairs leading to second story
Upstairs family room
Master bedroom - upstairs - with double doors opening to balconey with custom ironwork railing and tile. 
Master bathroom - upstairs 
Second bathroom (upstairs)
Laundry room, conveniently located upstairs near to bedrooms and complete with built in custom cabinets, granite counters, double sink, tiled flooring and window for natural light. 
2nd bedroom - upstairs - with 2 doors leading out to large front balconey. 
3rd bedroom - upstairs 
4th bedroom - downstairs, with double doors leading out to covered porch and backyard. Bedroom is also suitable for an office/den/study, with built in entertainment center. 
5th bedroom - downstairs, with double doors leading out to porch and backyard.
3rd bathroom - downstairs
Landscaped sideyard
Mature trees, including orange tree in backyard
