After years of living in San Francisco?they met, studied, and started a business there?designers Rachel Gant and Andrew Deming of Yield Design were ready for a change. “We wanted more space and room to grow,” said Deming, a Florida native and Flagler alum. “We considered other cities, but ultimately settled in St. Augustine, Florida, because we already had an amazing community there and felt a strong draw.”
They could also afford to buy a house there, and decided on a 1,560-square-foot, three-bedroom, two-bath house in the Davis Shores neighborhood of the city’s Anastasia Island. “It was in terrible shape, but we loved the location and had confidence that the structure was sound,” said Deming. They took out a home loan, but it didn?t cover renovations, so they paid for everything out of pocket. ?We consistently tried to find ways to cut costs without sacrificing quality,? he said. In total, they spent $20,000 on the renovation, of which $15,000 went to upgrading the interiors. (We feature the exterior renovations on Gardenista today.) Let’s see how they managed it.
Photography by Kelsey Heinze, courtesy of Yield Design.

Above: Gant and Deming retained the house’s layout, but transformed each room with new paint (Sherwin-Williams Extra White), floors, and furnishings. In the living room: The brown leather couch is from Article and the ceiling fan is from Home Decorators Collection.
Gant and Deming did as much of the...