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 The Living Room and Dining Room were made infinitely more functional, as well as inviting, by the use of built-in display/storage cabinets that transition to the Dining Room which also boasts banquette seating that has built-in storage..
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Before: The mirrored screen was the attempt to define the living and dining rooms, while introducing more light and concealing a china storage cabinet. The resulting mishmash of images was uncomfortably confusing. Starting with an antique tribal rug, the rich palette was continued in the eggplant leather chaise, the blue chenille chair, and the crimson, fringed Parisian chair with accents of antique gold. The glass-topped wrought iron tables were chosen for their lightness of scale, and finished with antiqued gold finals. |
An adjoining china cabinet with a pullout top effects a transition to the Dining Room. The blue suede bench travels as an occasional seating piece in the Living Room, or doubles as extra seating in the Dining Room. A slight sheen is added to the wall behind the chaise with a golden-peach faux treatment, setting the stage for the painterly touch of the fine art photograph. The gold and alabaster torchiere augments the recessed accent lighting. |
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A half wall provides definition for the back of the banquette Seating in the Dining Area, featuring pullout drawers in the bottom section, and seat backs that fold down for additional storage. Upholstered in navy leather, it continues the Living Room palette and emphasizes the dramatic fine art photograph of a remote and rugged landscape. The pendant repeats the old metal/alabaster theme from the Living Room. Increasing the light level, the new French doors also provide access to the exterior. The glass-topped custom metal table on casters makes passage or dinner for 6 equally easy in the small dining area, with the Living Room bench filling in as needed. |
Before: This kitchen was so small and cramped that only one person could be in it at a time. The homeowner wanted the kitchen to be integrated with the rest of the living space in function and aesthetic. The only way to the exterior or the basement was through the kitchen, so disruption was a chronic condition. |
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The tall storage cabinet is fitted into the space formerly occupied by the Kitchen entry doorway, deeper at the bottom to take advantage of unused undersink space in the adjoining kitchen. The fine art photo depicts a fog-shrouded river walk, connecting again to the exotic accents theme. A new arched opening into the Kitchen, finished with cherry corbels, provides social accessibility while also allowing access to the basement without going through the main work area of the Kitchen. A warm honey stain on the cherry cabinets and the same door style connects the Living Room and Dining Room cabinets to the kitchen. Large, stone-finished ceramic floor tiles unify the entire first floor. |
The custom copper hoodvent joins copper ceramic tiles, and a copper faucet, to continue the burnished accents from the other spaces. Because of the historic designation requiring the original back door to remain in place, the cabinets were simply wrapped around that end of the kitchen, closing off the door. Treating it as a window, it received the same valence treatment as the existing window, in a warm brick red, with a whimsical attachment of more of the fringe from the Parisian chair in the Living Room. The shallow cabinet over the sink was required because of the location of the existing door, so it was treated as a display cabinet, with turnings, a valence, and a breadboard back, and is recessed into the former door opening opposite the tall cabinet on the Dining Room side. The microwave is hidden behind the flipper door, and the rich Giallo Veneziano granite ensures that the golden glow from the other rooms continues into the Kitchen. |
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Room Additions |
Master Bathroom,
Closet, Bedroom Project
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Basement Project |
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