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A small kitchen can make a big impact with custom built-ins and carefully selected appliances
Creating Good Flow in a Narrow Kitchen
Built-in appliances and specialized cabinets create an organized kitchen workflow.
An awkward raised platform becomes a friendly breakfast nook.
Composing the Big Picture
The original kitchen had bad circulation and lacked the warmth and character of the rest of the 1920s home.
Combining the kitchen and family room creates one cohesive space while maintaining their distinct uses.
The millwork range hood and marble mosaics create a a visual anchor for both the kitchen and adjoining family room.
Making use of Challenging Spaces
This breakfast nook sits atop the basement stairs, utilizing every inch to create the most functional solution possible.
The original kitchen had an underutilized and cramped desk.
The table folds up to make cleaning a breeze while the benches provide additional storage under their hinged seats.
A Small Space of Distinction
Incorporating the fireplace, shelving, and radiator into one continuous element creates visual calm.
The original space was a blank slate. The bare walls and exposed brick were ready to be transformed.
The Hearth is the Heart of Your Home
A holiday display sits atop a salvaged late 19th century oak mantel.
Arman applies glass & stone tiles to complete the fireplace installation.
Furring mounted over the exposed brick for the installation of drywall.
The details of the salvaged mantel provides inspiration for the adjoining built-ins.
Don’t Forget the Ceiling!
The beamed ceiling visually expands the small room into distinct areas.
Installation of the new millwork beams and beadboard ceiling.
Sometimes Paint is all it Takes to Transform a Room
Faux architectural details are realized entirely in paint, creating the effect of sitting in a sunlit Roman atrium.
A painted grid evokes a garden trellis, creating an expansive atmosphere by blurring the boundaries of the room.
Rebuilding a Sunroom
This terraced rowhouse was in need of a major renovation.
Rebuilding the Past
This townhouse had seen better days. A thoughtful reconstruction using a mix of historic and modern materials came together to make a gracious addition to the neighborhood.
The old sunroom was structurally compromised by rot.
A mix of cedar wood and other rot-resistant materials were used to prevent future decay
A Living Room both Cozy and Bright
Combining Two Rooms into One
This space was originally divided into a bright sunroom and a dark living room with a fireplace. Unifying the two rooms required the removal of a wide cased opening and a reimagining of the fireplace wall around fixed structural elements.
The new painted bolection fireplace mantel.
A Small Kitchen
Referencing elements of Victorian design, the kitchen coexists with the main living area without visually dominating the room.
The original Kitchen was small and difficult to use.
Through use of carefully selected appliances and clever cabinetry, the core portion of the kitchen is contained within a single niche evoking a built-in china hutch.
The millwork was all stained to match, visually unifying the cabinetry into a single piece of furniture.
The pantry and refrigerator are concealed within wall-colored cabinets on either side of the kitchen niche.
Living With Books in a Small Bedroom
The finished room.
Three separate moldings come together to form a composite crown.
The trim installed, primed and ready for paint.
Details of the molding assemblies.
Up to Code and Historically Inspired
Bringing an old staircase up to code required major demolition. The new staircase harmonizes with the existing architecture and minimizes impacts on adjoining rooms.
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