“After photos” by Dean J. Birinyi PhotographyAFTER: A large built-in includes desks, bulletin boards, a flat-screen TV and a media cabinet with lots of storage for books, laptops and gadgets. The solution helps organize the room, deals with the narrow layout and gives each girl her own study space. “This room was in desperate need of space-planning to make it more functional,” Furtado says. “I designed the unit to feel as light as possible, since it’s so massive.”She painted the unit crisp white, the same color used for the room’s trim and ceiling. The white wall paint, on the other hand, has a touch of warm gray. “It has just enough color for a contrast to the trim and built-in, while keeping the room airy and bright,” she says.The custom built-in is secured to the wall in several places for seismic safety, and has a decorative cutout profile that keeps the unit from taking over all the visual space in the narrow room. Furtado also designed the unit to be lifted off the floor on legs (like a piece of furniture), unlike a traditional built-in that sits flush to the floor.Built-in unit: Fernandez Brothers Cabinets; hanging wall storage: Michaels; wall paint: Droplets, Dunn-Edwards P...
“After photos” by Dean J. Birinyi PhotographyAFTER: A large built-in includes desks, bulletin boards, a flat-screen TV and a media cabinet with lots of storage for books, laptops and gadgets. The solution helps organize the room, deals with the narrow layout and gives each girl her own study space. “This room was in desperate need of space-planning to make it more functional,” Furtado says. “I designed the unit to feel as light as possible, since it’s so massive.”She painted the unit crisp white, the same color used for the room’s trim and ceiling. The white wall paint, on the other hand, has a touch of warm gray. “It has just enough color for a contrast to the trim and built-in, while keeping the room airy and bright,” she says.The custom built-in is secured to the wall in several places for seismic safety, and has a decorative cutout profile that keeps the unit from taking over all the visual space in the narrow room. Furtado also designed the unit to be lifted off the floor on legs (like a piece of furniture), unlike a traditional built-in that sits flush to the floor.Built-in unit: Fernandez Brothers Cabinets; hanging wall storage: Michaels; wall paint: Droplets, Dunn-Edwards P...
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