Designed & built by us Location: Malvern Interiors by Studio Tate Photographed by Lillie Thompson

Reconstruction of 1921 California Bungalow to create a more open floor plan. The redesign completed by Envelope A+D reoriented the floor plan toward the back garden. The renovation included the kitchen and bath as well as an update of all systems and services. Walls in this distinct bath are a special shower plaster that provided a deep color while remaining watertight.

дизайнер Мария Глазовская, дизайнер Ольга Авдеева

Guest bathroom remodel.

  Download our free ebook, Creating the Ideal Kitchen. DOWNLOAD NOW   The homeowners came to us looking to update the kitchen in their historic 1897 home. The home had gone through an extensive renovation several years earlier that added a master bedroom suite and updates to the front façade. The kitchen however was not part of that update and a prior 1990’s update had left much to be desired. The client is an avid cook, and it was just not very functional for the family. The original kitchen was very choppy and included a large eat in area that took up more than its fair share of the space. On the wish list was a place where the family could comfortably congregate, that was easy and to cook in, that feels lived in and in check with the rest of the home’s décor. They also wanted a space that was not cluttered and dark – a happy, light and airy room. A small powder room off the space also needed some attention so we set out to include that in the remodel as well. See that arch in the neighboring dining room? The homeowner really wanted to make the opening to the dining room an arch to match, so we incorporated that into the design. Another unfortunate eyesore was the state of the ceiling and soffits. Turns out it was just a series of shortcuts from the prior renovation, and we were surprised and delighted that we were easily able to flatten out almost the entire ceiling with a couple of little reworks. Other changes we made were to add new windows that were appropriate to the new design, which included moving the sink window over slightly to give the work zone more breathing room. We also adjusted the height of the windows in what was previously the eat-in area that were too low for a countertop to work. We tried to keep an old island in the plan since it was a well-loved vintage find, but the tradeoff for the function of the new island was not worth it in the end. We hope the old found a new home, perhaps as a potting table. Designed by: Susan Klimala, CKD, CBD Photography by: Michael Kaskel For more information on kitchen and bath design ideas go to: www.kitchenstudio-ge.com

Murray Fredericks Photography

Cloakroom after: Voila! The tile and greys are a great design pairing. We tiled half way up on one side to enhance width over height in this tiny bathroom. The big highlight is the 'gold-ware'. It was proving impossible to find a decent tap of height in this squeeze of a space so we expanded our options to look at chrome-ware and chemically altered it to become 'gold plated' at a charge of £60. Importantly, the storage door was converted into a removable shelf, now allowing to store toiletries. Design by Faten from LondonFatCat.

Photography: www.hausofsilva.com

Full gut renovation and facade restoration of an historic 1850s wood-frame townhouse. The current owners found the building as a decaying, vacant SRO (single room occupancy) dwelling with approximately 9 rooming units. The building has been converted to a two-family house with an owner’s triplex over a garden-level rental. Due to the fact that the very little of the existing structure was serviceable and the change of occupancy necessitated major layout changes, nC2 was able to propose an especially creative and unconventional design for the triplex. This design centers around a continuous 2-run stair which connects the main living space on the parlor level to a family room on the second floor and, finally, to a studio space on the third, thus linking all of the public and semi-public spaces with a single architectural element. This scheme is further enhanced through the use of a wood-slat screen wall which functions as a guardrail for the stair as well as a light-filtering element tying all of the floors together, as well its culmination in a 5’ x 25’ skylight.

Edmunds Studios Photography Haisma Design Co.

Ultra modern bathroom refurbishment with 3d effect cladding and vinyl tile flooring

photo by Joshua McHugh Photography