Eco-Rehabarama house. This dining space is adjacent to the kitchen and the living area in a very open floor-plan. We converted the garage into a kitchen and updated the entire house. The red barn door is made from recycled materials. The hardware for the door was salvaged from an old barn door. We used wood from the demolition to make the barn door. This image shows the entire barn door with the kitchen table. The door divides the laundry and utility room from the dining space. It's a practical solution to separate the two spaces while adding an interesting focal point to the room. Love the pop of red against the neutral walls. The door is painted with Sherwin Williams Red Obsession SW7590 and the walls are Sherwin Williams Warm Stone SW 7032.

A neutral colour scheme was perfect for this tiny guest bedroom under the eaves. There isn't room for furniture so we fitted a shelf along the wall with hooks for guests to hang their clothes. The ledge was perfect for a few pictures and accessories. The raspberry check fabric on the slipper chair provides that small pop of colour.

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Holger Obenaus

The original layout on the ground floor of this beautiful semi detached property included a small well aged kitchen connected to the dinning area by a 70’s brick bar! Since the kitchen is 'the heart of every home' and 'everyone always ends up in the kitchen at a party' our brief was to create an open plan space respecting the buildings original internal features and highlighting the large sash windows that over look the garden. Jake Fitzjones Photography Ltd

Bi-fold doors link the interior to the external terrace. Photo; Guy Allenby

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Calle Ström

reclaimed wood beams Interiors by Karen Salveson, Miss Conception Design

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The original design had an open floor concept, but the existing counter was an awkward height and shape, which acted more as a barrier to the room rather than letting it flow. Now the owners can work in the kitchen and entertain with ease.

Dark floors ground the space while soaring curved ceilings bounce light throughout. The low cost,. high impact kitchen was designed to recede, creating a wide open home available for entertaining. Steel shelves anchored to the header above provide ample storage for fine glassware. The rolling island can be positioned as required. photography by Tyler Mallory www.tylermallory.com

Modern rustic office in a former miner's cottage; industrial furnishings sit comfortably against the original elm floor boards and exposed joists. A section of old lime plaster is left exposed on the wall as a reminder of the room's original colour scheme. design storey architects