Media room/ family room with a modern twist. French door that leads to patio. Muted tones, marble fireplace. Kathryn MacDonald Photography, Marie Christine Design

Lesley Allen Photography, Interior Design by Corinne Brown, ASID This is a cozy sitting room, used for reading. The mohair chairs are from Charles Pollock, as is the down sofa. The Custom cabinetry, by DK Woodworks is walnut, which has been bleached and then stained to achieve a lighter, more golden tone.

A Virtual Golf Simulator with custom carpet wall mural is the feature point of this media room. In this space a clear glass wall was used to separate the Virtual Sports area from the living area for safety reasons.

Photography by Mark Ehlen - Ehlen Creative Questions about this space? Contact Bob Boyer at Boyer Building Corp Bobb@boyerbuilding.com

Family Room

Photographer: John Moery

Design by Wesley-Wayne Interiors in Dallas, TX. Photo by: Dan Piassick A Town-home Living Room designed for comfort and light.

For this tone on tone neutral family room we maximized the space for an open seating plan that allowed the kitchen to be an integrated part of the conversations. Pops of color were added in the pillows, drapes, and surronding styled built in cabinets. By Stickley Photography

While the foundations of this parlor are traditionally Tudor, like the low ceilings, exposed beams, and fireplace — the muted pop of color and mixed material furnishings bring a modern, updated feel to the room.

The ship lap paneling on the wall above the custom fireplace ties in the perfect beach touch! This beach house also boasts pops of beautiful color and pattern throughout as we updated this kitchen, dining room, living room, and powder bath in Long Beach

Updated family room with stone fireplace surround, wood floating shelving and a wooden mantel.

Our clients house was built in 2012, so it was not that outdated, it was just dark. The clients wanted to lighten the kitchen and create something that was their own, using more unique products. The master bath needed to be updated and they wanted the upstairs game room to be more functional for their family. The original kitchen was very dark and all brown. The cabinets were stained dark brown, the countertops were a dark brown and black granite, with a beige backsplash. We kept the dark cabinets but lightened everything else. A new translucent frosted glass pantry door was installed to soften the feel of the kitchen. The main architecture in the kitchen stayed the same but the clients wanted to change the coffee bar into a wine bar, so we removed the upper cabinet door above a small cabinet and installed two X-style wine storage shelves instead. An undermount farm sink was installed with a 23” tall main faucet for more functionality. We replaced the chandelier over the island with a beautiful Arhaus Poppy large antique brass chandelier. Two new pendants were installed over the sink from West Elm with a much more modern feel than before, not to mention much brighter. The once dark backsplash was now a bright ocean honed marble mosaic 2”x4” a top the QM Calacatta Miel quartz countertops. We installed undercabinet lighting and added over-cabinet LED tape strip lighting to add even more light into the kitchen. We basically gutted the Master bathroom and started from scratch. We demoed the shower walls, ceiling over tub/shower, demoed the countertops, plumbing fixtures, shutters over the tub and the wall tile and flooring. We reframed the vaulted ceiling over the shower and added an access panel in the water closet for a digital shower valve. A raised platform was added under the tub/shower for a shower slope to existing drain. The shower floor was Carrara Herringbone tile, accented with Bianco Venatino Honed marble and Metro White glossy ceramic 4”x16” tile on the walls. We then added a bench and a Kohler 8” rain showerhead to finish off the shower. The walk-in shower was sectioned off with a frameless clear anti-spot treated glass. The tub was not important to the clients, although they wanted to keep one for resale value. A Japanese soaker tub was installed, which the kids love! To finish off the master bath, the walls were painted with SW Agreeable Gray and the existing cabinets were painted SW Mega Greige for an updated look. Four Pottery Barn Mercer wall sconces were added between the new beautiful Distressed Silver leaf mirrors instead of the three existing over-mirror vanity bars that were originally there. QM Calacatta Miel countertops were installed which definitely brightened up the room! Originally, the upstairs game room had nothing but a built-in bar in one corner. The clients wanted this to be more of a media room but still wanted to have a kitchenette upstairs. We had to remove the original plumbing and electrical and move it to where the new cabinets were. We installed 16’ of cabinets between the windows on one wall. Plank and Mill reclaimed barn wood plank veneers were used on the accent wall in between the cabinets as a backing for the wall mounted TV above the QM Calacatta Miel countertops. A kitchenette was installed to one end, housing a sink and a beverage fridge, so the clients can still have the best of both worlds. LED tape lighting was added above the cabinets for additional lighting. The clients love their updated rooms and feel that house really works for their family now. Design/Remodel by Hatfield Builders & Remodelers | Photography by Versatile Imaging

Whitney Kamman