Blick vom Schreibtisch in die Lounge-Ecke des Showrooms. Sofa aus dunkelgrauem Baumwoll-Samt vor einer dunkelgrünen Wand mit passenden Kissen. Italienische Vintage Beistelltische in Messing mit Kunstgegenständen und Unikaten zur Dekoration. Besonderes Highlight ist die tapezierte Decke im Urban Jungle Stil. Fotograf: Roman Raacke

New walnut cabinets were designed and installed in the family. New skylights were installed to illuminate the walnut counter and to balance the natural light in the room photography by adam rouse

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Photo: Roy Aguilar

Anice Hoachlander, Hoachlander Davis Photography

This beautiful ribbon fireplace remodel brings a new life to the family room. Originally this room was extremely cold and unused and now it is a space to relax and warm up with family and friends. Custom shelving surrounds the sides of the fireplace and frames the wall mounted TV. The fireplace itself has adjustable lights inside that can change to any color.

The family room of our MidCentury Modern Encino home remodel features a statement black shiplap vaulted ceiling paired with midcentury modern furniture. A fireplace with black and white marble trim overlooks the room with large art accent pieces over the mantle. Light hardwood floors on an open floor plan complete the space.

Modern Living Room with Steel Wrapped Gas Fireplaces. Custom Windows

This artistic and design-forward family approached us at the beginning of the pandemic with a design prompt to blend their love of midcentury modern design with their Caribbean roots. With her parents originating from Trinidad & Tobago and his parents from Jamaica, they wanted their home to be an authentic representation of their heritage, with a midcentury modern twist. We found inspiration from a colorful Trinidad & Tobago tourism poster that they already owned and carried the tropical colors throughout the house — rich blues in the main bathroom, deep greens and oranges in the powder bathroom, mustard yellow in the dining room and guest bathroom, and sage green in the kitchen. This project was featured on Dwell in January 2022.

Photography: Ryan Garvin

The media room, with TECH Monorail light tracks. The walnut built-in cabinetry matches the other casework in the house. Photo by Christopher Wright, CR

Constructed in two phases, this renovation, with a few small additions, touched nearly every room in this late ‘50’s ranch house. The owners raised their family within the original walls and love the house’s location, which is not far from town and also borders conservation land. But they didn’t love how chopped up the house was and the lack of exposure to natural daylight and views of the lush rear woods. Plus, they were ready to de-clutter for a more stream-lined look. As a result, KHS collaborated with them to create a quiet, clean design to support the lifestyle they aspire to in retirement. To transform the original ranch house, KHS proposed several significant changes that would make way for a number of related improvements. Proposed changes included the removal of the attached enclosed breezeway (which had included a stair to the basement living space) and the two-car garage it partially wrapped, which had blocked vital eastern daylight from accessing the interior. Together the breezeway and garage had also contributed to a long, flush front façade. In its stead, KHS proposed a new two-car carport, attached storage shed, and exterior basement stair in a new location. The carport is bumped closer to the street to relieve the flush front facade and to allow access behind it to eastern daylight in a relocated rear kitchen. KHS also proposed a new, single, more prominent front entry, closer to the driveway to replace the former secondary entrance into the dark breezeway and a more formal main entrance that had been located much farther down the facade and curiously bordered the bedroom wing. Inside, low ceilings and soffits in the primary family common areas were removed to create a cathedral ceiling (with rod ties) over a reconfigured semi-open living, dining, and kitchen space. A new gas fireplace serving the relocated dining area -- defined by a new built-in banquette in a new bay window -- was designed to back up on the existing wood-burning fireplace that continues to serve the living area. A shared full bath, serving two guest bedrooms on the main level, was reconfigured, and additional square footage was captured for a reconfigured master bathroom off the existing master bedroom. A new whole-house color palette, including new finishes and new cabinetry, complete the transformation. Today, the owners enjoy a fresh and airy re-imagining of their familiar ranch house. Photos by Katie Hutchison