Carrie Owens

Interiors by SHOPHOUSE Kyle Born Photography

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John Bedell

We completely remodeled an outdated, poorly designed kitchen that was separated from the rest of the house by a narrow doorway. We opened the wall to the dining room and framed it with an oak archway. We transformed the space with an open, timeless design that incorporates a counter-height eating and work area, cherry inset door shaker-style cabinets, increased counter work area made from Cambria quartz tops, and solid oak moldings that echo the style of the 1920's bungalow. Some of the original wood moldings were re-used to case the new energy efficient window.

This red leather recliner is great in this color but you can get this chair in any color of leather.

Become a top "study" athlete with practice sessions at this sleek & stately desk. • Gold-toned trophy pull on concealed upper storage cabinet • Dampening hinges on upper cabinet for easy access • Shiny red desktop • Sectioned slim drawer for pencils & study accessories. • 5 – year warranty

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The powder room adds a bit of 'wow factor' with the custom designed cherry red laquered vanity. An LED light strip is recessed into the under side of the vanity to highlight the natural stone floor. The backsplash feature wall is a mosaic of various white and gray stones from Artistic Tile

To dwell and establish connections with a place is a basic human necessity often combined, amongst other things, with light and is performed in association with the elements that generate it, be they natural or artificial. And in the renovation of this purpose-built first floor flat in a quiet residential street in Kennington, the use of light in its varied forms is adopted to modulate the space and create a brand new dwelling, adapted to modern living standards. From the intentionally darkened entrance lobby at the lower ground floor – as seen in Mackintosh’s Hill House – one is led to a brighter upper level where the insertion of wide pivot doors creates a flexible open plan centred around an unfinished plaster box-like pod. Kitchen and living room are connected and use a stair balustrade that doubles as a bench seat; this allows the landing to become an extension of the kitchen/dining area - rather than being merely circulation space – with a new external view towards the landscaped terrace at the rear. The attic space is converted: a modernist black box, clad in natural slate tiles and with a wide sliding window, is inserted in the rear roof slope to accommodate a bedroom and a bathroom. A new relationship can eventually be established with all new and existing exterior openings, now visible from the former landing space: traditional timber sash windows are re-introduced to replace unsightly UPVC frames, and skylights are put in to direct one’s view outwards and upwards. photo: Gianluca Maver

Darren Kerr photography

Children's playroom with a wall of storage for toys, books, television and a desk for two. Feature uplighting to top of bookshelves and underside of shelves over desk. Red gloss desktop for a splash of colour. Wall unit in all laminate. Designed to be suitable for all ages from toddlers to teenagers. Photography by [V] Style+ Imagery

Lori Cannava