A bespoke bathroom designed to meld into the vast greenery of the outdoors. White oak cabinetry, onyx countertops, and backsplash, custom black metal mirrors and textured natural stone floors. The water closet features wallpaper from Kale Tree shop.

This project for a builder husband and interior-designer wife involved adding onto and restoring the luster of a c. 1883 Carpenter Gothic cottage in Barrington that they had occupied for years while raising their two sons. They were ready to ditch their small tacked-on kitchen that was mostly isolated from the rest of the house, views/daylight, as well as the yard, and replace it with something more generous, brighter, and more open that would improve flow inside and out. They were also eager for a better mudroom, new first-floor 3/4 bath, new basement stair, and a new second-floor master suite above. The design challenge was to conceive of an addition and renovations that would be in balanced conversation with the original house without dwarfing or competing with it. The new cross-gable addition echoes the original house form, at a somewhat smaller scale and with a simplified more contemporary exterior treatment that is sympathetic to the old house but clearly differentiated from it. Renovations included the removal of replacement vinyl windows by others and the installation of new Pella black clad windows in the original house, a new dormer in one of the son’s bedrooms, and in the addition. At the first-floor interior intersection between the existing house and the addition, two new large openings enhance flow and access to daylight/view and are outfitted with pairs of salvaged oversized clear-finished wooden barn-slider doors that lend character and visual warmth. A new exterior deck off the kitchen addition leads to a new enlarged backyard patio that is also accessible from the new full basement directly below the addition. (Interior fit-out and interior finishes/fixtures by the Owners)

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This Scandinavian bathroom design focuses on clean, simple lines, minimalism, and functionality without sacrificing beauty, creating bright, airy spaces. The uncluttered nature and brightness evoke a sense of calm.

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© Rusticasa

This project for a builder husband and interior-designer wife involved adding onto and restoring the luster of a c. 1883 Carpenter Gothic cottage in Barrington that they had occupied for years while raising their two sons. They were ready to ditch their small tacked-on kitchen that was mostly isolated from the rest of the house, views/daylight, as well as the yard, and replace it with something more generous, brighter, and more open that would improve flow inside and out. They were also eager for a better mudroom, new first-floor 3/4 bath, new basement stair, and a new second-floor master suite above. The design challenge was to conceive of an addition and renovations that would be in balanced conversation with the original house without dwarfing or competing with it. The new cross-gable addition echoes the original house form, at a somewhat smaller scale and with a simplified more contemporary exterior treatment that is sympathetic to the old house but clearly differentiated from it. Renovations included the removal of replacement vinyl windows by others and the installation of new Pella black clad windows in the original house, a new dormer in one of the son’s bedrooms, and in the addition. At the first-floor interior intersection between the existing house and the addition, two new large openings enhance flow and access to daylight/view and are outfitted with pairs of salvaged oversized clear-finished wooden barn-slider doors that lend character and visual warmth. A new exterior deck off the kitchen addition leads to a new enlarged backyard patio that is also accessible from the new full basement directly below the addition. (Interior fit-out and interior finishes/fixtures by the Owners)

A bespoke bathroom designed to meld into the vast greenery of the outdoors. White oak cabinetry, onyx countertops, and backsplash, custom black metal mirrors and textured natural stone floors. The water closet features wallpaper from Kale Tree shop.

This Scandinavian bathroom design focuses on clean, simple lines, minimalism, and functionality without sacrificing beauty, creating bright, airy spaces. The uncluttered nature and brightness evoke a sense of calm. We love the beautiful Marvin windows that allow natural light in and the stunning transom window that shares the natural bathroom light with the bedroom.

A bespoke bathroom designed to meld into the vast greenery of the outdoors. White oak cabinetry, onyx countertops, and backsplash, custom black metal mirrors and textured natural stone floors. The water closet features wallpaper from Kale Tree shop.

A bespoke bathroom designed to meld into the vast greenery of the outdoors. White oak cabinetry, onyx countertops, and backsplash, custom black metal mirrors and textured natural stone floors. The water closet features wallpaper from Kale Tree shop.

A bespoke bathroom designed to meld into the vast greenery of the outdoors. White oak cabinetry, onyx countertops, and backsplash, custom black metal mirrors and textured natural stone floors. The water closet features wallpaper from Kale Tree shop.

A bespoke bathroom designed to meld into the vast greenery of the outdoors. White oak cabinetry, onyx countertops, and backsplash, custom black metal mirrors and textured natural stone floors. The water closet features wallpaper from Kale Tree shop.

A bespoke bathroom designed to meld into the vast greenery of the outdoors. White oak cabinetry, onyx countertops, and backsplash, custom black metal mirrors and textured natural stone floors. The water closet features wallpaper from Kale Tree shop.