59,640 White Arts and Crafts Home Design Photos
sk7 design studios, inc.
3,400 sf home, 4BD, 4BA
Second-Story Addition and Extensive Remodel
50/50 demo rule
Susan Yeley Homes
Like most of our projects, we can't gush about this reno—a new kitchen and mudroom, ensuite closet and pantry—without gushing about the people who live there. The best projects, we always say, are the ones in which client, contractor and design team are all present throughout, conception to completion, each bringing their particular expertise to the table and forming a cohesive, trustworthy team that is mutually invested in a smooth and successful process. They listen to each other, give the benefit of the doubt to each other, do what they say they'll do. This project exemplified that kind of team, and it shows in the results.
Most obvious is the opening up of the kitchen to the dining room, decompartmentalizing somewhat a century-old bungalow that was originally quite purposefully compartmentalized. As a result, the kitchen had to become a place one wanted to see clear through from the front door. Inset cabinets and carefully selected details make the functional heart of the house equal in elegance to the more "public" gathering spaces, with their craftsman depth and detail. An old back porch was converted to interior space, creating a mudroom and a much-needed ensuite walk-in closet. A new, larger deck went on: Phase One of an extensive design for outdoor living, that we all hope will be realized over the next few years. Finally, a duplicative back stairwell was repurposed into a walk-in pantry.
Modernizing often means opening spaces up for more casual living and entertaining, and/or making better use of dead space. In this re-conceptualized old house, we did all of that, creating a back-of-the-house that is now bright and cheerful and new, while carefully incorporating meaningful vintage and personal elements.
The best result of all: the clients are thrilled. And everyone who went in to the project came out of it friends.
Contractor: Stumpner Building Services
Cabinetry: Stoll’s Woodworking
Photographer: Gina Rogers
Harmony Builders LTD
View of the living room, nook and kitchen. This is an open concept plan that will make it easy to entertain family & friends.
Jessica Meister
To save money, we used an existing house design our builder had worked on previously and made changes to the layout to open up the space and maximize on our incredible lake views.
The first thing we changed was to flip the kitchen layout and move the stove and hood to the side wall to make room for a window and some open shelving over a farmhouse sink. This allowed us to maximize the partial lake views on the south side of the house and saved money on additional custom cabinets.
We also removed a smaller pantry that was closing off the open space between the kitchen and living room. Instead, we turned the corner of the kitchen into a much larger, walk-in pantry that also saved us a bit on granite costs and added a ton of storage.
Granite: iCloud, leathered finish
Island Cabinets: Medallion Appaloosa finish, Brookhill door style
Perimeter Cabinets: Divinity Classic painted finish, Potters Mill door style beaded with wide cove top moldings
Floors: Castle Combe Hardwood in Corsham
Backsplash: Daltile Brickwork in Terrace
Appliances: Bertazoni 36-inch all gas oven and range and coordinating appliances
Paint Color: Revere Pewter by Benjamin Moore
Trim: White Dove by Benjamin Moore
Windows: Anderson 400 series with pine casings stained in minwax jacobean
Pendants: Austin Allen & Company
Kitchen Design: Home Again by Hancock Lumber
Builder: Island Cove Building and Development
Floating Shelves with Jute Rope custom designed and built by Rowe Station Woodworks of New Gloucester, Maine
Decor by My Sister's Garage of Windham, Maine
Brass Hill Design
A sweet baby boy's blue and orange nursery featuring a menagerie of stuffed animal heads. A mix of vintage and new decor for a comfortable, eclectic look
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