Category: Coastal Style

A basement flat makes you consider a cramped and dark area with light and ceilings. And that’s what designers Timothy Mitanidis and Claudia Bader of Creative Union faced when they began renovating their dilapidated townhouse from Toronto’s Queen and Bathurst neighborhood. They finished the lower-level apartment first so they may live there while operating on another flooring upstairs. The result of the overhaul: a contemporary, color-happy area that barely feels like a cellar. Working on a tight budget, Bader and Mitanidis minimized walls, maximized light and crafted a cheerfully contemporary home that reinterprets rustic fragments of the older apartment to retain a sense of its history. in a GlanceWho lives here: That is a basement rental unit; Timothy Mitanidis and Claudia Bader reside in the main house over. Location: Queen Street Fashion District of TorontoSize: 650 square feet; 1 bedroom, 1 bathroomPrice: $120 Canadian (roughly U.S.$118) per square foot Andrew…

Chris McCormick purchased this north Portland house in his bachelor days and did some structural work to mend this up. After he and Jennifer married four years ago, it was time for a new period of remodeling and remodeling. They tore up the carpeting, refinished the hardwood flooring, painted every room (twice), spruced up the back porch and gutted the kitchen and back entry. Here is the result. in a GlanceWho lives here: Chris and Jennifer McCormickLocation: Portland, OregonSize: 900 square feet plus a 700-square-foot cellar; two bedrooms, 1 1/2 bathrooms Whitney Lyons Chris and Jennifer’s’ personal styles have meshed. “After I moved in, he was going for a vintage-ugly vibe,” says Jennifer, laughing. “But we began working together to find styles that we both liked.” A gallery wall in the entry comprises things they love, such as a typographic map of Portland, vibrant artwork, classic car parts, a classic motorcycle…

Besides Iceland, Ballyconneely peninsula in Ireland’s Connemara, County GalwayIreland is one of the westernmost parts of Europe. Mountains, coves and rocky inlets define the rugged area as much as the Atlantic stretching to the west. Ellis and Seamus, a married couple with two children, constructed a weekend house in this beautiful landscape, an hour’s drive from their home in Galway. The couple met with architect John Dorman in 1998, hired him after liking his initial plan and moved to the house just before Christmas in 1999. A decade and a half after, they”still find this construction completely fit for purpose… a construction that’s both timeless and sensitive to its environment,” the customers wrote in an overview of the work. Their description strikes upon what makes the construction so successful: It responds to the environment and the place’s history without sacrificing any modern needs. in a GlanceWho lives here: This really…

For interior designer Linda Hayslett along with her husband, Mark Sadi, decorating their new-build condo in Los Angeles provided a clean slate of possibilities. Hayslett’s history in fashion magazines aided as they painted accent walls, installed window treatments and added budget-friendly fixtures. “I’d like to use a star stylist, so I see my home as my own star that I get to style whichever way I wish to,” she says. at a GlanceWho lives here: Linda Hayslett, new-home builder Mark Sadi and their 2 dogsLocation: Los Angeles Size: 1,900 square feet; 3 bedrooms, 3 1/2 bathrooms Madison Modern Home The spacious floor plan allowed Hayslett to create several romantic zones, such as this cozy TV area and the two dining areas in the background. High ceilings created a lot of wall space, so the layout had to strike a balance between blank walls and an area which, ” she says, “has…

England’s prince regent from the early 19th century, who later became King George IV, had a notoriously flamboyant lifestyle, was a leader of fashion and has been an avid collector who spent money on creating densely decorated homes. His reign (1811 to 1830) is currently called the regency period, or period of regency classicism; it followed the Georgian period. The style has its roots in the neoclassicism of the late 18th century, but the colonial holdings of England and France and the developing knowledge of distant civilizations spurred a fascination with exotic themes. The span became a strange mix of classicism and fantasy — an age of extremes from which we take much inspiration today. Woodson & Rummerfield’s House of Design The most spectacular example of the regency period is that the Royal Pavilion at Brighton, U.K. — a home and pleasure palace intended for the prince by John Nash….

In architecture, moving from point A to point B is an chance to do something particular. A well-designed passageway can make motion meaningful and make us more conscious of ourselves and our surroundings. It is something I’ve researched earlier in a ideabook on halls, however here the more general expression passageway encompasses stairs, stairs (which I’ve also looked at) and other spaces devoted to moving from space to space. The following examples are quite diverse and reveal how the expertise of motion could be enriched through design. D’apostrophe layout, inc.. D’apostrophe layout’s Remsenburg House is the gut renovation of a barn to some 5,300-square-foot residence. A vital part of the layout is a central backbone which includes stairs connecting the floors. Here we see stairs resulting in the upper floor. The solid guardrails, and the method by which the stairway moves from an open space through one much wider than…

The beauty of this streamlined daybed is at its simplicity. Made from a horizontal platform using a mattress pillow and bolster cushions, the piece serves as a sofa or a bed, with much more style than the collegiate alternative, a futon. In addition, it includes a pedigree that will satisfy you midcentury modern lovers: George Nelson made the original, along with the Case Study furniture sold today is inspired from the furniture used in the famous Case Study Houses, introduced by Arts & Architecture magazine in 1945. Design Within Reach Case Study Daybed Here the daybed cozies up into some other George Nelson bits: a seat and a clock. YLiving.com Modernica Case Study Daybed With Leg Options – $1,698 This is only one of the easiest sofa-to-bed conversions there is; all you need to do is throw the bolsters on the floor and throw on a sheet. The covers are…

Having grown up in Minnesota, both Tim and Carol Hager were used to homes with a great deal of outdoor space. Minnesota’s nickname is “The Land of 10,000 Lakes,” and it’s not unusual for a homeowner to have a ship and pier on the property. When they moved into Southern California, the Hagers needed their kids, ages 11 to 16, to delight in the exact same sense of exploration and freedom inside the safe confines of their particular land. They don’t miss the snowy long winters of Minneapolis-St. Paul, however, the Hagers’ desire for more space and penchant for athletic activities prompted them to look for a home in a hilly horse ranch area nearby south Orange County. Their 1-acre Mediterranean-style land on a quiet cul-de-sac “felt like ours the day we moved in,” says Carol. “The owners did a very good job picking details like flooring, lighting and different…

Farmhouse-style kitchens remember a time when rural communities and customs were still at the forefront of American dwelling. Spacious, warm and homey, they anchored life involving the land, and today they evoke a bygone interval that whispers of a simpler time. Try out these eight components to reinterpret the look for your kitchen. More on Modern Rustic Farmhouses Smith & Vansant Architects PC 1. Open shelving. In a classic farmhouse kitchen, wall-mounted shelves and doorless cabinets keep dishware and utensils easy to locate and grab. If your kitchen includes conventional upper and lower banks of cabinetry, then consider removing a few of the doors to the look of open shelving, or replace upper cupboards with floating or floating shelves. Philip Clayton-Thompson 2. An range. Just like with any kitchen, the stove is the heart of a farmhouse cooking area. This AGA model requires to mind a vintage unit, right down…

Thirteenth’s time the Appeal for Craig Fletcher and homeowners Jenine. In addition to Oregon (where They’ve lived in four Distinct houses ), Craig’s work has taken the few to Atlanta, Ga., Yakima and Bellevue, Wash., Denver, Colo., Boise, Idaho, Santa Rosa and Huntington Beach, Calif., and Salt Lake City, Utah. In May of 2011 they eventually found a traditional-style house in Tualatin, Ore. they intend to retire in. “We probably looked at 50 other houses before we found that one,” says Jenine. at a GlanceWho lives here: Jenine and Craig FletcherLocation: Tualatin, Ore.. Size: 3,500-square-foot two-story house with 3 bedrooms and 2.5 baths Jenine and Craig removed a few trees that were overshadowing the house and killing the lawn. They reseeded the lawn and added smaller trees into the landscape. They also altered the exterior paint colour which was tan-green with glowing green walls to Benjamin Moore Aura exterior paint…