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2. 1920s Spanish Colonial Charm
Kitchen at a Glance
Who lives here: A woman and her dog
Location: Kensington, California
Size: 252 square feet (23 square meters)
Designer: Anne Norton of AND Interior Design Studio
Before: This 1920s Spanish Colonial home in Kensington, California, has a long history, including being the residence of J. Robert Oppenheimer during his time at the University of California, Berkeley. But the home’s funky kitchen with post-and-beam architecture, flat, low, wood-covered ceiling with dark stain, dark floor, dark-stained Douglas fir cabinetry and numerous windows and skylights didn’t share that history; it was added on to the back of the home in the 1970s.
While the layout was good, the kitchen lacked storage. The homeowner, who loves to cook, found designer Anne Norton on Houzz to help her create a kitchen that would flow with the rest of the home’s historic architecture, and would include upgraded cabinetry and a kitchen table where friends and family, especially her grandchildren, could gather around.
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After: Herbert got rid of the underused tub, creating a roomier no-curb shower with a frameless fixed glass partition — all the better to see the intriguing new shower wall tiles in different shapes and varying shades of blue. Penny round mosaic shower floor tiles bring in more calming blue. Bamboo veneer cabinetry warms up all the cool tones, including the blue-gray walls (Steely Gray by Sherwin-Williams) and white-and-gray porcelain floor tiles.
Joining the color palette in creating a spa-like vibe are a floating vanity (which has a single sink versus the previous double sinks), a frameless mirror and a rain shower head.
Space savers: Single sink, mirror with integrated lighting, shower shelving, heated flooring, two tall cabinets.
Vanity: Summit horizontal door style in bamboo with natural finish, Kitchen Craft Cabinetry, MasterBrand Cabinets; mirror: Image illuminated, 42 by 36 inches, Slique collection, Madeli
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After: By moving the window 12 inches to the right, Steeves was able to extend upper cabinets along both adjacent walls. This expanded the amount of storage space in the kitchen. She also maximized space with a lazy Susan in one corner, pullouts in the other and deep drawers in the lower cabinets for pots, pans, small appliances, canisters and more.
“The unbroken lines of the cabinetry give everything a streamlined look,” Steeves says. “Extending the backsplash tile all the way up the walls was also a way to avoid chopping up the wall. These things maintain a clean and quiet look that makes the room feel bigger.”
The cabinet hardware is streamlined and minimalist. The upper cabinet doors hang about 1 inch below the cabinet boxes, and the family simply uses its fingers beneath the doors to open them with ease. The lighting choices also have an uncluttered look. There are grooves in the bottoms of the upper cabinets to accommodate LED strip lights, and there are can lights in the ceiling. “We didn’t want to highlight the fact that the ceilings are only 8 feet high with pendants,” Steeves says.
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After traveling the world and having three kids, these homeowners were ready to settle down in their forever home. They asked designer Taylor Harrison to create a second-floor addition that includes an elevated yet kid-friendly hallway bathroom for their young son and occasional overnight guests.
Harrison responded with an efficient setup in 70 square feet that includes a hardworking single-sink vanity, a toilet and a roomy low-curb shower. The couple referenced inspiration photos they saw on Houzz when deciding on a fresh and clean style. Glazed blue-gray ceramic wall tiles wrapping the shower complement the blue-green paint on the vanity. Large-format matte white porcelain floor tiles and white walls help reflect light and visually expand the room. A gray quartz countertop and matte black plumbing fixtures and other details lend a touch of modern flair.
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After: Same layout, whole new look. Slack removed the door to the shower area and swapped the double doors for a single pocket door. Another pocket door now also provides separation from the bedroom, and a pullout cabinet provides a bit of privacy for the toilet. The new vanity has scads more storage than the old one, and a countertop cabinet adds even more while keeping the look streamlined.
Slack also expanded the shower, and its handmade-looking tile in various shades of pale green draws the eye to the back of the room. Two more design choice that help visually elongate and open up the space: The wood-look floor tile is squared to the walls rather than angled diagonally, and a clear glass sliding door has replaced the shower curtain.
Cabinet paint: Flora, Benjamin Moore; wall paint: First Star, Sherwin-Williams
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Decades ago, iconic American interior designer Dorothy Draper said: “The Drab Age is over. Color is coming into its own again.” The declaration is as timely now as it was then, especially for this homeowner. She, her husband and their two kids share one full bathroom on the second floor of their 1920s Tudor-style home in Royal Oak, Michigan. In spite of its modest footprint of 40 square feet, she had a “more is more” attitude, which was fully embraced by her interior designer, Emily Elkins.
“This client came to me armed with a PowerPoint presentation,” Elkins says. “This is only the second time a client has done that, and I loved this one. It had a lot of references to Dorothy Draper, who designed the Grand Hotel on Mackinac Island and The Greenbrier in West Virginia. I personally love traditional style and color too, and I’m kind of a ‘more is more’ person. The more layers, more colors, more details, the better the design is.”
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This couple’s 1970s kitchen wasn’t giving them the inviting spot for hosting family and friends they wanted. While they were happy with the layout of the 160-square-foot space, their litany of grievances included aging off-white plywood cabinets, brown laminate countertops and beige tile flooring. Old appliances and a two-level peninsula also made things unwelcoming.
Looking for improved style and function, they turned to remodeler Art Kulch to help them create a more vibrant look with color and texture. New sage green cabinets and wood-look vinyl plank flooring elevate the space with nature-inspired style. Marble-look quartz countertops and glazed white backsplash tile lighten things up. New appliances and a streamlined peninsula make the updated kitchen a joy to use and entertain in.
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This is the view looking toward the back of the house. The structure is shaped like a T, with two bedrooms on either side of the central corridor. Despite the small square footage, Brown was able to carve out two bedrooms and two bathrooms, plus a small loft reached by ladder that can function as a sleeping or hangout space. In the main living area, which has open but well-defined living, dining, cooking and entry zones, a 12-foot ceiling helps to add a sense of lightness and spaciousness.
For the interior design, Brown brought in Michael Ferzoco of Eleven Interiors, with whom he’d worked before. Both describe the process of creating the home as a true collaboration. “This team of interior designers, landscape architects [and] builders was really a joy to work with, and it all stemmed from these clients because they wanted to understand and hear everyone’s ideas,” Brown says.
Early on, the homeowners had shared with Eleven Interiors their inspiration photos — including some they’d found on Houzz — of spaces that had fairly traditional seaside motifs and colors. But the designers encouraged their clients to think less literally. “In one of the images that they sent to us, there was a beautiful sunset of the actual bay that the house sits on … and we took that as the central cue in developing the color scheme and the concept for the interior,” Ferzoco says. The beach and seagrass outside the windows provided yet more inspiration. The floors and ceiling trusses, for example, are sand-colored whitewashed bleached white oak. The result is a coastal look that’s not too on-the-nose.
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This is the view looking toward the back of the house. The structure is shaped like a T, with two bedrooms on either side of the central corridor. Despite the small square footage, Brown was able to carve out two bedrooms and two bathrooms, plus a small loft reached by ladder that can function as a sleeping or hangout space. In the main living area, which has open but well-defined living, dining, cooking and entry zones, a 12-foot ceiling helps to add a sense of lightness and spaciousness.
For the interior design, Brown brought in Michael Ferzoco of Eleven Interiors, with whom he’d worked before. Both describe the process of creating the home as a true collaboration. “This team of interior designers, landscape architects [and] builders was really a joy to work with, and it all stemmed from these clients because they wanted to understand and hear everyone’s ideas,” Brown says.
Early on, the homeowners had shared with Eleven Interiors their inspiration photos — including some they’d found on Houzz — of spaces that had fairly traditional seaside motifs and colors. But the designers encouraged their clients to think less literally. “In one of the images that they sent to us, there was a beautiful sunset of the actual bay that the house sits on … and we took that as the central cue in developing the color scheme and the concept for the interior,” Ferzoco says. The beach and seagrass outside the windows provided yet more inspiration. The floors and ceiling trusses, for example, are sand-colored whitewashed bleached white oak. The result is a coastal look that’s not too on-the-nose.
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2. Rich Tones and Palm Springs Vibes
Bathroom at a Glance
Who lives here: A woman who loves Palm Springs, California
Location: Vancouver, British Columbia
Size: 41 square feet (3.8 square meters)
Designer: Sarah Desaulniers of Moor Design
Contractor: Bizzarri Construction
Before: The owner of this Canadian townhome lives in Vancouver, but the vibrant desert community of Palm Springs, California, is her happy place. So when thinking about updating her generic 41-square-foot primary bathroom, she showed her designer inspiration photos of Palm Springs midcentury bathrooms and told her to have fun and see what she could come up with.