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2. Compact on the Cape
Architect Chris Brown of b Architecture Studio and interior designer Michael Ferzoco of Eleven Interiors worked together to fit functionality and style into every inch of this under-800-square-foot shingled Cape Cod cottage, which is the vacation home of a Connecticut couple and their two sons. The family can enjoy beautiful harbor views through these windows, which stretch across the front facade and wrap around the sides. Inside are well-defined living, dining, cooking and entry zones with 12-foot ceilings, plus two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a small loft. When designing the interior’s contemporary coastal aesthetic, Ferzoco took color cues from the sunset and focused on built-ins to maximize space. Outside, a dining table and lounge area can accommodate bigger groups, helping the small cottage “live large.”
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3. Better, Not Bigger
After years of designing kitchens for clients, architect Angie Lipski of MMW Architects redesigned her own 184-square-foot Missoula, Montana, kitchen — starting with saving inspirational images to ideabooks on Houzz. Among her priorities were maximizing storage space, adding an island, upgrading a small cafe corner, installing a custom metal hood focal point and carving out a display area for her husband’s collection of Bavarian beer steins, visible in the illuminated cabinet on the right of this photo. What you can’t see here — but will see if you click the link below to the original story — are all of the smart, hidden pullouts, which include a high-density pantry and corner cabinet solutions.
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All the public spaces are viewable from the front entry of this forever home for a family near Atlanta. So designer Meriwether McAdams, whom the homeowners found on Houzz, had to give extra consideration to coordinating these spaces and pulling the eye through them. She also had to make sure that the black-and-white-based palette the homeowners requested didn’t feel stark or unwelcoming. The main living area, seen here, exemplifies the designer’s approach: clean lines and a minimalist color scheme, warmed by layers of texture and enlivened by asymmetry. A pair of “sister” coffee tables, similar in form but varied in size and finish, provide a dynamic focal point, while the TV nearly disappears into the fireplace’s expanse of black tile. Trim on the barrel chairs echoes the window frames, tying the space together with quiet precision.
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