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A custom-built island anchors the kitchen-dining area, the most social area of the home.
Lilyvilla Gardens built custom wood and concrete steps connecting the street to the house, which flow into an exposed patio under the refurbished carport. In addition to collecting midcentury furniture, Ty Milford is a vintage car aficionado and owner of two cherry red Porsches.
The design team added a skylight to the shower room, which has a ribbed glass partition and wall tile from Solistone.
The family wanted an open concept with minimal interruptions from the structure of the home.
The sofa flips into a comfortable queen-sized bed. “We’d rather have the space be mostly available for hanging out, but able to convert when we need to," says David.
Mudroom cabinetry creates consistency with the rest of the house.
The design team restored the cork floors. The island lights are Sven Middleboe for Nordisk and are original to the house. The counters are Ceppo Di Gre Marble and the door to the restored pantry is painted Tarrytown Green by Benjamin Moore, and given a porthole window with reeded glass.
A central bathroom features a tiled bathtub under a skylight. The walls are covered in a glossy white tile, and the floors with a geometric blue and white matte tile.
White oak cabinetry dots the new hallway outside the main bedroom, as does a new skylight to bring in more light.
The firm color-blocked the bathrooms, using peach dimensional tile here with terrazzo flooring.
Dimensional tile lines the walls and the glass enclosure wraps the shower bench. A new skylight brings in natural light to the room, as it doesn’t have an exterior wall.
While the facade favors privacy, clear cedar was used on the entryway to create a warmer welcome.
The front of the renovated property features clean lines and few materials to not overwhelm its corner of the neighborhood.
The powder room's blue-and-white motif evokes the ocean, which Emily says is a "quick bike ride
Though the living room only has large windows on one side, an upper window at left helps create what the clients call double sunrises and sunsets, by creating reflections on the larger windows at right.
The "backyard
"It was really a breezy project,
The outdoor dining nook echoes the interior curves in the back corner of the garden. "Built-in seats just generally give you more space, basically,