Collection by Angie Lucas
Custom cabinets in a mix of white oak and lacquered paint join Miele appliances and a honed quartz countertop.
Custom cabinets in a mix of white oak and lacquered paint join Miele appliances and a honed quartz countertop.
The new addition is spanned by a sliding glass door to the kitchen, bringing in much more natural light and creating easy flow between inside and out. The owners especially appreciate how the new deck is at grade with the exterior door for a seamless transition, making the kitchen feel “a part of the garden,” says the homeowner.
The new addition is spanned by a sliding glass door to the kitchen, bringing in much more natural light and creating easy flow between inside and out. The owners especially appreciate how the new deck is at grade with the exterior door for a seamless transition, making the kitchen feel “a part of the garden,” says the homeowner.
Before: A previous remodel had already reshaped the rear of the home.
Before: A previous remodel had already reshaped the rear of the home.
Before: The apartment, located in a 1901 building, had previously been converted to a 10-bedroom boarding house dominated by a long hallway.
Before: The apartment, located in a 1901 building, had previously been converted to a 10-bedroom boarding house dominated by a long hallway.
In the new living room, the floors are covered in pine wood with a Bona Craft Oil finish in Frost, and the walls and ceiling are coated in lime plaster, Mortex by Beal. The handmade hanging chair, made of plaster, is a favorite spot for the couple’s cat, Paka.
In the new living room, the floors are covered in pine wood with a Bona Craft Oil finish in Frost, and the walls and ceiling are coated in lime plaster, Mortex by Beal. The handmade hanging chair, made of plaster, is a favorite spot for the couple’s cat, Paka.
This painting was just intended to be a placeholder in the mock up, but the homeowners loved it so much they commissioned an identical one.
This painting was just intended to be a placeholder in the mock up, but the homeowners loved it so much they commissioned an identical one.
The couple added the wainscot, installed by Seamus, and painted in Farrow & Ball Red Earth to continue the “color story” from the breakfast room. The white oak built-in has much needed storage behind the cane cabinet fronts and display. The Caitlin couch by Everygirl for Interior Define sits atop a vintage checkered rug with an Anthropologie coffee table and Hay Paper Shade overhead.
The couple added the wainscot, installed by Seamus, and painted in Farrow & Ball Red Earth to continue the “color story” from the breakfast room. The white oak built-in has much needed storage behind the cane cabinet fronts and display. The Caitlin couch by Everygirl for Interior Define sits atop a vintage checkered rug with an Anthropologie coffee table and Hay Paper Shade overhead.
“Color is something I knew going into the home that I really wanted to play with and explore,” says Kara. “I wanted to be a little bolder in this house.” The kitchen’s greys transition to a an earthy red in the breakfast room. Clement Wall Lights from Visual Comfort are mounted on the stove wall.
“Color is something I knew going into the home that I really wanted to play with and explore,” says Kara. “I wanted to be a little bolder in this house.” The kitchen’s greys transition to a an earthy red in the breakfast room. Clement Wall Lights from Visual Comfort are mounted on the stove wall.
Before: A small bedroom was converted into the kitchen. Existing windows were relocated to other places in the home, and the dropped ceiling removed to reveal the room’s full height of 12-foot-6.
Before: A small bedroom was converted into the kitchen. Existing windows were relocated to other places in the home, and the dropped ceiling removed to reveal the room’s full height of 12-foot-6.
Farrow & Ball French Gray covers the kitchen cabinetry, fabricated by Toulouse St. Millwork, walls, ceiling, and stove hood. The counters are Arabescato honed marble.
Farrow & Ball French Gray covers the kitchen cabinetry, fabricated by Toulouse St. Millwork, walls, ceiling, and stove hood. The counters are Arabescato honed marble.
A panoramic, south-facing window offers spectacular views of Oslo.
A panoramic, south-facing window offers spectacular views of Oslo.
The pentagonal structure was built using locally sourced timber.
The pentagonal structure was built using locally sourced timber.
A skylit staircase, wrapped in a more refined version of the exterior slats, rises through the center of the 1,600-square-foot house.
A skylit staircase, wrapped in a more refined version of the exterior slats, rises through the center of the 1,600-square-foot house.