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The previous dining area was closed off to the rest of the rooms.
The previous dining area was closed off to the rest of the rooms.
Holly Hollenbeck spent about a year giving her A-frame home near Lake Tahoe a gut renovation.
Holly Hollenbeck spent about a year giving her A-frame home near Lake Tahoe a gut renovation.
Custom oak cabinetry defines the kitchen from the adjacent dining room. Terra cotta toned grout in the Bedrosian ‘Makoto’ tile backsplash is a hint of color, alongside the Ago “Kirkus” Chandelier in Terra Cotta above the table. A folding glass door now opens to the new exterior deck.
Custom oak cabinetry defines the kitchen from the adjacent dining room. Terra cotta toned grout in the Bedrosian ‘Makoto’ tile backsplash is a hint of color, alongside the Ago “Kirkus” Chandelier in Terra Cotta above the table. A folding glass door now opens to the new exterior deck.
Before: Brooke and Tobi Probst bought their 1956 house in Portland, Oregon, during the pandemic in 2020. It has 2524 square feet, with generous living areas on the main floor. The kitchen was separated from the dining room and living room by a wall that did not meet the ceiling. That made it “easy to picture what it would be like open,” says Brooke.
Before: Brooke and Tobi Probst bought their 1956 house in Portland, Oregon, during the pandemic in 2020. It has 2524 square feet, with generous living areas on the main floor. The kitchen was separated from the dining room and living room by a wall that did not meet the ceiling. That made it “easy to picture what it would be like open,” says Brooke.
The landscape design, by Anna Boeschenstein of Grounded, followed a 2,200-square-foot extension by Formwork architects Robert and Cecilia H. Nichols. The front door is painted in Chinese Red by Sherwin-Williams.
The landscape design, by Anna Boeschenstein of Grounded, followed a 2,200-square-foot extension by Formwork architects Robert and Cecilia H. Nichols. The front door is painted in Chinese Red by Sherwin-Williams.