Fireplace

"There are so many seating areas in the house,

Beneath a photograph by Iwan Baan, Christine's books become a part of the gallery wall. Here, she sits in one of their two Arne Jacobsen swan chairs beside a crocheted lamp of her own design. The hanging stove is from Leenders.

New tile on the fireplace surround syncs up with the kitchen backsplash, and the wood components were painted white.

In contrast to the wood-clad exterior, crisp, white walls and ceilings await inside, complementing the various shaped windows and sliding glass doors which usher in ample natural light.

Mac describes adding the fireplace’s Domingue plaster finish as a real "labor of love." "The end result was a credit to the builder and his team. It really pulled the spaces together, and there is nothing better than the natural light playing with the plaster finish," explains the architect.