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Copenhagen-based architect Martin Kallesø was tasked with a simple program: create a freestanding guest room so that visitors have a private place to lay their heads. The interior is small, but comfortable. It fits a double bed, coffee table, and chair. The bed is recessed into the wall so as not to waste any space.
Copenhagen-based architect Martin Kallesø was tasked with a simple program: create a freestanding guest room so that visitors have a private place to lay their heads. The interior is small, but comfortable. It fits a double bed, coffee table, and chair. The bed is recessed into the wall so as not to waste any space.
In the guest bedroom, a painting by Monique Crine hangs on the original brick wall above a Miles & May bed and side table. The rug is from ABC Carpet & Home.
In the guest bedroom, a painting by Monique Crine hangs on the original brick wall above a Miles & May bed and side table. The rug is from ABC Carpet & Home.
A hanging chair takes up a corner of the lounge–guest room.
A hanging chair takes up a corner of the lounge–guest room.
The guesthouse has similar built-ins and is outfitted with a reproduction rotating sconce by Serge Mouille and rugs by Stephanie Odegard.
The guesthouse has similar built-ins and is outfitted with a reproduction rotating sconce by Serge Mouille and rugs by Stephanie Odegard.
"All of the tones are gray, green, or muted,” adds Cecily. “We were thinking of a cloudy, calm, ethereal aesthetic.”
"All of the tones are gray, green, or muted,” adds Cecily. “We were thinking of a cloudy, calm, ethereal aesthetic.”
Sherry and John made a coffee table out of cutoffs from the home’s timber-frame posts. But the edges of the wood tabletop shrank and curled upward, only to flatten out again later. The couple decided to screw down the perimeter of the table, for consistency’s sake. “We figured it would crack, which it did,” says Sherry, “so now we have an earthquake-motif coffee table.”
Sherry and John made a coffee table out of cutoffs from the home’s timber-frame posts. But the edges of the wood tabletop shrank and curled upward, only to flatten out again later. The couple decided to screw down the perimeter of the table, for consistency’s sake. “We figured it would crack, which it did,” says Sherry, “so now we have an earthquake-motif coffee table.”
An under-bed storage caddy provides a place for linens.
An under-bed storage caddy provides a place for linens.
Karen and Stephen made their bed using wood from an old weathered deck. A quilt by Karen hangs above it. The wall lamps are by Artemide, the bedcover is from North Shore Linens, and the antique bench is from China.
Karen and Stephen made their bed using wood from an old weathered deck. A quilt by Karen hangs above it. The wall lamps are by Artemide, the bedcover is from North Shore Linens, and the antique bench is from China.
Thirteen windows in the apartment help maximize the fantastic views. The seating—including a sectional from West Elm and daybed from BoConcept—is now complemented by a fireplace specified by the firm.
Thirteen windows in the apartment help maximize the fantastic views. The seating—including a sectional from West Elm and daybed from BoConcept—is now complemented by a fireplace specified by the firm.
The ferns encircle the kitchen and even camouflage the refrigerator. "I worked with Tempest Tileworks here in Portland, who made each tile by hand and gave me guidance on how to paint with glaze, which I'd never done before," says Eng-Goetz. The green range is from Lacanche.
The ferns encircle the kitchen and even camouflage the refrigerator. "I worked with Tempest Tileworks here in Portland, who made each tile by hand and gave me guidance on how to paint with glaze, which I'd never done before," says Eng-Goetz. The green range is from Lacanche.
Once the awkward back staircase was removed, the designers made way for a new family room downstairs.
Once the awkward back staircase was removed, the designers made way for a new family room downstairs.
A louvered window and a glass door creates a seamless link between the indoor and outdoor areas. Plants will eventually grow over the pergola, further softening and defining the space.
A louvered window and a glass door creates a seamless link between the indoor and outdoor areas. Plants will eventually grow over the pergola, further softening and defining the space.
Yuan kept the fireplace’s heritage detail and installed a home office that suits the functional needs of a workspace, using Navlam sandblasted oak by New Age Veneer.
Yuan kept the fireplace’s heritage detail and installed a home office that suits the functional needs of a workspace, using Navlam sandblasted oak by New Age Veneer.
The Miller House and Garden features a custom-made sofa in the open-plan living area designed by Saarinen with textiles by Girard. The home was widely published and is in part credited for the popularity of conversation pits in the 1950s and 1960s.
The Miller House and Garden features a custom-made sofa in the open-plan living area designed by Saarinen with textiles by Girard. The home was widely published and is in part credited for the popularity of conversation pits in the 1950s and 1960s.