Collection by Lauren Paul

Tennyson Bathroom

The siding is covered in “Simply White” by Benjamin Moore.
The siding is covered in “Simply White” by Benjamin Moore.
“I knew I was going to use it as an art studio so I didn't want anything precious,” says Amber. “It just feels like a great creative space to think and make art.”
“I knew I was going to use it as an art studio so I didn't want anything precious,” says Amber. “It just feels like a great creative space to think and make art.”
Amber kept the exposed wood ceiling and freestanding fireplace, but swapped out the floors for engineered hickory.
Amber kept the exposed wood ceiling and freestanding fireplace, but swapped out the floors for engineered hickory.
Walls are painted “Pueblo Matte” from PPG Paint.
Walls are painted “Pueblo Matte” from PPG Paint.
Smaller square tile in matte white from Home Depot references what was there before, and the oak and quartz vanity echoes the kitchen cabinet treatment.
Smaller square tile in matte white from Home Depot references what was there before, and the oak and quartz vanity echoes the kitchen cabinet treatment.
Christine pushed the design team to integrate a planter into the concrete foundation.  "We searched a long time for an unconventional plant that would bring the green to the inside," she says.  "We chose the Sparmannia africana, which has big, plush, velvety green leaves that let the light shine through and give a very calming feel and soft light to the room."
Christine pushed the design team to integrate a planter into the concrete foundation. "We searched a long time for an unconventional plant that would bring the green to the inside," she says. "We chose the Sparmannia africana, which has big, plush, velvety green leaves that let the light shine through and give a very calming feel and soft light to the room."
The deep addition has pushed the focus of the garden further back towards the forest, which Robi and Christine enjoy. They try to find time to sit in the garden every day.
The deep addition has pushed the focus of the garden further back towards the forest, which Robi and Christine enjoy. They try to find time to sit in the garden every day.
The kitchen is now easily accessible from the gallery space, while HOP tucked the new curved stairwell out of the main flow of traffic
The kitchen is now easily accessible from the gallery space, while HOP tucked the new curved stairwell out of the main flow of traffic
The newly opened space offers a great flow, perfect for entertaining. "Looking at the front facade, you'd never guess at the modern interior,
The newly opened space offers a great flow, perfect for entertaining. "Looking at the front facade, you'd never guess at the modern interior,
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.
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.
"Robi and Christine lived in house for ten years before renovations, and gave us great information on how daylight enters the house," says Cerrone. In the quest to maximize natural light, the team felt lucky that the neighbors on one side approved of a row of high clerestory windows.
"Robi and Christine lived in house for ten years before renovations, and gave us great information on how daylight enters the house," says Cerrone. In the quest to maximize natural light, the team felt lucky that the neighbors on one side approved of a row of high clerestory windows.
The floor-to-ceiling windows provide a connection to the forest, nature-inclusive rather
The floor-to-ceiling windows provide a connection to the forest, nature-inclusive rather
The addition contrasts with the main house in dramatic fashion, which was, according to Cerrone, "the main point". "The extension needed to be something different, more modern, and built with sustainable materials,
The addition contrasts with the main house in dramatic fashion, which was, according to Cerrone, "the main point". "The extension needed to be something different, more modern, and built with sustainable materials,
Before: "The addition had no specific architectural style,
Before: "The addition had no specific architectural style,
The home's slightly-relocated front door, now recessed into the house in order to provide a covered entry
The home's slightly-relocated front door, now recessed into the house in order to provide a covered entry

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