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A little set of stairs leads to a reading nook in Alex's room. The stairs contain hidden storage.
The color progression starts in the entry, with FireClay 3-inch triangle tile in orange-red Ember and Svenskt Tenn's Wallpaper Vårklocker by Josef Frank.
In addition to the red façade, floor and ceiling, a rich forest green (Green Smoke #E160, by CIN) was combined with a warm, mustard-yellow accent color (Yellow Mustard #E714 by CIN) in the annex bedrooms.
Sugarhouse Design & Architecture lightened up the entry hall, thanks to interior fluted glass panels, white oak floors with a contrasting walnut inlay, and custom oak closets that reach to the ceiling (after removing the fussy tray feature there). The bench is custom-designed by Sugarhouse and fabricated by Elwood Design Co in Orange, CA, and the ceiling light is by Modern Forms.
Oak walls with integrated storage and clerestories supply sleekness for the hallway.
The entry hall culminates in integrated shelving with arches that echo the archways of the walls.
A key intervention in the space was the addition of a curved wall just off the entrance. "We like doing curved things that are not sharply defined,
Cover Architecture and EEK Studio collaborated with the owners on a remodel, intervening lightly in some rooms, like the foyer, and more holistically in others. The cap on the stair railing is painted Tarrytown Green from Benjamin Moore to sync with the green-toned woodwork.
A “weird two-story closet” around the staircase, says Butcher, became the powder room on the first floor and a reading nook on the stair landing. The couple’s twelve-year-old suggested the forest theme, achieved with wallpaper from Murals Your Way and a log sconce from Unique Lighting Co on Etsy.
Matthew and Holly opened up the foyer and kept the exposed framing in place to speak to the house’s history. The figurine on the newel post is not original to the house, but a vintage replacement found online and rewired by Matthew.
Adair and Kopp commissioned the metal fabricator who did the railings to create the monkey-bar rungs that line the hallway, powder-coated in seafoam green. Rings can attach to the monkey bars to give the boys a different type of challenge.
“My orange cats look really good in the green kitchen now,” says Nicola.
Inside the waffle front door, a common feature of Deck Houses, are an Artek Tea Trolley 900 by Alvar Aalto with a ceramic vase by Femme Sole and Home Union.
Although John and Debby’s art collection fills much of their house, pieces such as these by Matias Faldbakken, Aaron Boone, and William O’Brien particularly shine in the curved gallery hallway, which was purpose-built for art.
Three vertical pillars run through the structure, from top to bottom. On each floor, there are three portals that provide all the services, like water and electric outlets.
The corridor features a rich tapestry of textures and colour.
Though the original house offered finite space, a decorative stained-glass transom features an infinity symbol used in the couple's wedding invitations.
Plaster and wood give the loft texture at every turn.
The foyer contains a model of another Flansburgh project.
The entryway connects the two sides of the home with a symmetrically framed courtyard view.
Original light switches stack neatly within the wall's original wood slats.
An arch added between the rear extension and the existing house embodies the mix of classical and modern styles.
The preserved railing was painted Benjamin Moore “Wrought Iron.” A soffit, its underside lined with square-edge white oak tongue and groove cladding, both defines the entry to the primary suite, and creates a cozy feel for the couch beneath it. Right Brilliant Willing Mori Pendants hang over the stairs.
In a hallway, the Single Triangle Console powder-coated pink, from the Cuffhome collection, makes for a striking statement piece.
Home to architect Michael Artemenko, co-director of FIGR Architecture Studio—along with his wife Emma and their young daughter—this renovated heritage home in the Melbourne suburb of Cremorne uses a portal-like corridor painted a vibrant pink to connect the original period home to a new wing.
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Color is one way the architects differentiated the structures, as in the custom doors they designed for the entrances in contrasting light and dark light finishes.
Second floor hallway with vaulted ceiling and skylights
Staircase and corner window by the landing
Crisp white walls serve as blank canvases throughout to highlight the exquisite wooden features.
A skylight above the staircase floods the staircase and the upper-level hallway with natural light.
The den was transformed into the children’s wing, with two bedrooms and a bath, and several lengthened windows to overlook the backyard. Exterior windows and doors are framed in oiled white oak.
A view of one of the steel openings to the addition allows light to come through.
Inside the couple's home, vividly painted rooms intertwine with floor-to-ceiling glass walls and luminous skylights.
Another view of the bedroom opens into the adjoining bathroom.
A well-organized entryway leads to a living room that opens to gardens on two sides.
The large central corridor is a soothing study in black and white. A graphite drawing on canvas by German artist Peppi Bottrop hangs near a stool from La Redoute. The 18th-century wood male and female statues were purchased by Marc in Jaipur, India.
From the compact quarters downstairs, you emerge into a bright, open second floor. It feels more expansive than its square footage thanks to a steel moment frame that eliminates the need for interior structural walls. In the dining room, a Lambert et Fils chandelier hangs above a black-stained, live-edge ash table.
The entry has a custom cubby for shoes that pulls out to reveal storage concealed under the stair. “The wood is northern white oak,” says Caroline. “I wanted a rustic grade, for character. Since we don’t have a lot of stuff, or a lot of space, the materials have to speak.” The sconce is by Allied Maker.
“From the slate floors to the stone countertops, to the wood, brick, steel, and glass—all of it felt like something I wanted to celebrate,” says Derek.
The deep green tone of the front facade and in the entrance courtyard transitions to blue and green cement tile on the interior walls. The palette references hues found in nature, creating a sense of calm.
A Vane Grand pendant by Tech Lighting hangs in one of the bedrooms.
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