From the October/November 2019 Issue
A Fire Turns into a Blessing for this Full House – Library
The library is designed to work also as a billiards room. A pool table sits under a coffered ceiling with a central octagonal dome. The room features rich paneled walls, […]
From the October/November 2019 Issue
A Fire Turns into a Blessing for this Full House – Closet
HER CLOSET | An island in the wife’s closet includes drawers for folded clothing and a top where she can gather everything she needs for the day. HIS CLOSET | […]
From the October/November 2019 Issue
A Fire Turns into a Blessing for this Full House – Master Bedroom
A two-level tray ceiling adorns the master bedroom. The fireplace, with a marble surround and hearth, is built into a paneled wall for an Old World ambience. The bed is […]
From the October/November 2019 Issue
A Fire Turns into a Blessing for this Full House – Exterior
An attached three-car garage is modeled after a gambrel-roofed barn. In fact, it sits in front of a newly relocated barn. At left is a stone wall that wraps a […]
From the October/November 2019 Issue
A Fire Turns into a Blessing for this Full House – Parents’ Living Room
The open design of the parents’ home combines the living room, dining room, and kitchen. The house was not expanded; however, architect Jim O’Brien did take down a wall between […]
From the October/November 2019 Issue
A Fire Turns into a Blessing for this Full House – Parents’ Kitchen
Crown molding and arches dress up the cream-colored cabinetry in the parents’ kitchen. The countertops and island are marble. The column-flanked pass-through opens to the dining room.
From the October/November 2019 Issue
A Fire Turns into a Blessing for this Full House – Parents’ Dining Room
A two-level tray ceiling crowns the parents’ dining room, which sits between the living room and kitchen. O’Brien also installed wainscoting and molding along with a new bay window in […]
From the October/November 2019 Issue
This Designer Downsized to a Gorgeous Summit Condo – Kitchen
“I am not a particular fan of granite countertops, and felt the scale and size of the center island is enormous,” she says. So she snatched up an 1880s pig […]
From the October/November 2019 Issue
This Designer Downsized to a Gorgeous Summit Condo – Foyer
“With so much negative space in the pattern,” the designer says, “I knew it would envelop and not overwhelm the foyer.” The metallic silver and graphite shades in the wall […]