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Detail 1
The restored original oak flooring runs into the living room and throughout the open and connective floor plan as natural light pours through character wood windows. A decorative brick fireplace is the focal point of the living room with its beautiful arched opening and wide mantle that spans the room.
Douglas Fir millwork was stripped by hand and stained with natural pigments to restore the original look and feel of 1905. The interior bookcase is painted in Railings by Farrow & Ball.
Built in benches frame the sitting area, framed by original wood casement windows from which light pours in.
Inspired by the English kitchen design greats like Devol and Plain English Kitchens, the large and open farmhouse style kitchen is the true heart of this thoughtful and curated designer home.
Custom maple cabinetry painted in Farrow and Ball’s Pigeon is paired with waxed Soapstone countertops finished with a fine beveled edge. Gorgeous veining subtly streaks across the dark gloss of the countertop. Furniture style cabinet feet and a floor to ceiling banquet style pantry add to the kitchen’s authenticity. The cabinetry is trimmed with aged brass hardware. Flirty articulating sconces with tiny feminine pinstripe shades and a grounding parlour style pendant over the island light the room. A large iron French industrial style island with a Carrera Marble top sits squarely in the space commanding notice. A simple open shelf floats above the honed marble tile backsplash. Stylish Bertazzoni range and matching appliances steal the show. A large fireclay farmhouse sink sits below a row of original casement windows.
The Club room, the Parlour, The apres dinner drinks alcove, the card room, the study, the den, the smoking room. It’s the intimate place you gather pre and post meal with friends to engage. It’s a piano room. The room the family gathers in to play music or catch up on the day.
Adjacent to the kitchen is a downstairs powder room and laundry. The powder room is artfully designed to enhance the contrast original wood windows. Tongue and groove bead board paneling is painted in Farrow & Ball while the walls are clad in House of Hackney wallpaper for a charming entendre of texture, color and inspiration. A Kohler cast iron pedestal is trimmed with a polished brass french country inspired faucet. The powder room is a statement of place and design.
Painted in a deep and moody Farrow and Ball Railings, the emotional blue undertones pop off the reddish brown tones of the douglas fir window frames, crown moldings and baseboards.
We called it the sunroom. You could also call it the sunset room. It soaks up all the rays coming in from the vast lake view and filters them through wavy vintage glass. A long linear beadboard bench, painted in a tranquil deep blue, runs along side and under the window. A quiet office with original separation off the parlour and kitchen. Simple and stunning.
Detail 2
Coved plaster ceilings and original Craftsman windows. A large rustic and feminine farmhouse style chandelier hangs with understated style in the soft white room trimmed with hand mixed burnt umber pigmented millwork.
