Built-in formal banquettes are an old-school stye to create an intimate dining or seating area Jane and I rarely know what subject matter the other is working on, so imagine my surprise when I sneaked a peak at her draft a few weeks ago on Informal Banquettes. I had been gathering examples of formal for awhile and recently scanned them onto my computer. Great minds aside, … [Read more...]
Modern Camp Kitchen
Two styles merge and red stars in living areas of a a family's modern camp kitchen. In a modern camp kitchen and living space things are fairly fancy. The walls and ceiling of the great room are paneled with rustic knotted cedar, while modern poured concrete flooring stretches from the dining area through the kitchen and into the living area. Even the rough-hewn trestle table … [Read more...]
Rustic Master Bath Retreat
In a rustic master bath, the custom tub surround is reminiscent of a French wall fountain. Wood salvaged from a North Carolina barn is used to create a rustic master bath retreat that is also romantic. The setting helps. The bath was created in a room with large windows and a high, pitched roof clad in wooden planks. A Waterworks Cambridge tub nestles underneath the expanse of … [Read more...]
18 Foot Island Kitchen
An extensive renovation of a historic home kitchen with an 18 foot island kitchen yields dramatic results. The Salie House is one of over thirty Spanish Revival homes located in the historic Hollywood section of Homewood, Alabama. When the owners of this 1927 Spanish Colonial Revival home embarked on a two year extensive remodeling project no detail was overlooked. The … [Read more...]
Canadian Stone Mansion
Tour Maus Park, a mid-19th c. Canadian stone mansion home to an antiques dealer. A rustic kitchen led me to Maus Park, a mid-19th century Canadian stone mansion and historic home near Toronto. One of my favorite kitchens here on Atticmag, when I originally posted it we all swooned over the combination of luxury and natural stone. Then there was the oil painting hung in the … [Read more...]