basement

Towel display and storage

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9. Double-decker. This Park City, Utah, vacation home has top bunks with rails that add security and style. Matching baskets beneath the lower bunk provide storage so the space stays tidy, and a coat tree near the window can be used to corral the day’s ski gear.

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Little fireplace up high.

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Style. “We were inspired by the beautiful original 1810 Bucks County stone farmhouse, and we wanted to continue the traditional quality and farmhouse design and materials,” Mancuso says. “We wanted the addition to be a sympathetic architectural statement to the main house and provide a special retreat from the rest of the household.”While the greenhouse fits in with the rest of the architecture, inside it looks different from the other rooms. The house has low ceilings and small rooms, and the greenhouse wows with its tall and wide volume, boldly dark walls and extensive connection to the outdoors. Furniture. The homeowners wanted to use a few key pieces from their collection of antique cherry furniture in the greenhouse, and the most important piece was the dining table. “The dining table was key to the space and is used every day. The homeowners love morning coffee, meals and entertaining guests in the greenhouse,” Mancuso says. Another important piece is the potting bench, where they store gardening tools. The light fixtures were custom-made by a family friend from a 1920s glass collection.Materials. The homeowners wanted low-maintenance floors that they could hose down (floor...

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Fireplace

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Don’t box yourself in with one design style, either. Be open to hearing a designer’s pitch on a combination of styles that might surprise you and also save time and money. For example, we might consider looking in other rooms of your home to swap out furnishings that will refresh and bring a new feeling to a room rather than buying all-new pieces. That old vintage chair in the basement could be just the piece you were searching for to break up a modern room.

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So often the cavity under a staircase goes unused, and with its odd shape it can be hard to access. Slim and tall pull-out drawers allow you to access the storage without having to crouch and root around inside a crawl space. This sort of storage works for small containers, so a pantry is a natural fit.

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The V decals on the wall. I want to do this to avoid bumping heads in low spot under stairs.

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Ceiling

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Stairs

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