Builder: John Kraemer & Sons Architecture: Sharratt Design & Co. Interior Design: Katie Redpath Constable Photography: Landmark Photography

We worked closely with our client and their architect as part of a major refurbishment project on this Camden Mews house. On the first floor the architects transformed the space into an airy open plan living and dining area. The kitchen has been designed as a linear full-height elevation to really make the most of the original exposed beams and pitched roof. An integrated ladder in solid Walnut provides access to high-level storage. - Composite stone, Corian, paint lacquered finish, solid and veneered Walnut, bespoke stainless steel cladding. - Appliances: Bosch double oven, mircrowave, gas hob, integrated coffee machine. - A full height linear kitchen and living area featuring fireplace, elevated storage, integrated ladder and under-plinth lighting. Additional works in study and master bedroom. Architect: Knott Architects Photography Richard Brine

Gone are the days where "Go to your room" are words of punishment. This 13-year-old gets a fresh, sweet, bedroom makeover to usher her into her teen years. Centered on her favorite colors, baby blue and amethyst, the color palette is executed in a youthful, yet sophisticated fashion.

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This luxury contemporary kitchen sits inside a traditional stone built Saddleworth mill style farmhouse, mullions windows and low ceilings, so we opened up an area double height to gain height and light flooding in. Areas of the kitchen house amazing art work by Peter Smith adding a fabulous pop of fun and colour, Pinks sofas add fun and vibrancy. Underfloor heating keeps the room warm and walls clear and a happy dog. Diane Berry certainly knows how to think outside the box when she created this dramatic double height space in Saddleworth, Oldham,

This luxury contemporary kitchen sits inside a traditional stone built Saddleworth mill style farmhouse, mullions windows and low ceilings, so we opened up an area double height to gain height and light flooding in. Areas of the kitchen house amazing art work by Peter Smith adding a fabulous pop of fun and colour, Pinks sofas add fun and vibrancy. Underfloor heating keeps the room warm and walls clear and a happy dog. Diane Berry certainly knows how to think outside the box when she created this dramatic double height space in Saddleworth, Oldham,

This luxury contemporary kitchen sits inside a traditional stone built Saddleworth mill style farmhouse, mullions windows and low ceilings, so we opened up an area double height to gain height and light flooding in. Areas of the kitchen house amazing art work by Peter Smith adding a fabulous pop of fun and colour, Pinks sofas add fun and vibrancy. Underfloor heating keeps the room warm and walls clear and a happy dog. Diane Berry certainly knows how to think outside the box when she created this dramatic double height space in Saddleworth, Oldham,

This luxury contemporary kitchen sits inside a traditional stone built Saddleworth mill style farmhouse, mullions windows and low ceilings, so we opened up an area double height to gain height and light flooding in. Areas of the kitchen house amazing art work by Peter Smith adding a fabulous pop of fun and colour, Pinks sofas add fun and vibrancy. Underfloor heating keeps the room warm and walls clear and a happy dog. Diane Berry certainly knows how to think outside the box when she created this dramatic double height space in Saddleworth, Oldham,

This luxury contemporary kitchen sits inside a traditional stone built Saddleworth mill style farmhouse, mullions windows and low ceilings, so we opened up an area double height to gain height and light flooding in. Areas of the kitchen house amazing art work by Peter Smith adding a fabulous pop of fun and colour, Pinks sofas add fun and vibrancy. Underfloor heating keeps the room warm and walls clear and a happy dog. Diane Berry certainly knows how to think outside the box when she created this dramatic double height space in Saddleworth, Oldham,

This eclectic modern monochromatic Living Room with pops of color visually opens up the space to make the room appear much larger then it is. The tailored "ripplefold " window treatments that hangs from the ceiling with the tall lamps also makes the ceiling height appear to be much taller then it is as well. Featured in Modenus "Designer Spotlight Series" Awarded Top 20 in Architectural Digest Magazine "Viewers Choice Awards" and Finalist in Innovation in Design Awards.

This Westlake site posed several challenges that included managing a sloping lot and capturing the views of downtown Austin in specific locations on the lot, while staying within the height restrictions. The service and garages split in two, buffering the less private areas of the lot creating an inner courtyard. The ancillary rooms are organized around this court leading up to the entertaining areas. The main living areas serve as a transition to a private natural vegetative bluff on the North side. Breezeways and terraces connect the various outdoor living spaces feeding off the great room and dining, balancing natural light and summer breezes to the interior spaces. The private areas are located on the upper level, organized in an inverted “u”, maximizing the best views on the lot. The residence represents a programmatic collaboration of the clients’ needs and subdivision restrictions while engaging the unique features of the lot. Built by Butterfield Custom Homes Photography by Adam Steiner

Leslie Goodwin Photography, Interior Design by Meghan Carter Design Inc.

Solid wood double doors swing both ways for code - for future use as public space. These demise the loft between yoga studio and private space. Custom stain was applied and transom added to standard stock doors. Lami glass was used to avoid finger prints on etched and to meet budget though a chunky basket weave was the first preferrence. Fire wall is also sound proofed and sealed. Concrete was existing to remain and simply sealed with water base product. Indian tapestry of wedding fineray is hanging on the right. Floor is fir from local mill - also with custom stain. Ceilings have t-bar with 2x2 gympsum tiles but kept to maximum height.

This opulent master bathroom remodel married traditional details with a sleek, modern elegance.

Make no mistake: Heidi’s passion was the basis of the project. Heidi loves to cook. Given a choice, she might live full-time in the kitchen. She revels in creating culinary delights for family and friends. She lives to entertain. Her kitchen is her castle. It has to be just right. But, it wasn’t. For starters, she wanted a different stove. Looking around, other things jumped out. This wasn’t the cooking mecca she envisioned. There were better options available. The ball started rolling. “I needed a bigger island and a bigger stove,” Heidi said. “That led to ‘We need a bigger kitchen.’” This wasn’t a new revelation. She had been researching kitchens for some time. She didn’t have all the details, but she had a plan. “My vision was to have it very clean and simple, but I wanted some artistic flair,” she explained. Our task was to design the kitchen her passion demanded. It needed more countertop space. It needed more storage space. It needed functional elements that were big, bold and suited to the needs of an active, passionate user. So, first things first. We started with a Viking Professional stove and oven that would make Julia Child proud. “I told Kevin (her husband) it’s coming with us if we move,” Heidi said. The custom stove hood was custom-made on site of wood and dual-color Venetian plaster, with a Ventahood exhaust inside. Two corbels accent its artistic look and feel, hewing to Heidi’s desire to make the kitchen both fully functional and pleasing to the eye. When working at the deluxe Viking unit, Heidi doesn’t have to go far for pots and pans, either. The new island has three large base drawers built into it directly across from the range. She can literally turn around, take what she needs from the drawers, and go right back to work. We nearly doubled the cabinet space in the kitchen, offering many more storage and organizational options. The drawers are all soft-close, full-extension design. The doors are soft-close. The upper cabinet above the refrigerator has vertical tray dividers, easing the sometimes arduous task of sorting trays and cookie sheets. Heidi sought an antique look for her cabinetry. To achieve this, we utilized maple cabinets with a mink wash treatment and ancient bronze hardware. We ordered matching panels for the dishwasher and refrigerator doors, creating a seamless look with the cabinetry. We maintained visual interest by staggering the heights of the different cabinets. Upper cabinets feature double-stack crown moldings. Some cabinets have rain glass inserts to display decorative items within. Meanwhile, the entire area was brightened with a plethora of new lighting. Eight recessed lights in the 9-foot ceiling illuminate the counter space. Undercabinet lights brighten any food preparation work. In-cabinet lighting spotlights decorative items within glass-door cabinetry. Above-cabinet lights offer just the right ambiance to complete the scene. Above the island hang two distinctive, eye-catching chandeliers that definitely set off the kitchen’s mix of antiquity and artistry. Heidi simply would not be denied these fixtures, with their oil-rubbed bronze finish and Renaissance-era feel. “Everybody doubted me on them,” she said. “My kitchen’s not that big. I had to have these big, beautiful, glamorous lights. They make the room extra special.” The island itself took a bit of doing. Ultimately, we created a two-tier structure that provided invaluable food preparation and staging space, plus a dining area that allowed the owners to get rid of a kitchen table that had fallen out of favor. The 120-inch length of the island allows it to meet these dual needs. The island offers plenty of room for people to gather around during parties, with wide open spaces that offer guests ready access to food and drink. The increased seating space offers Heidi’s family a comfortable dining table, with more than enough room for plates and serving dishes. She bought accompanying chairs that blend with the island’s cherry base and the granite countertop’s multicolored brown hues. Two corbels built into posts on the island base give it a sturdy, dignified look. Heidi selected the white tumbled travertine subway field tile that makes up the backsplash ringing the main kitchen area. During its installation, she personally directed the placement of floral bronze metal accent pieces scattered into the backsplash. She helped create a six-tile decorative mural insert above the expansive range of her new Viking range. We put in a farmer’s sink with space galore for food, dishes or whatever Heidi desired. The structure and decorative feet of the sink, plus the mounted corbels above, create a furniture resemblance. “I just love my sink,” she said. “It’s big, it’s nice, and my family just loves it because they can help with the dishes and can easily reach into it.” Space wasn’t necessarily the final frontier in Heidi’s kitchen, but she definitely wanted more. We removed a wall from a pantry, transforming its small dark space into additional cabinets and counter area. Heidi keeps small appliances on the new counter and prepares her daughters’ lunches there. The rest of the former pantry was converted into a laundry area and new mudroom. By stacking the washer and dryer in the laundry area, space was freed up next to it to add new storage cabinets and a countertop for laundry sorting. On the other side of the mudroom, we opened and renovated a previous cramped closet for greater functionality and efficiency. By adding shelving and hanging hooks near the top, and storage drawers at the bottom, the variety and quantity of items it can accommodate was multiplied several times. This allowed the closet space to be narrowed by 18 inches, widening an adjacent hallway to the dining room. The top of the drawers doubles as a bench, further enhancing the area’s usability. The entire mudroom area can be closed off to the kitchen via a pocket door built into the reworked closet. The door has full-view etched glass, allowing light into the mudroom and visibility from the kitchen. The flooring in the kitchen and new mudroom – formerly engineered hardwood – was replaced with stonefire noce ceramic tile. Its color was chosen to blend in with the family room carpet, now a true neighbor after we took out a wall between the two rooms. The remainder of the living room wall was converted into two pillars that were custom-built on site and resemble the posts on the island. Removing the wall was a last-minute call by the owners. After living with the results for just a short time, Heidi called it “the best decision ever.” It’s not hard to see why – both the newly-remodeled kitchen and the family room seem larger, with a smarter and more efficient traffic flow. Accenting the freshly-opened space is a new sliding patio door whose color matches its casings. Its grid design matches those in nearby windows. The door casings bear the literal touch of the homeowners, who saved thousands of dollars by painting many parts of the project. Heidi personally painted the walls, window casings, base molding, shoe molding, pocket door and mudroom. She applied many coats of Venetian plaster to the stove range hood to create its soft, velvety look. We saved the homeowners at least $500 by researching the corbels used in the kitchen. After learning the steep price charged for corbels by the cabinet manufacturer, we found an online catalog that offered them for substantially less. Heidi gladly chose from the catalog, and this decorative touch was added at a great savings. In addition, we worked to keep the project within budget by providing Heidi with material allowances for the countertops, plumbing fixtures and all tiles. She had no problem working within these parameters – a win-win situation for all concerned. When all is said and done, the greatest achievement is hearing Heidi talk about the joy her new kitchen has brought her, and how it has benefited her family. “It’s exactly what I wanted,” she said, standing in front of the kitchen and spreading her arms wide to take in the expanse. “My vision is this right here.”

Dining + Kitchen end of Great Room in Guest House. Cathy Schwabe, AIA. Designed while at EHDD Architects. Photograph by David Wakely

Photo by Margaret Wright