WHOLE HOUSE RENOVATION AND ADDITION Built in the 1940s, this cottage had an incredible amount of character and personality but was not conducive to the way we live today. The rooms were small and did not flow well into one another. The renovation of this house required opening up several rooms and adding square footage to the back of the home, all the while, keeping the curb appeal of a small cottage. Photographs by jeanallsopp.com

Robert Brewster, Warren Jagger Photography

Brantley Photography

Nicole Franzen

interior designer: Kathryn Smith

Marco Joe Fazio

Photography by Sean Litchfield

Stunning staircase design - Contemporary Twilight Residential Interior Design Project in Aventura, Florida by DKOR Interiors. Photos by Alexia Fodere

Angus Pigott Photography

Upper Stair Landing and Hall. Art work by Melissa Auberty Photography by Michael Hunter Photography.

Anice Hoachlander/Hoachlander-Davis Photography

Ben Benschneider

due to lot orientation and proportion, we needed to find a way to get more light into the house, specifically during the middle of the day. the solution that we came up with was the location of the stairs along the long south property line, combined with the glass railing, skylights, and some windows into the stair well. we allowed the stairs to project through the glass as thought the glass had sliced through the steps.