Collaborating with the architect we came up with a suitable plan after several iterations. It took some time as the lot was non-conforming and the home extension could not impinge on the established root system of the mature trees as advised by the arborist.

We kept the exterior remodel with traditional styling suitable to the neighborhood homes and introduced some interesting design features in the interior development.

The back of the fireplace provides the boundary of the entry hallway.

The Living room is open to the dining, family and kitchen spaces. Flooring throughout, except the bathrooms, is a wide plank rustic white oak with hand chiseled markings adding to the textured surface.

With a light and neutral palette kept throughout the house in built- ins and surfaces, we were able to use some wonderful richly colored paint accents in shades of cool to warm grays and taupes.

We designed a large barn door as an option to divide the Family room space off from the rest of the open plan. The massive custom door is broken up with the transom lights at the top and hung on rustic hardware.

Antique replica ice box hardware and latch hardware was used in the kitchen and storage elements in a polished nickel adding a sense of nostalgia in a contemporary finish.

Kitchen cabinetry is designed in a traditional framed flush inset style using a simple white painted shaker style door for the working side of the kitchen and contrasting this in the breakfast area with a freestanding solid walnut wood custom designed pantry armoire and hutch style china storage.

A solid wood walnut counter tops the island and structural posts and bar backing is clad with the same walnut in a board and batten style completing our accents of walnut contrasts to the classical white cabinetry.

The bar area is fully serviced with a beverage center, wine refrigerator and ice maker as well as a small sink so anyone tending here does not need to walk across the kitchen through the "cooks" path. Above the bar we designed an open shelf system with concealed fixing to the ceiling using square...

In the first floor bathroom we featured a light colored textured porcelain wood tile surround to the bathroom also installed horizontally.

Here we used 2 pewter finish sink cabinets as a contrast to the lighter wall and floor surfaces.

The master bathroom features a silver painted freestanding roll-topped soaking tub with floor mounted tub filler and telephone style hand shower.

Double sinks are housed in a bow fronted natural light wood cabinet with a Carrara marble countertop.

Bathrooms are designed classically using a combination of modular sized white wall tile set horizontally and capped with a ceramic chair rail around the room perimeter. All flooring for bathrooms and laundry room is a square module hard wearing, easy maintenance porcelain tile replicating a...