Board & Vellum

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Seattle Box Remodel

A full house remodel of a 1902 traditional home brought it up to date. Crisp white trim and dark floors along with built-in cabinetry and special details really tie the whole home together. Seattle “Box” homes are prized for their stately appearance and generous floor plans. What isn’t often provided though is an easy way to convert these older homes into homes with generous and open living spaces. This project keeps the formal nature of the ‘three in a row’ formal rooms and opens the back of the house and the final room to the kitchen. An operable wall of glass helps connect the house to the yard and let light pour into the home. A centrally placed fireplace is viewable from all the main rooms in the house and helps anchor the entire plan. A wide galley kitchen opens towards the back of the house with an island facing the new family room. Careful design of the casework provides a clean and contemporary look while not looking out of place in a 1902 home.
Country: United States
A custom built room for LEGO storage also provides a backdrop for a Media Room and a nearby bar. John Wilbanks Photography
Basement Bar and LEGO room
The basement bar uses space that would otherwise be empty square footage. A custom bar aligns with the stair treads and is the same wood and finish as the floors upstairs. John Wilbanks Photography
Basement Bar
The custom bar uses every square foot to maximize entertaining. In the LEGO room beyond a custom table sits below the work area which can slide out and double the work space. John Wilbanks Photography
Basement Bar, Media, and LEGO room
This bathroom features large scale glass tile in a more traditional subway pattern. John Wilbanks Photography
Guest Bathroom
This traditional style bathroom uses White Thassos marble in a subway pattern along with white wainscoting to create a clean and fresh look. John Wilbanks Photography
Upstairs Bathroom
The basement bedroom only has color on one wall to keep the focus on the bright white walls and trim to help brighten the basement space. A large window well helps reduce the stigma of high up basement windows. John Wilbanks Photography
Guest Bedroom
Home Office uses walnut furniture to contrast with the blue walls John Wilbanks Photography
Office
The Dining Room offsets the table into the bay windows to allow open circulation between the three main rooms.
Dining Room
A mid-century inspired light and bright colors help create a soothing color palette.
Main Living Space
A dutch entry door provides the option to have fresh air without dogs or children escaping out! John Wilbanks Photography
Entry
The brightly colored home helps contrast the dark Seattle days and works well with the adjacent homes which are also bright colors. Landscaping is a future project. John Wilbanks Photography
Exterior
A cozy front porch allows for a spot to watch the birds at the feeder. John Wilbanks Photography
front porch
The cozy front porch has a built-in ceiling heater to help socializing in the cool evenings John Wilbanks Photography
front porch
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front porch
The Family Room has very tall ceilings so white wainscoting was used to visually lower the height of the room when seated around the new gas fireplace. Clean white display accents provide contrast without too much visual clutter. John Wilbanks Photography
Family Room
The Family Room opens up to the Kitchen and a folding door out to the yard. John Wilbanks Photography
Family and Kitchen
The upstairs hallway uses clean white trim to tie everything together. John Wilbanks Photography
Hallway
A custom dog crate lives behind this door which slides up on one side and opens on the other. John Wilbanks Photography
Custom dog crate
A custom dog crate lives here below a pantry and open shelves to the right allowing the dogs to look out in both directions. John Wilbanks Photography
Dog crate and pantry
The kitchen has a folding wall which opens to the small backyard. John Wilbanks Photography
Kitchen and deck
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Kitchen and deck
The kitchen island serves as a buffer between the open Kitchen and Family Room. John Wilbanks Photography
Kitchen and Family
Open shelves keep cookbooks and everyday tableware close at hand. John Wilbanks Photography
Kitchen
John Wilbanks Photography
Kitchen
A custom library ladder works in the Kitchen and also the Living Room. John Wilbanks Photography
Library ladder in Kitchen
A recess in the island provides for a handy spot for the dog's water bowl. A tip out cabinet above stores the dog food. John Wilbanks Photography
custom dog area
A simple and clean Laundry Room efficiently everything you need in a small footprint. John Wilbanks Photography
Laundry Room
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Living Room and library ladder
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Living and Dining
The Living, Dining, and Family Rooms open into each other and are trimmed by bright white trim for a fresh and dramatic appearance.
Main Floor
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Living and Entry
Two smaller bedrooms were combined to create a generous Master Suite with a dressing area and built-in closets. John Wilbanks Photography
Master Suite
Two smaller bedrooms were combined to create a generous Master Suite with a dressing area and built-in closets. John Wilbanks Photography
Master Suite
Two smaller bedrooms were combined to create a generous Master Suite with a dressing area and built-in closets. John Wilbanks Photography
Master Suite
A custom magazine rack allows for storage in the Master's Toilet Room. John Wilbanks Photography
Toilet Room with magazine rack
Custom walnut vanity sits next to a wall of white Thassos marble and a double shower. John Wilbanks Photography
Master Bathroom
A small Powder Room is brightened by wallpaper and cleanly detailed walnut sink and mirror. John Wilbanks Photography
Powder Room
Two doors were tied together with a built-in dresser and mirror.
Children's Bedroom
The entrance to the Master Suite is painted all in white and detailed with crisp white trim. John Wilbanks Photography
Master Suite Foyer
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Master Foyer
The House That Legos Built
The House That Legos Built