Western Massachusetts Bungalow
This residential renovation project encompassed the entire three floors of a 4,500 square foot Arts and Crafts bungalow, built in 1915, sited on just over an acre in rural Western Massachusetts. The client asked for a contemporary interior that reflected the aesthetic of the Arts and Crafts Movement, and honored the history of the bungalow.
The living room and dining room demonstrated the clarity of line in their original architectural detail, including the fireplace and the structure of the colonnade. By using the repetition of this clean line (both straight and curved) throughout the house in the furnishings, finishes, recessed and decorative lighting and introducing and repeating architectural detail and custom cabinetry, where it had not been prior to the renovation, the space reveals harmony and rhythm.
The natural color palette expressed on the walls and through other finishes of browns, golds, greys, greens and reds, along with the variation in pattern subtlety, serves to emphasize a more soothing experience of the space, as in the master bedroom, or a more energetic one, as in the kitchen. Wood, stone and marble flooring, marble and schist counter/vanity tops and wainscoting in bathrooms, Tibetan wool and silk area rugs, cotton, wool and silk fabrics for draperies and upholstery (also leather for the latter) were selected to maintain a connection to nature, not only through choice of color, but also through their “green” material content.
The living room and dining room demonstrated the clarity of line in their original architectural detail, including the fireplace and the structure of the colonnade. By using the repetition of this clean line (both straight and curved) throughout the house in the furnishings, finishes, recessed and decorative lighting and introducing and repeating architectural detail and custom cabinetry, where it had not been prior to the renovation, the space reveals harmony and rhythm.
The natural color palette expressed on the walls and through other finishes of browns, golds, greys, greens and reds, along with the variation in pattern subtlety, serves to emphasize a more soothing experience of the space, as in the master bedroom, or a more energetic one, as in the kitchen. Wood, stone and marble flooring, marble and schist counter/vanity tops and wainscoting in bathrooms, Tibetan wool and silk area rugs, cotton, wool and silk fabrics for draperies and upholstery (also leather for the latter) were selected to maintain a connection to nature, not only through choice of color, but also through their “green” material content.
