JAMES V. COANE & ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS
| Photos by Irmina Hamilton
House at a Glance
Who lives here: A couple of empty nesters
Size: 4,000 square feet (371.6 square meters)
Location: Pasadena, California
Architect: James V. Coane of James... |
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JAMES V. COANE & ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS
| All of the stable’s original bricks were removed, cleaned and reinstalled. Above the brick is stucco. The existing backyard pool was reshaped and a spa was added. The pavers are poured-in-place concrete... |
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JAMES V. COANE & ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS
| Inside the home’s front entry, the living room is off to the right. Cabinets house glassware above a wet bar, which has an antiqued-mirror backsplash. Below the wet bar are a refrigerator and wine storage... |
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JAMES V. COANE & ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS
| Furnishings in the formal dining room include a Thomas O’Brien silver leaf chandelier. The design team added wainscoting to create a more finished, period look, Coane says. The wallcovering is Schumacher’s... |
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JAMES V. COANE & ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS
| The traditional kitchen has stainless steel floating shelves, a farmhouse sink, cup pull hardware, full-inset maple cabinets, Crema Marfil marble countertops and a stone backsplash. Adjacent is a vaulted-ceiling... |
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JAMES V. COANE & ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS
| All of the windows in the house, including in the breakfast nook, are a mix of grids, for a traditional aesthetic, and plain panes to provide views to the gardens. The breakfast nook, which was added on... |
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JAMES V. COANE & ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS
| A family room off the kitchen provides comfortable seating and windows with views to the herb garden, which lies outside the back door. |
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JAMES V. COANE & ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS
| The layout of the property was designed to enhance the owners’ love of cooking and gardening with private outdoor dining areas and an herb garden with trellises. |
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JAMES V. COANE & ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS
| Upstairs in the master bedroom, the existing ceilings were too low for comfort. The design team raised the roof, creating a new roofline. This window overlooks the pool area. There’s also a dormer window... |
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JAMES V. COANE & ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS
| The simple master bath continues what Coane calls the home’s “cottagey kind of feel.” Before moving here, the clients lived in a grand Italianate house, and they “wanted this house to be warm and more... |
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JAMES V. COANE & ASSOCIATES, ARCHITECTS
| The second-level laundry room features stone hexagon tile, Victorian-style wallpaper, white-painted beadboard cabinetry and black pulls and countertops that give the room a modern farmhouse feel. “We found... |
