2011 NARI CAPITAL COTY FINALIST AWARD WINNER This 1970’s split-level single-family home in an upscale Arlington neighborhood had been neglected for years. With his surrounding neighbors all doing major exterior and interior remodeling, however, the owner decided it was time to renovate his property as well. After several consultation meetings with the design team at Michael Nash Design, Build & Homes, he settled on an exterior layout to create an Art & Craft design for the home. It all got started by excavating the front and left side of the house and attaching a wrap-around stone porch. Key design attributes include a black metal roof, large tapered columns, blue and grey random style flag stone, beaded stain ceiling paneling and an octagonal seating area on the left side of this porch. The front porch has a wide stairway and another set of stairs leads to the back yard. All exterior walls of the home were modified with new headers to allow much larger custom-made windows, new front doors garage doors, and French side and back doors. A custom-designed mahogany front door with leaded glass provides more light and offers a wider entrance into the home’s living area. Design challenges included removing the entire face of the home and then adding new insulation, Tyvek and Hardiplank siding. The use of high-efficiency low-e windows makes the home air tight. The Arts & Crafts design touches include the front gable over the front porch, the prairie-style grill pattern on the windows and doors, the use of tapered columns sitting over stone columns and the leaded glass front door. Decorative exterior lighting provides the finishing touches to this look. Inside, custom woodwork, crown molding, custom glass cabinets and interior pillars carry the design. Upon entering the space, visitors face a large partition that separates the living area from a gourmet Arts & Crafts kitchen and dining room. The home’s signature space, the kitchen offers contrasting dark and light cherry cabinets. Wide plank hard wood floors, exotic granite counters and stainless steel professional-grade appliances make this a kitchen fit for any chef.

Photo: Sarah Seung-McFarland © 2017 Houzz
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Dimension: 87" L X 39.37" D X 31" H Add a low-key yet elegant look to your dining room with the Yonkers Handcrafted Recycled Teak Wood Rectangle Dining Table. Featuring a rectangular table top and solid square legs, the dining table can accommodate 8 people easily, ideal for everyday dinners, get-togethers and special occasions. Bringing a faint rustic charm to the dining space, the table is a perfect furniture item for almost all kinds of decors whether it is traditional, transitional or modern. To give a complete look to your dining space, add the matching chairs or benches and perch a faux fruit bowl on the top. Materials: This solid wood parson dining table is completely handcrafted from solid Teak wood in the whitewash finish giving it a true rustic appeal. Special Features: • 100% Handcrafted • Solid Teak wood construction • Sleek Design & Heirloom Quality Note: Real wood is a product of nature, and as such, no two pieces are alike. Variations in solid wood grain patterns are to be expected and make each furniture uniquely beautiful, just like us humans.

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Vivid blue accents and calming earth tones create elegance while bold patterns and metallic decor bring out a fun and energetic ambiance in this multipurpose living room/dining room. With subtle patterns and low key accents of blue, The living room/dining room present a sophisticated and elegant style. We wanted this area to feel naturally warm and inviting and thus integrated softer colors, rich woods, large house plants, and nature-inspired prints and patterns. Home located in Mississauga, Ontario. Designed by Nicola Interiors who serves the whole Greater Toronto Area. For more about Nicola Interiors, click here: https://nicolainteriors.com/ To learn more about this project, click here: https://nicolainteriors.com/projects/lakeshore-condo/

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