Karen Swanson of New England Design Works Designed this Pennville Kitchen for her own home, and it won not only the regional Sub-Zero award, but also the National Kitchen & Bath Association's medium kitchen of the year. Karen is located in Manchester, MA and can be reached at nedesignworks@gmail.com or 978.500.1096.

The ShopBoxes grew from a homeowner’s wish to craft a small complex of living spaces on a large wooded lot. Smash designed two structures for living and working, each built by the crafty, hands-on homeowner. Balancing a need for modern quality with a human touch, the sharp geometry of the structures contrasts with warmer and handmade materials and finishes, applied directly by the homeowner/builder. The result blends two aesthetics into very dynamic spaces, staked out as individual sculptures in a private park.⁠ Design by Smash Design Build and Owner (private) Construction by Owner (private)

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The Pool Box sites a small secondary residence and pool alongside an existing residence, set in a rolling Hill Country community. The project includes design for the structure, pool, and landscape - combined into a sequence of spaces of soft native planting, painted Texas daylight, and timeless materials. A careful entry carries one from a quiet landscape, stepping down into an entertainment room. Large glass doors open into a sculptural pool.

Rachel Loewen Photography © 2017 Houzz
Danish bathroom photo in Chicago

The ShopBoxes grew from a homeowner’s wish to craft a small complex of living spaces on a large wooded lot. Smash designed two structures for living and working, each built by the crafty, hands-on homeowner. Balancing a need for modern quality with a human touch, the sharp geometry of the structures contrasts with warmer and handmade materials and finishes, applied directly by the homeowner/builder. The result blends two aesthetics into very dynamic spaces, staked out as individual sculptures in a private park.⁠ Design by Smash Design Build and Owner (private) Construction by Owner (private)

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This detail shows the live edge wood bar top, ipe wood slatted wall, and steel slat railing, in the juliet balcony
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This smashing country house is set on a magnificent orchard in Columbia County, NY. The owners have incredible taste and the furnishings are an eclectic mix of styles, patterns, vintages and colors set against the color palette developed for the house. In the public rooms the walls are a Benjamin Moore white and the wide decorative moldings are a dark gray blue.

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Photo Credits: Michelle Parkins
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Basement Remodel with Bar
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Walls are Benjamin Moore Sweet Celadon. Southwestern accents with the wooden bench and artwork.
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Detail of the steel framing supporting the Sunbrella shade fabric awning and uplighting. Old beams run vertically, new joists run horizontal.
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Kelsy and Raymond wanted to have their two guest bedrooms to be transformed into an Ocean and Zen Room. The Ocean room or “Beach” room is one of Kelsy’s favorite. She expresses her love for Humpback Whales and we didn’t want to miss on that. This sanctuary has that feel of the ocean breeze and you can hear the waves smashing on white sand. The Zen room is indeed a space of calm and peace. This room serves as an office for Raymond on some days and a massage room for Kelsy. As you have seen the before of their living room, the green sofa is a keeper perfect for this room along with the glass coffee table.

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