CONVERSION OF A MASTER BEDROOM CLOSET FROM UTILITARIAN TO ELEGANT

The Space: A master bedroom second closet.

The Need: Rebuild and redesign this secondary closet to reflect the redesign of the rest of the room while adding built-ins for shoes, shirts and pants.

The Space: A master bedroom second closet.

The Need: Rebuild and redesign this secondary closet to reflect the redesign of the rest of the room while adding built-ins for shoes, shirts and pants.

The Solution: InHouse redesigned the closet creating a more compact solution by boxing in the interior pipes which ran through one side of the existing closet closet and eliminating them from the ultimate solution. The result looks as good on the outside as it does on the interior. The doors are mahogany with a harlequin pattern that plays with the direction of the grain. The closet interior is also mahogany with room for shoes, pull out shelves for clothes, and racks for hanging clothes. A full length mirror was inset in each door.

The Space: A recently purchased home less than a year old.

The Need: To redesign some unworkable/poorly design spaces throughout the house with traditionally inspired solutions that reflected the clients’ lifestyle and needs.

The Solutions:

HALLWAY CONVERSION

The lower hall was redesigned to become an extension of the adjacent home office/media room and houses much of the clients’ library. Cherry wood with a distressed finish. InHouse designed the lighting and electrical improvements and consulted on the room color. Electrical, cabinetry and sheetrock improvements were all facilitated by InHouse.

The kitchen/family room entry was bisected by an unattractive counter. InHouse designed a circular bar which softens the entry, directing guests either right towards the kitchen or left into the family room. Incorporated into the bar are shelves for the clients’ cook books. To serve as a focal point when entering the space, a lit arched display niche with glass shelves was added near the redesigned bar area. Cherry stained/finished to match existing kitchen cabinetry. Electrical, cabinetry and sheetrock improvements were all facilitated by InHouse.

The fireplace wall in the family room was utilitarian at best. InHouse redesigned the entire wall, lowered the fireplace, designed a brick hearth and mantle and added open shelving and a closed cabinet with pocket doors to house the flat screen TV and peripherals. A built-in niche for stacked wood (not shown) and crown molding was also part of the solution. Electrical, cabinetry and fireplace improvements were all facilitated by InHouse.

The master bedroom had an inset box for a TV over the existing mantle. The Clients’ asked for a cost effective/easy solution to mask the box. InHouse painted the mantle and built a similarly colored sympathetic cabinet above it which hid the TV and its components. The solution looked like one tall painted unit.