This is a bathroom I did in a Victorian over 20 years ago, and the clients really wanted to have two pedestal sinks. The challenge was what to do for storage? I designed a storage tower in-between the sinks which also came in handy for towel bars and an art pedestal all in one.
Outdated Shower Transformation
For some reason, in the old days, they would soffit down (drop the ceiling) over a shower to make it feel more cozy? Retain the heat?
In thenew remodel, we tore out the drop down soffit to open up the bathroom and retained the existing cabinets. The bathroom seems light & airy now with nes fixtures and lighting.
3D Modeling helps visualize a Kitchen Addition in Mill Valley
Here is a CAD generated 3D model of the proposed Kitchen addition to the back of the house
From more of a head on angle
And from the left side
Here is an example of some studies I did for a client to help visualize how the kitchen addition could look. The slanted roof up helps to capture the Western facing views of the mountain top ridge that is currently blocked with a down sloping low roof eave.
Happy Holidays!
Wishing you all a wonderful Holiday!
Here is our house up in Friday Harbor, San Juan Island, WA all decked out for the Holidays. The great room has a vaulted ceiling with a scissor truss above, but we added the cross beams as a way to break up the space and add lighting. The Coast Salish lived in "Long Houses" on our Mitchell Bay 5,000 years ago for the summer months. It was "communal living" at its finest with partitions off the main space for each individual family that shared the Long House. So the house I designed on Mitchell Bay has one huge open space with the traditional Long House in mind. We rent it out as a vacation rental on VRBO.com ( https://www.vrbo.com/344649 ) with 4 bedrooms (2 mini-Masters facing Mitchell Bay West). It is great for a family vacation, where everyone can hang out in the huge kitchen and enjoy sunsets off the central deck facing West. Much cheaper then renting 4 hotel rooms! Blessings to all for the New Year!
Small Windowless Bathroom Solution
Small Bathroom Solution: Glass Pebble Floor adds a nice texture and contrast to the dark slate border. Even though this bathroom has no windows, the visual interest gives it character. Also the dark slate might be counter-intuitive about what to do in a bathroom with no windows, but it actually gives the small space a sense of security and refuge. The pebbles flowing into the shower give the room a sculptural feeling.
Hot Powder Rooms
Don't be afraid to punch out a color with a Powder Room. Here we have an integral colored plastered wall powder room. The sink is a real Chinese antique table with a stone insert and a carved green marble sink. The black anodized faucet is wall mounted and has a matching towel bar. The mirror is custom Cherry with pegged corners. The flooring is green slate. You might think that using green & red is too Christmas like, but it actually does not come off that way at all. Red and Green are complimentary colors.
Award for 2015
We got an award for 2015!!!!
New Portrait
I figure every ten years it is good to re-do the old portrait!
Credit goes to photographer Vaschelle Andre who captured a Rodeo Beach sunset mood to update my portrait.
Before and After
The before shot of this narrow kitchen
The kitchen was recesses behind the Aframe's roof beams
Narrow Kitchen works- the up lighting above the upper cabinets helps lift the lid of the ceiling to counter-act the dark cabinets.
The before and after pictures are sometimes hard to show on a website, so my blog is the perfect space to look at some of my past projects. This was a vintage 1965 kitchen that got totally re-built- yes we raised the roof and changed the pitch when we added on the dining room wing.
Lighting Thoughts
I see so many older homes where lighting was not addressed, in earlier time periods, with a single light source. This kitchen displays numerous sources with natural light coming from Cupola Windows above with MR-16 track lights with integral transformers mounted below the beams. Track lights are an easy transition from a single source light fixture, as your electrician can connect to the j-box and expand your light options!