The house, built in 1954, has a simple, post and beam roofline. Our work on this project is to complete a full interior and exterior remodel of this mid century gem.

What a nice roofline. We have honored this example of mid-century architecture by maintaining a complementing the vaulted ceiling in the main space.

The main space in the house has been transformed dramatically by the removal of the large fireplace which divided the space. New flooring, cabinets, counters and lighting complete the transformation.

We maintained the lower portion of the existing fireplace and used it to connect the kitchen to the living room as a large counter and bar. The new hardwood shelving was built in the kitchen and bathrooms.

We used white marble on the kitchen walls and paid attention to details.

The large bar in the center of the space is large, it's 5 feet by 10 feet. Seems large, but it is used during the week as a breakfast nook in the morning, a workspace in the day, a place to have dinner and watch movies at night, and a space for drinks during a party.

The kitchen uses white marble for the counters, backsplashes and walls. Globe lighting and track lighting were used to brighten this room in the house. The grey cabinets are a cool complement to the hardwood plank flooring.

Shelf and cabinet at kitchen backsplash

In the kitchen and the dining room we used the same hardwood plank flooring as the rest of the house. Natural hardwood shelving, with ample marble with brass details complete the design.

We used the same cool grey cabinets and white marble as in the kitchen complemented here with white hex tile and a hardwood shelf.

Bathroom vanity with white hexagon tile backsplash, grey marble counter, undermount sink, and hardwood vanity ledge.

In the bedrooms we used the same hardwood flooring, natural window coverings and soft lighting.

This lovely space has a floating vanity with a powder area,  black and white cement tiles, white hex tiles, crank-out casement window with reeded glass for privacy and hardwood shelving for linens.

The back of the house is also ideal for enjoying private views and for entertaining and now with removal of the fireplace on the interior, the open floor plan merges much better with the back of the house at the outside.

Big empty spot here, and our work continues. Next is the new flooring, ceiling finishing and cabinetry.

The new flooring has been installed. Here is a photo before it gets covered for the remainder of the construction. The rough spot in the brickwork will be covered with new cabinets.

This image shows the framing for the new hardwood pocket door and insulation before the new drywall.

There are a few decisions to be made as we proceed with the construction in the master bathroom.

No, a bomb did not go off in here. We removed the fireplace, demolition is going well and in a couple of days we will have this part of the process complete. 

After we removed the upper portion of the chimney, you can see that the space has opened up and the structure of the house is exposed. We will rebuild the corner of the wall at the kitchen and maintain the exposed beam.

This image shows the existing fireplace which will be removed.

Getting ready for demolition in the bathrooms, kitchen and the chimney and a portion of the fireplace.

We used several of these slabs of carerra marble. It was important to find a large lot with consistent color for the project as we used the same marble throughout the house and bathrooms.