Creating comfort and a private space for each homeowner, the sitting room is a respite to read, work, write a letter, or run the house as a gateway space with visibility to the front entry and connection to the kitchen. Soffits ground the perimeter of the room and the shimmer of a patterned wall covering framed in the ceiling visually lowers the expansive heights. The layering of textures as a mix of patterns among the furnishings, pillows and rug is a notable British influence. Opposite the sofa, a television is concealed in built-in cabinets behind sliding panels with a decorative metal infill to maintain a formal appearance through the front facing picture window. Printed drapery frames the window bringing color and warmth to the room.

Duck Crossing is a mini compound built over time for our family in Palmetto Bluff, Bluffton, SC. We began with the small one story guest cottage, added the carriage house for our daughters and then, as we determined we needed one gathering space for friends and family, the main house. The challenge was to build a light and bright home that would take full advantage of the lake and preserve views and have enough room for everyone to congregate. We decided to build an upside down/reverse floorplan home, where the main living areas are on the 2nd floor. We built one great room, encompassing kitchen, dining, living, deck and design studio - added tons of windows and an open staircase, vaulted the ceilings, painted everything white and did whatever else we could to make the small space feel open and welcoming - we think we accomplished this, and then some. The kitchen appliances are behind doors, the island is great for serving and gathering, the tv is hidden - all attention is to the view. When everyone needs their separate space, there are 2 bedrooms below and then additional sleeping, bathing and eating spaces in the cottage and carriage house - it is all just perfect!

An existing small porch was transformed into this large great room open to a new kitchen, trimmed in a heavy timber style. A stone chimney houses interior and exterior fireplaces. Hoachlander Davis Photography

ミュンヘンにある中くらいなカントリー風のおしゃれなオープンリビング (淡色無垢フローリング、茶色い床、茶色い壁、暖炉なし、内蔵型テレビ) の写真

Circulation and non-critical living spaces were organized to the north with the view of the Beartooth Mountains dramatically revealed to the south. J.K. Lawrence Photography

ハンブルクにあるラグジュアリーな中くらいなカントリー風のおしゃれなオープンリビング (ライブラリー、グレーの壁、淡色無垢フローリング、内蔵型テレビ、ベージュの床) の写真

バーリントンにあるお手頃価格の中くらいなカントリー風のおしゃれな独立型ファミリールーム (白い壁、淡色無垢フローリング、標準型暖炉、レンガの暖炉まわり、内蔵型テレビ) の写真

Der Fernseher wurde in einem alten Schrank versteckt. Es wurde eine Kaminumrandung mit Elektrokamin aufgestellt, um eine behagliche Atmosphäre zu erzeugen.

John Hall
ニューヨークにあるカントリー風のおしゃれなファミリールーム (ライブラリー、青い壁、淡色無垢フローリング、標準型暖炉、レンガの暖炉まわり、内蔵型テレビ) の写真

サンフランシスコにある高級な広いカントリー風のおしゃれなオープンリビング (黄色い壁、淡色無垢フローリング、標準型暖炉、木材の暖炉まわり、内蔵型テレビ、茶色い床) の写真

ブリスベンにあるカントリー風のおしゃれなオープンリビング (グレーの壁、淡色無垢フローリング、標準型暖炉、石材の暖炉まわり、内蔵型テレビ、茶色い床、羽目板の壁) の写真

Creating comfort and a private space for each homeowner, the sitting room is a respite to read, work, write a letter, or run the house as a gateway space with visibility to the front entry and connection to the kitchen. Soffits ground the perimeter of the room and the shimmer of a patterned wall covering framed in the ceiling visually lowers the expansive heights. The layering of textures as a mix of patterns among the furnishings, pillows and rug is a notable British influence. Opposite the sofa, a television is concealed in built-in cabinets behind sliding panels with a decorative metal infill to maintain a formal appearance through the front facing picture window. Printed drapery frames the window bringing color and warmth to the room.

Creating comfort and a private space for each homeowner, the sitting room is a respite to read, work, write a letter, or run the house as a gateway space with visibility to the front entry and connection to the kitchen. Soffits ground the perimeter of the room and the shimmer of a patterned wall covering framed in the ceiling visually lowers the expansive heights. The layering of textures as a mix of patterns among the furnishings, pillows and rug is a notable British influence. Opposite the sofa, a television is concealed in built-in cabinets behind sliding panels with a decorative metal infill to maintain a formal appearance through the front facing picture window. Printed drapery frames the window bringing color and warmth to the room.

Creating comfort and a private space for each homeowner, the sitting room is a respite to read, work, write a letter, or run the house as a gateway space with visibility to the front entry and connection to the kitchen. Soffits ground the perimeter of the room and the shimmer of a patterned wall covering framed in the ceiling visually lowers the expansive heights. The layering of textures as a mix of patterns among the furnishings, pillows and rug is a notable British influence. Opposite the sofa, a television is concealed in built-in cabinets behind sliding panels with a decorative metal infill to maintain a formal appearance through the front facing picture window. Printed drapery frames the window bringing color and warmth to the room.

ハンブルクにある高級な中くらいなカントリー風のおしゃれなオープンリビング (グレーの壁、淡色無垢フローリング、内蔵型テレビ、ベージュの床) の写真

ハンブルクにある高級な中くらいなカントリー風のおしゃれなオープンリビング (ライブラリー、グレーの壁、淡色無垢フローリング、内蔵型テレビ、ベージュの床) の写真

サンフランシスコにある高級な広いカントリー風のおしゃれなオープンリビング (黄色い壁、淡色無垢フローリング、標準型暖炉、木材の暖炉まわり、内蔵型テレビ、茶色い床) の写真

ハンブルクにあるラグジュアリーな中くらいなカントリー風のおしゃれなオープンリビング (ライブラリー、グレーの壁、淡色無垢フローリング、内蔵型テレビ、ベージュの床) の写真