Extensions and remodelling of a north London house transformed this family home. A new dormer extension for home working and at ground floor a small kitchen extension which transformed the back of the house, replacing a cramped kitchen dining room with poor connections to the garden to create a large open space for entertaining, cooking, and family life with daylight and views in all directions; to the living rooms, new mini courtyard and garden.

This kitchen was replaced for a smart IKEA kitchen with solid quartz worktop and Pushka handles. Appliances are built in. We went for an environmentally friendly cork for the flooring, fresh white walls and a warm taupe tile for the splashback.

バークシャーにある高級な中くらいなモダンスタイルのおしゃれなキッチン (一体型シンク、中間色木目調キャビネット、珪岩カウンター、白いキッチンパネル、ガラス板のキッチンパネル、シルバーの調理設備、コルクフローリング、グレーの床、白いキッチンカウンター) の写真

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Collaroy Kitchen Centre
シドニーにある高級な中くらいなモダンスタイルのおしゃれなキッチン (一体型シンク、フラットパネル扉のキャビネット、白いキャビネット、人工大理石カウンター、白いキッチンパネル、シルバーの調理設備、コルクフローリング、アイランドなし、茶色い床) の写真

A modern Californian inspired kitchen.
ニューヨークにあるラグジュアリーな広いモダンスタイルのおしゃれなキッチン (ドロップインシンク、フラットパネル扉のキャビネット、淡色木目調キャビネット、タイルカウンター、白いキッチンパネル、ガラスタイルのキッチンパネル、シルバーの調理設備、コルクフローリング) の写真

サンフランシスコにある高級な中くらいなモダンスタイルのおしゃれなキッチン (ドロップインシンク、フラットパネル扉のキャビネット、白いキャビネット、御影石カウンター、赤いキッチンパネル、セラミックタイルのキッチンパネル、シルバーの調理設備、コルクフローリング、オレンジの床) の写真

トロントにあるお手頃価格の広いモダンスタイルのおしゃれなキッチン (ドロップインシンク、落し込みパネル扉のキャビネット、濃色木目調キャビネット、珪岩カウンター、白いキッチンパネル、セラミックタイルのキッチンパネル、シルバーの調理設備、コルクフローリング) の写真

This kitchen was replaced for a smart IKEA kitchen with solid quartz worktop and Pushka handles. Appliances are built in. We went for an environmentally friendly cork for the flooring, fresh white walls and a warm taupe tile for the splashback.

Extensions and remodelling of a north London house transformed this family home. A new dormer extension for home working and at ground floor a small kitchen extension which transformed the back of the house, replacing a cramped kitchen dining room with poor connections to the garden to create a large open space for entertaining, cooking, and family life with daylight and views in all directions; to the living rooms, new mini courtyard and garden.

How do you modernize modernism on a budget? This house had charming midcentury character and lots of potential but had been neglected for many years and was sorely in need of a refresh to bring it up to modern standards of comfort, finish, and sustainability. The tight budget dictated that it would not be a down-to-the-studs, gut remodel, but more of a surgical intervention. Built in 1955, the house had settled on the downhill side, making the floors slope almost 4” from the front to the back of the house. Using an innovative and inexpensive push-pile method, the foundation was reinforced and the house was jacked back up. It now sits solidly on bedrock and the floor is level to within a half-inch throughout. Inside, the original kitchen was worn and needed replacement. This presented an opportunity to remove the walls separating it from the living and dining area and create a wide-open great room with a peninsula counter for guests to gather and an almost continuous wall of windows to take in views of the hills, trees, and bay. Throughout the rest of the house, most finishes were restored, or replaced when necessary. Wood floors were refinished, and new cork flooring, a slightly less durable but much less expensive alternative to tile and similar materials, was used in all wet areas, with the added benefit of warmth and resiliency. The existing textured walls and ceilings were skim-coated smooth with plaster, dark beams painted white, and existing wood wall paneling in the living room was cleaned and color-matched where new pieces were required. All of the existing frameless, direct-glazed windows were replaced with double pane units, and a new floor-to-ceiling window on the south side of the living room provides a key source of natural light. In the bathrooms, existing tile and vanities were saved, and a strangely colored tub and sinks were re-glazed. Flooring, toilets, lighting, double medicine cabinets, and paint in each space make these mostly unaltered rooms feel new again. Sustainability and comfort upgrades include an induction range (step one of an eventual transition to full electrification), spray foam insulation under the floor, spray-in cellulose in the walls, and warm-dim LED lighting throughout on a simple whole-house control system. Combined with a modern thermostat, the house’s systems are all accessible via app from anywhere. And the most sustainable feature of all? What we didn’t do: tear it down and start over. In a country that demolishes a million homes a year- 1% of our residential housing stock- reusing an existing home is the greenest solution of all.

バークシャーにある高級な中くらいなモダンスタイルのおしゃれなキッチン (一体型シンク、中間色木目調キャビネット、珪岩カウンター、白いキッチンパネル、ガラス板のキッチンパネル、シルバーの調理設備、コルクフローリング、グレーの床、白いキッチンカウンター) の写真

This kitchen was replaced for a smart IKEA kitchen with solid quartz worktop and Pushka handles. Appliances are built in. We went for an environmentally friendly cork for the flooring, fresh white walls and a warm taupe tile for the splashback.

バークシャーにある高級な中くらいなモダンスタイルのおしゃれなキッチン (一体型シンク、中間色木目調キャビネット、珪岩カウンター、白いキッチンパネル、ガラス板のキッチンパネル、シルバーの調理設備、コルクフローリング、グレーの床、白いキッチンカウンター) の写真

Extensions and remodelling of a north London house transformed this family home. A new dormer extension for home working and at ground floor a small kitchen extension which transformed the back of the house, replacing a cramped kitchen dining room with poor connections to the garden to create a large open space for entertaining, cooking, and family life with daylight and views in all directions; to the living rooms, new mini courtyard and garden.

This kitchen was replaced for a smart IKEA kitchen with solid quartz worktop and Pushka handles. Appliances are built in. We went for an environmentally friendly cork for the flooring, fresh white walls and a warm taupe tile for the splashback.

This kitchen was replaced for a smart IKEA kitchen with solid quartz worktop and Pushka handles. Appliances are built in. We went for an environmentally friendly cork for the flooring, fresh white walls and a warm taupe tile for the splashback.

サンフランシスコにある高級な中くらいなモダンスタイルのおしゃれなキッチン (ドロップインシンク、フラットパネル扉のキャビネット、白いキャビネット、御影石カウンター、赤いキッチンパネル、セラミックタイルのキッチンパネル、シルバーの調理設備、コルクフローリング、オレンジの床) の写真

apartment condominium small kitchen cream cabinet glass insert black knobs doors both sides open open concept open spaces small kitchen white fridge and stove white appliances laminate counter-top stainless steel sink white microwave oven tall pantry