This is a library we built last year that became a centerpiece feature in "The Classical American House" book by Phillip James Dodd. We are also featured on the back cover. Asked to replicate and finish to match with new materials, we built this 16' high room using only the original Gothic arches that were existing. All other materials are new and finished to match. We thank John Milner Architects for the opportunity and the results are spectacular. Photography: Tom Crane

シカゴにあるラグジュアリーな巨大なトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれな独立型ファミリールーム (ライブラリー、ベージュの壁、濃色無垢フローリング、標準型暖炉、石材の暖炉まわり、テレビなし、茶色い床) の写真

Frame and panel wall trim to fit in with this Craftsman style home. The flooring is old recycled wood from a barn that has so much character and adds so much warmth. Photo Credit: N. Leonard

Enlarging the existing opening to flood the space with more natural light while increasing storage with the design of a custom built in window seat and bookcases has made this space a lovely place to read or just hang out.

Photography by Keith Scott Morton From grand estates, to exquisite country homes, to whole house renovations, the quality and attention to detail of a "Significant Homes" custom home is immediately apparent. Full time on-site supervision, a dedicated office staff and hand picked professional craftsmen are the team that take you from groundbreaking to occupancy. Every "Significant Homes" project represents 45 years of luxury homebuilding experience, and a commitment to quality widely recognized by architects, the press and, most of all....thoroughly satisfied homeowners. Our projects have been published in Architectural Digest 6 times along with many other publications and books. Though the lion share of our work has been in Fairfield and Westchester counties, we have built homes in Palm Beach, Aspen, Maine, Nantucket and Long Island.

Family Room/Library Tony Soluri
シカゴにあるラグジュアリーな広いトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれな独立型ファミリールーム (ライブラリー、茶色い壁、暖炉なし、テレビなし、濃色無垢フローリング、茶色い床、板張り壁、アクセントウォール、ベージュの天井) の写真

The family room in this Bloomfield Hills residence was a part of a whole house renovation and addition, completed in 2016. Having spaces that were a staple to traditional family life were very important to the clients, so a warm, inviting family was designed. Centered in this room is a full-masonry, milled stone fireplace with a milled stone hearth and mantle. To help open the space up and pull in more natural light, an arched lantern (transoms) was created. This lantern features wood ceilings and beams, complemented with paneled walls and detailed trim. On both sides of the fireplace are built-in bookshelves and cabinets. The furniture and décor further accentuate the warmth of the room by utilizing earth, blue, and cream tones.

Family Room
他の地域にあるラグジュアリーな中くらいなトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれな独立型ファミリールーム (ライブラリー、青い壁、濃色無垢フローリング、暖炉なし、埋込式メディアウォール、茶色い床) の写真

Rob Karosis Photography
ボストンにあるラグジュアリーな小さなトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれな独立型ファミリールーム (ライブラリー、白い壁、濃色無垢フローリング、埋込式メディアウォール、茶色い床) の写真

Cozy family room with built-ins. We panelled the fireplace surround and created a hidden TV behind the paneling above the fireplace, behind the art.
ニューアークにあるラグジュアリーな広いトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれな独立型ファミリールーム (木材の暖炉まわり、ライブラリー、茶色い壁、濃色無垢フローリング、吊り下げ式暖炉、内蔵型テレビ、茶色い床) の写真

River Oaks, 2014 - Remodel and Additions
ヒューストンにあるラグジュアリーな巨大なトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれなロフトリビング (ライブラリー、茶色い壁、濃色無垢フローリング、標準型暖炉、茶色い床) の写真

ラグジュアリーな広いトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれなオープンリビング (ライブラリー、ベージュの壁、濃色無垢フローリング、暖炉なし、埋込式メディアウォール、茶色い床) の写真

Simple and Elegant ceiling design for this traditional living room.
フェニックスにあるラグジュアリーな巨大なトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれなオープンリビング (ライブラリー、ベージュの壁、濃色無垢フローリング、標準型暖炉、石材の暖炉まわり、壁掛け型テレビ、茶色い床) の写真

Robin Denoma
他の地域にあるラグジュアリーな広いトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれなオープンリビング (ライブラリー、ベージュの壁、濃色無垢フローリング、標準型暖炉、タイルの暖炉まわり、壁掛け型テレビ、茶色い床) の写真

This fireplace is the focal point of a Family Room/Library in custom ash paneling with a cerused finish. The paneling wraps the room, unifying walls with fireplace, windows, bookcases and TV. While the panel details are quite traditional, the flush mantel and light color of the paneling feel fresh. The exposed plaster above the paneling also lightens the room and maintains a cohesiveness with the adjacent living room.

Cozy family room with built-ins. We created a new opening between this room and the back foyer--behind the book-caes--seen with sconces mounted on panels, flanking opening. This allows for immediate access to outside as well as the back stair to second floor, and close connection to the kitchen.

ニューヨークにあるラグジュアリーな中くらいなトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれな独立型ファミリールーム (ライブラリー、ベージュの壁、濃色無垢フローリング、暖炉なし、埋込式メディアウォール、茶色い床) の写真

ラグジュアリーな広いトラディショナルスタイルのおしゃれなオープンリビング (ライブラリー、ベージュの壁、濃色無垢フローリング、暖炉なし、埋込式メディアウォール、茶色い床) の写真

This home is in a rural area. The client was wanting a home reminiscent of those built by the auto barons of Detroit decades before. The home focuses on a nature area enhanced and expanded as part of this property development. The water feature, with its surrounding woodland and wetland areas, supports wild life species and was a significant part of the focus for our design. We orientated all primary living areas to allow for sight lines to the water feature. This included developing an underground pool room where its only windows looked over the water while the room itself was depressed below grade, ensuring that it would not block the views from other areas of the home. The underground room for the pool was constructed of cast-in-place architectural grade concrete arches intended to become the decorative finish inside the room. An elevated exterior patio sits as an entertaining area above this room while the rear yard lawn conceals the remainder of its imposing size. A skylight through the grass is the only hint at what lies below. Great care was taken to locate the home on a small open space on the property overlooking the natural area and anticipated water feature. We nestled the home into the clearing between existing trees and along the edge of a natural slope which enhanced the design potential and functional options needed for the home. The style of the home not only fits the requirements of an owner with a desire for a very traditional mid-western estate house, but also its location amongst other rural estate lots. The development is in an area dotted with large homes amongst small orchards, small farms, and rolling woodlands. Materials for this home are a mixture of clay brick and limestone for the exterior walls. Both materials are readily available and sourced from the local area. We used locally sourced northern oak wood for the interior trim. The black cherry trees that were removed were utilized as hardwood flooring for the home we designed next door. Mechanical systems were carefully designed to obtain a high level of efficiency. The pool room has a separate, and rather unique, heating system. The heat recovered as part of the dehumidification and cooling process is re-directed to maintain the water temperature in the pool. This process allows what would have been wasted heat energy to be re-captured and utilized. We carefully designed this system as a negative pressure room to control both humidity and ensure that odors from the pool would not be detectable in the house. The underground character of the pool room also allowed it to be highly insulated and sealed for high energy efficiency. The disadvantage was a sacrifice on natural day lighting around the entire room. A commercial skylight, with reflective coatings, was added through the lawn-covered roof. The skylight added a lot of natural daylight and was a natural chase to recover warm humid air and supply new cooled and dehumidified air back into the enclosed space below. Landscaping was restored with primarily native plant and tree materials, which required little long term maintenance. The dedicated nature area is thriving with more wildlife than originally on site when the property was undeveloped. It is rare to be on site and to not see numerous wild turkey, white tail deer, waterfowl and small animals native to the area. This home provides a good example of how the needs of a luxury estate style home can nestle comfortably into an existing environment and ensure that the natural setting is not only maintained but protected for future generations.