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With this interior nearing completion, I've been on site almost daily giving instruction and direction as the finishing details are coordinated amongst several different trades and installers, if just one element is wrong its a domino effect of very expensive mistakes. I can't wait to show you the plans and the "New Traditional" design direction we're headed in. The modern Ion design furniture are some very beautiful pieces that should definitely be invested in. The only other non-custom piece of cabinetry in the house is the Powder Room vanity, a freestanding unit with a furniture look. The exterior of the house is undergoing a dramatic transformation. In the contemporary era, you cannot find anyone who is complacent with simply repainting the exterior and interior walls of his/her house. The first look of the house is always the exterior. It's truly my favorite part of the process seeing all the custom elements being perfectly fit into place and witnessing the entire house transform as fresh paint is applied and new millwork is installed. There's simply no other wall colour that I react stronger to than Cloud White, it takes my breath away every single time, every single house I see it in, its eatheral.

Also, the double-door closet in this room was walled off (can't even tell it was there), while the interior wall of the closet was opened up to create a walk-in closet in the next room--the guest bedroom. These types allow you to do the work yourself since it only requires a nail to be hammered into the wall. I've never met a column or a vertical chase that I can't work around, in fact I ENJOY the challenge, they demand creative solutions. The biggest obstacle of all is this very large column which houses telephone cable and the electrical panel and it falls right smack dab in the middle of the proposed new kitchen. This will afford you the opportunity to plug a three or five pin cable from your light fixture to a light board in order to control your light intensity. At this point we're awaiting another pending decision from the Board which will determine whether the Architects proposed solutions to expand the kitchen area and master ensuite area are a go (waterproof membrane and exhaust issues), if not, I've prepared several alternate layouts that we'll fire right back at them.

This existing kitchen will become the new kitchen, the intent is to open it up and expand it, however, the 'suggested' expansion plans are not going over so well with the Board. If none of those plans meet with their approval, I'll need a magic wand. For SimigLighting had to meet with the rough carpenter, the plumber, the electrician, the cabinet maker, the cabinet installer, the marble supplier and the glazing contractor, each separately and on different visits. You’ve found another supplier who’s better value for money. There's nothing you can do to fix these problems besides investing in another fan (throwing good money after bad). This beautiful section of the slab was specifically chosen for the soap niche in she shower and you can see how perfectly the fabricator matched the veining, its like a piece of art. Bulkheads everywhere, this looks like a big closet until you open the doors.

Invisible hinges and automatic light switches are meticulously routered into the front closet door jambs. Counter depth appliances with custom front panels create a truly integrated look. Next year they'll begin the landscaping redesign which will include new stonework for the front entry area and a new cladding treatment for the stone planters. I can't even begin to describe how wonderful my newest client is and how excited I am to be designing her 'new' family home, a 4 bedroom, 4 bathroom apartment in the Upper East Side of Manhattan. What is unique about this project is that the project involves combining 3 individual small apartments into one large apartment suitable for a young family of 5. Of course being a high rise building there are the usual concrete floors and ceilings to deal with and the typical awkwardly placed obstacles like columns and plumbing stacks, intercom panels and such that can't be moved, these are expected and come with the territory. Windows are all along one side of the apartment(s) and this is the typical scenario. They are confident that their cars can handle just about any scenario that crops up on the highway.