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My Houzz: Casual Comfort in Highgate Home

My Houzz: Casual Comfort in Highgate Home - When Michael and Courtney Adamo bought their classic Victorian home, he was in a terrible state. Water was leaking in the house when it rained, ivy was growing on the interior walls, and dirt had stained the black interior. But something about the house seemed irresistible for the couple, and they knew it was the right home for their family of six.

It took seven months of redecorating to get the home ready for them. The couple had budgeted £ 150,000 for work but like most projects do, it ran on the budget that repairs discovered more important than they had anticipated problems. Rotten floor, inadequate foundation and other structural problems have ended up costing more than they had expected. After trying to self-monitor the project, they finally sought the help of an architect, Matthew Woodthorpe, to navigate the architectural plans and structural work on the house.

The converted house is now in good condition, with a relaxed and welcoming that comes courtesy of vintage finds and personal touch.

Houzz at a glance
who lives here Michael and Courtney Adamo and their children, Easton (10 years), Quin (8), Ivy (6) and Marlow ( 13 months)
Location Highgate, north London
Size 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms

in the kitchen Michael and Courtney opted for the Shaker style cabinets and backsplash subway tiles, instead of the more modern elements. "He just felt like he installed in the house, said Courtney.

The pendant lights are actually recycled glass funnels believed that Courtney is Retrouvious.

The most important part of home renovation led down a rear exterior wall and the addition of an extension for a new kitchen and laundry

Stools: v school stools Intage Trainspotters ;. island custom built by Matthew Smith

the dining table of the family was built by the carpenter of the couple, Matthew Smith, the Adamos engaged to build kitchen cabinets and island. . Casual open shelves display kitchen items

mural: Fort White, Farrow & Ball

'I love modern homes and have always been attracted by the Scandinavian midcentury design, but we bought a Victorian house,' Courtney said. "We wanted to honor the type of house it is and does not want to change too much about it.

The couple tried to keep as many original features of the house as they could, including the front door and trim.

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The living room has a bay window and a restored yellow sofa which was a hand-me-down from a family friend

mural :. solid white, Farrow & Ball; Ceiling paint: All White Farrow & Ball; Low: Sundance Catalog; cushion on the yellow sofa: Double Cross of yellow velvet, De La Espada; Other cushions Skandium

"We'd like fancy furniture and designer pieces "admits Courtney. "But the truth is that we have four children, and we do not want to be picky about the furniture in our house."

"We chose a large number of gray, black and white, keeping things very simple and let the furniture and decorations add color to the home, "says Courtney. The couple kept simple and unobtrusive range in their room and splurge on appliances and lighting.

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Pendant: Lighting Cluster 4, Kathleen Hills; candlesticks Hector Medium Dome Wall Light, Lighting Questions

sweet, feminine touches are found throughout the common room of girls.

open baskets serve hassle of storage for small accessories such as tights and hair ties. Michael Courtney and added the white floor to match existing floors in the upstairs bedroom of the boys

mural :. white solid, Farrow & Ball; pear print: Pirum Parum Pear Poster by Fine Little Day, Little Baby Company

Eclectic Home Office & Library Adamo Family

home office Courtney is off the stairs from the first floor. She writes and oversees the popular children Babyccino website

The office is a vintage dining table Ercol Windsor

storage locker: .. PS Cabinet Ikea

Easton and Quin, the son of the couple, sharing a room too.

white floors are original to the house.

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This hall bathroom offers a treetop view framed by dark walls and accented with white subway tiles extended.

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The fourth bedroom serves as a playroom for children. Light of sun pouring through the window illuminates the space

mural :. white solid, Farrow & Ball

original architectural elements, like home, remain throughout the house, reflecting the Victorian roots of the house.

'It must be the American in me, "Courtney said, laughing, but I really wanted a proper wash room, not just a machine located somewhere in my kitchen. With four children, I spend so much time doing laundry, I felt as if I had a dedicated space for it.

family relaxes in their spacious backyard, a feature that the attracted at home. Courtney loves the connection between the outside and the kitchen, making it easy for children to come and go.

"My husband and I did not know what we were getting into, 'Courtney said. "Although we were attracted to the idea of fixing it and making it our own."

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My Houzz: Calm, Cool and collected in a Canadian apartment

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My Houzz: Calm, Cool and collected in a Canadian apartment - Taylor Russell saw many interiors. After having lived in hotels for six years - his work at an advertising agency has had its movement every four months in places like Kuwait, Pakistan, Spain and Barbados - she knew hundreds of different spaces of life. More than enough to realize that the style was good for her.

I am especially drawn to bright, airy spaces that were open and welcoming, with beautiful and interesting pieces - places where you could curl comfortably on the couch one night and host a cocktail next, "says Russell.

Worn out from his busy schedule, Russell quit his job from a pay phone at Heathrow Airport in 07 during a trip a project in Kuwait to Jamaica. She bought a return ticket home to Toronto and decided on the flight to buy a house. Four days later, she bought an apartment on a map in the King West area of Toronto.

Houzz at a Glance
Who lives here Taylor Russell, entrepreneur, and his Australian mini-shepherd Hayete
Location Toronto, Canada
Size 2 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms

Andrew snow Photography

crash globetrotting racing Russell interior design was not the only thing on his side. His parents strongly influenced his new home decoration, too.

Their paintings and sculptures are featured throughout the space, and when the mother of Russell retired as interior designer and owner of BB Bargoon of a well known design store Toronto, Russell (shown here) has inherited many beautiful pieces of his mother that Russell had grown up with. "Our houses were always beautifully decorated, yet comfortable and welcoming, Russell said. "My parents did not want to live in a museum, but wanted to create spaces for us to enjoy with family and entertain friends. The house was always full of wonderful pieces worldwide, each with its own history. "

Russell and Hayete relaxing on the couch, who had his shop mother. A haven for dog owners, the area has six parks nearby and easy access to the waterfront, the duo takes full advantage of

Sofa :. Vintage, BB Bargoon

Houzz Tour: A California Modern Home Gets a Makeover sweet

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Houzz Tour: A California Modern Home Gets a Makeover sweet - When a single mother hired interior designer Vanessa De Vargas, his monotonous house with white walls, cement-floored by California needed update. Although she had a collection of furniture, it needed softening with all these modern lines, the choice of fabrics, adding layers, arranging furniture and accessorize.

"Everything was very short and we needed to add a bit of fun; we needed to add pattern, but we did not want to look busy, "says De Vargas. With his talent for mixing items, De Vargas has left no stone unturned when supply catchy fabrics, plush carpets, unique items and even an eBay It means that in a good way "crazy gaudy mirror." - You will see.

Vanessa De Vargas

The photograph belonged to the owner and De Vargas decided climb the wall of glass. "It is framed in light plexiglass, so we could attach it to the window with a bunch of sticky stuff," says De Vargas.

The classic mid-century modern Pendant Lamp Nelson is balanced by a vintage table found on eBay. A black lacquer tray, crisp chevron pillow black and white patterns keep some clean lines, in harmony with all new softer lines De Vargas added.

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Houzz Tour: Scandinavian House in a family American Home

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Houzz Tour: Scandinavian House in a family American Home - Dee Elms, chief among Terrat Elms Interior Design, was a little nervous about taking on this project in Cambridge, Massachusetts. "One of the owners, Sally Peterson, made Swedish part and wanted a house with a Scandinavian design, she said. "It is something that our firm had never done. But knowing that good design is a universal language, it has taken on.

Houzz at a Glance
Who lives here John Stone, Sally Peterson and their 2 girls
Location Cambridge , Massachusetts, United States
Size 4 bedrooms, 2 ½ bathrooms

Photography by Michael J. Lee

Marcus Gleysteen Architects

In fact, Elms had spent on the project once before. "My husband and I had actually considered the house to ourselves when it was on the market, she said. "But we backed off because there was so much to do."

She did not know she was going to take a chance on the road. "The Victorian house was a multiple dwelling which had been combined in a single house, but without taking multiple kitchens and bathrooms, she said. "It has been used as a rental property before that, and it was not well maintained. It was in very poor condition, and all the charming details that had been there a long time stripped.

But Peterson and her husband, John Stone, saw the potential and hired Elms with architect Marcus Gleysteen and kitchen designer Kathy Marshall to bring it back to life.

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Terrat Elms Interior design

"I would like to say that I flew to Sweden to do research, but this was not possible," says Elms. "God thank you for the Internet.

Elms, Gleysteen and Marshall came up with a simple, clean palette of materials :. White walls, the southern pine and gray stone and tile

The palette is displayed in the living room. southern pine lines the ceiling and makes the floor and the shelves. The walls and elegant flat-front cabinets are pure white. The fireplace in the Scandinavian minimalist home is light gray, and dark gray stone lines integrated in the firewood storage box.

The designer took a minimalist approach with all the choices, down to the TV. "Television, seen on the left of Bang & Olufsen, and white sign you see on it is actually a speaker, she said. "For us that makes it disappear over a standard TV.

The swivel chairs, allowing the occupant to watch TV or the garden behind them (not pictured is a large floor to ceiling window).

Television: Bang & Olufsen; chairs: Crate & Barrel

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Terrat Elms Interior design

Sally likes orange and pink, and she wanted to use these colors as accents, "says Elms. "It worked beautifully against the white." The simplified background gives the colors and the more impact art. "You tend to notice the colors much more, she said.

Polka dot work: Mitchell Gold; mat: Felt of Phil

Terrat Elms Interior Design

"owners really wanted an opening at home," says Elms. "The living room, dining room and kitchen are all open to each other, with the kitchen being in the front of the house." At the central point is the dining room with a table of midcentury the couple bought sometime ago. It is run with multicolored Windsor style chairs cream.

'There are glass windows around the house, and we have added window seats in each of them, "says Elms. 'This is a great place to roost, and during holiday meals you can push the table towards her and have children use as banquet seating. It also has the advantage drawer storage under

Dining chairs :. Mitchell Gold

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Terrat Elms Interior design

"a key to unifying the house carrying the palette of materials throughout, but in different applications, says Elms. In the dining room, the southern pine supports the shelves and gives the room a distinct Scandinavian look.

Terrat Elms Interior design

Pine covers most of the counter of the kitchen island and cascades over the edge. "Kathy has created as much space as possible in the kitchen, says Elms. The wood-flat front cabinets include a pantry with floor to ceiling.

The window of the bay just beyond the kitchen faces the street. "It gives them more of a connection in the area, she said. 'The seating area is likely where they have their morning coffee.

Terrat Elms Interior Design

pine Southern does what the designer calls "totally cool appearance in the hood over the cooktop. Porcelain tile resembles a striped stone.

Terrat Elms Interior Design

The locker room is covered with a wave wallpaper pattern that could make the heart of a Nordic marine mind design beat faster. Sally found this earlier and fell in love with it, says Elms. "We added a vanity matching blue [unit] and circular sconces that reflect the form of organic wave.

Terrat Elms Interior design

the designer has created a mudroom pantry-like. The upper shelves hold baskets for storage of felt; coats go behind the doors; and boots and shoes is nestled in the niche at the bottom. "There was no space for a dedicated changing room, says Elms. "But to have this kind of function is essential for the family."

Terrat Elms Interior Design

a pine staircase leads to a landing decorated with a print from a local artist.

Terrat Elms Interior design

The second floor is dedicated to girls. "We gave each girl a window seat, says Elms. "Sally was concerned with the design being fair, and children like to sit on them."

Most of the furniture in the rooms of girls came with them from their previous home. "The family has not purchased new, says Elms. "They wanted to do things their girls the world to make the familiar space.

Terrat Elms Interior design

the girls bathroom offers simple materials and architectural hardware. "Like art, you tend to notice most in this context, says Elms.

Terrat Elms Interior design

Each girl got to choose the color of his room at the DIY store.

Terrat Elms Interior design

L 'the highest stage, once an attic had been converted into an area of approximate life by a former owner. During the redesign of the architect and designer added a bathroom and storage. "They have not set pediments; they kept the roof height, "says Elms. "We tucked in storage in the attic - it is behind [wooden] paneling on the right.

Terrat Elms Interior design

The new master bathroom has navy blue accents. Sally really wanted that color in her bathroom, so we added with square floor tiles 1-by-1, says Elms.

The pitched roof has forced designers to be creative. "We put a skylight in the sloped roof, and it really works, she said. "I like the way the light comes in space.

Pine appears again in the edge of the tub and the plinth under the vanity unit.

Terrat Elms Interior design

Like the house met in America watched. "They applied for the This Old House Program, and the project was accepted, says Elms. "It was really fun to work with the producers of the TV show.

He was the second time Elms on the show, so maybe that made her more comfortable working in a new design territory before the cameras. 'I loved outside my typical work project, she said. "It's like anything else - when you are challenged, you grow.

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