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.
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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"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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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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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
Polka dot work: Mitchell Gold; mat: Felt of Phil
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"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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'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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"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.
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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.
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.
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pine Southern does what the designer calls "totally cool appearance in the hood over the cooktop. Porcelain tile resembles a striped stone.
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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.
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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."
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a pine staircase leads to a landing decorated with a print from a local artist.
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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.
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.
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the girls bathroom offers simple materials and architectural hardware. "Like art, you tend to notice most in this context, says Elms.
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Each girl got to choose the color of his room at the DIY store.
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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.
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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.
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.
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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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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.
Do you like this house? Tell us why in the comments below.
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