Of course, the "before" pics don't give us a real sense of what the house looked like pre-remodel, but I can only imagine that the "after" is a huge improvement. The couple, both creative types, preserved some of the best parts of the 1927 bungalow, from the long-plank pine floors and wooden shiplap walls to the original hardware and clawfoot tub.
Then they opened up the floorplan, improved the house's insulation and added a bunch of energy-efficient windows that now flood the space with light. Britt, who owns Broken Arrow Space Design, did a bang-up job with touches like gunmetal-steel countertops and repurposing the house's original wood siding as a wall in the master bedroom. Read more about the project at Design*Sponge.
Well done, Britt and Dan!
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Beautiful
Beautiful design. I love the simplicity. White does not have to be boring.
As soon as I saw this, I knew it had been featured somewhere else. Good job!
Loving the simplicity, the contrast of light and dark, and warmth of the wood. Good job.
I am sorry but I don't see how this "preserves" anything from the original 1929 bungalow. It's a redo of a house to be modern I guess, but that house could have been of almost any time frame. It is not a 1929 bungalow anymore--it is just a house.
Is it just me, or does it look like barely one person can be in the kitchen at any given point in time, especially if you're opening the fridge, oven, drawer, anything??
oh! nevermind. I see that theres room to be on the other side of the counter. my bad!
Thank you to Anna Marie for the mention and compliments! And thanks for all the amazing comments! I am truly flattered :)
To KARIWK
The exterior of our house - with its many craftsman queues - and the original 1248 sq. ft. footprint were completely unchanged. We kept the original long-leaf pine floors, ship lap walls, and all the original doors (which were rehabbed and repurposed as pocket doors). A seamless addition from the 50s (which just extended the rear of the house) allowed us to use the original teardrop siding as one of our bedroom walls.
We went well out of our way to keep much of the home’s character while boosting its efficiency and tailoring the layout for our life style. We only removed walls on the home’s “public” side. Rooms were illogically small and segmented and didn’t seem to add anything to the character of the house. This wasn’t a high-end bungalow to begin with, so the interior really had none of the built-ins, fine woodworking or archways often associated with 20s homes. The mod, minimalist changes we made felt very natural.
Brittmottola - what Kariwk is really referring to is the fact that author of this post stated that your remodel "preserved the best parts of the 1929 bungalow". Your kitchen remodel did not do that. In fact it didn't preserve anything from the original kitchen (except maybe the floors?). What people are really talking about here are what's called the "character defining features" of building. These are the architectural details (including floorplan) that make a 1929 bungalow - a 1929 bungalow. Just because you didn't like the walls, room sizes, floor plan, etc. doesn't mean that they were not important character defining details of this building. Nor does it make any difference whether it was a high end buidling. You take the building the way it was designed, identify the character defining details in it and then you preserve them! That is the way to remodel without destroying the character of the building.
the hardwood floors look great
What a bunch of pissy pants!
Homes designed 90 years ago don't work for the way we live today. Just as no one really drives a 90 year old car, or rarely even a 20 year old one for that matter, it's hard to live a quality life in your home if it simply doesn't function.
Thank you for preserving the functional parts of this home rather than simply razing it for a McMansion!
it would be nice to see floor plans to get a better since of the space
ahhh yes. a pre-fab cataloguesque room. how innovative.
@Angus: Totally agree! When I was looking to buy a house, I saw some old ones with floor plans that boggled my minds. The '20s bungalow I bought was somewhat updated in the '60s, which makes it a lot more livable, though still not ideal. I don't think there's anything wrong with maintaining a house's exterior and keeping some of the original features while still doing a more-or-less gut remodel. Perhaps I should have clarified, but I figured people would click through to learn more. I love old houses, but don't feel that they need to be forever frozen in time unless they are historic or truly special.
Er, boggled my mind, singular.
Thanks again for all the comments and especially to Annamarie for mentioning us! :)
Sorry, Annamaria I botched your name twice. Sincere apologies!
While I'm here, let me clarify a couple things from the post
1. The interior design was done by me, Britt Mottola of Broken Arrow Space Design (www.brittmottola.com), not RubyAnne Designs. RubyAnne Designs was the general contractor (http://radhomz.com/). And Ruby Anne isn’t a person. Michael Winningham (who is awesome, BTW) is the principal there. I did the floorplan and selected all the materials, finish-outs, and furnishings.
2. The house was actually built in 1927 - not that 2 years makes a big difference after 85 years haha :)
Love the Scandinavian influence
Wow, so the kitchen isn't what you would find in a 1927 bungalow. Where do you draw the line? Leave out a microwave because the kitchen didn't have one in '27? I'm just happy the owners didn't mow the house down and drop a mcmansion on the lot.
Beautiful kitchen - love the countertops! Enjoy!
Love your kitchen. Not everyone wants to live in the past, especially when it comes to their homes decor.