Espresso stain enriches the original pine floors,
top
right.
“ Having them dark actually drops the floor
visually, so you feel like the ceiling is higher,” Andy says.
With a wall removed, an inefficient pass-through
bedroom is now a modern home office,
above.
“ It
feels like a loft at the top of the stairs,” Andy says.
Outfitted with cubbies, the closet is so organized that
the door could be taken off and the space passed off
as a built-in bookcase.
To-the-ceiling cabinets eke out storage and emphasize
the height, not width, of the narrow kitchen,
right.
A
counter-height peninsula that replaced a taller bar,
plus visually light metal stools,
opposite,
provide an
easy flow to a new sitting area.
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