livingroom

livingroom

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kitchen

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Home Designed by Ron Brenner of ron brenner architects

Lutsen Colonial House Plan - Part of a collection of
Simple and Unique House Plans
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Kitchen

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Home Designed by Ron Brenner of ron brenner architects

Midwest Living 2003 Idea House - Part of a collection of Country House Plans and Farmhouse Planss by simply elegant home designs. You can see more information or purchase this plan at www.simplyeleganthomedesigns.com/midwest_living_idea_farm...

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The Big Picture

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The plan, which came pretty close to being executed perfectly.

I did this in Excel, with the spreadsheet cells sized to equal one inch in scale. Yes, it is scary.

Basically, when we started to think about redoing the bathroom we were torn between the subway-tile retro look and the modern look of tiny blue glass tiles. I struggled to think of how they could come together (and a very-high-end D.C. design house basically told me they couldn't come together, and that we should think of neutral colors for resale value!). Finally, I saw a photo in a magazine that showed subway tiles as wainscoting and 1-inch-by-1-inch tiles above that. I wish I had saved the picture -- the idea was much more in the earth-tone vein, but it made things click for me.

I'm very proud of this design, though I admit that it's a shameless mishmash of periods. The subway tile and the mosaic floor and the Art Deco sconces and maybe the schoolhouse pendant are sorta 1920s. The kneewall of glass block is sorta '50s-cum-'80s. The blue glass is late '90s. The towel bars are contemporary, and the vanity is that Restoration Hardware retro "apothecary" look, which may or may not have existed in any decade previous to the 1990s. The sink is a simple drop-in, and the faucets will be retro in their own way, with cross-style handles. Polished chrome is the metal choice throughout.

The shower hardware is British and traditional, with a rain head that is traditional in its own way while also being rather current.