[in] FORMATION
it takes a certain type to tackle a total fixer-upper—and patience over pique. our client, a fellow #desigNERD, was all in for the reno of her shotgun-style row home in lincoln park. PROjECT. set its sights on maximizing space and minimizing clutter [like we do], starting with not one but two king-size kitchen islands.
after all, it’s not a party if you don’t have a hub to accommodate all of your homies.
close by, we came in with a passageway with mad curves + a secret powder room that flaunts some sick painted moulding. as for that pinched footprint… smart solutions abound.
bye-bye formal dining room; helllloo beautious dining banquette butted up to the kitchen + accentuated with soaring smoked glass-and-steel shelving to keep things defined.
check it: we set the tone in that transitional hallway with wooden slats to let the natural light in [no dark corners], and added some smoke-billowing wallpaper on the ceiling for a mood. in the bedroom, we flipped the script, putting the bed in the center of the room—and layered in floor-to-ceiling built-ins, a custom headboard hug, and a sunken couch on the flip side for sunset meditations.
because with full-on renovations you gotta be ready for surprises + creative problem solving…