Rustic Elegance
Full Renovation One Bedroom Apartment in Prospect Heights
In this floor to ceiling gut renovation, we paired old world charm with modern amenities. A chef's kitchen with tons of light, stainless steel farm sink, stainless steel appliances, concrete countertops, butcher block cutting board next to sink, under cabinet lighting, inset face-frame mortised hinge shaker cabinets, Exposed Brick and Beams, crown moldings throughout, and a wormy chestnut range hood, with a herringbone subway tile backsplash. The effect is a Rustic Elegance that is both warm and inviting, and comfortable and clean. The breakfast bar seats two and the cabinet space is nearly endless.
The Living Room has exposed brick and crown molding to take advantage of the architecture. We built a faux fireplace, radiator covering cabinet on the right sideand a storage cabinet on the left side, and a mantel with an extra thick 2 1/4" southern yellow pine top and slate surround. The bookshelves are also made of southern yellow pine supported by cast iron pipes. The cabinet door panels are made of metal sheet to allow the radiator ventilation and to allow remote controls to signal the electronics within. The cabinetry has a crackled paint finish to simulate age and time, adding a cozy, lived in effect.
The Bedroom is simple and functional. To keep the bedroom feeling open and welcoming, we widened the doorway and built a wide sliding barn door with an antiqued milk paint finish and installed a steel track with vintage barn door rollers. We installed antique barnboard to act as an accent wall to compliment the exposed brick and beam. For storage, we built a floor to ceiling built-in armoire, wardrobe, dresser and shoe cabinet with bi-fold doors to save space.
In the bathroom, we used reclaimed teak to build a matching mirror and vanity set with polished chrome hardware, and an over-mount, drop in sink on a carrara marble countertop. We created a walk-in shower with a poured cement curb, a high end glass enclosure with barn door style rolling glass sliding door with polished chrome hardware. We used green semi-transparent glass subway tiles to create depth and energy. The drop down vanity pendant lamp is also polished chrome. The crown mouldings, wainscotting and cap, and the base mouldings create a clean finished look while breaking up the lines and planes in the room. The floor is poured concrete and the shower floor is cararra marble to match the countertop of the vanity. The shelves in the shower are teak, for water resistance and to match the vanity and mirror.