Nicole & Graeme

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Nicole’s grandfather built their home in the 1950s. The home is rich with family history, and Nicole and husband Graeme are happy as can be, raising their three kids in the home she grew up in. But a house that used to work for three people was no longer functioning for their family of five. The windows in the kitchen leaked, the uneven floors were tripping hazards, and the dining room felt cramped. In other words: we couldn’t wait to get started.

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wdt_ID	Room	Product Type	STYLE	Product	Company	Product Code/Sku
1	Main Floor	Pot Lights	HLB4LED	HLB4LED	HALO	HLB4 LED
2	Main Floor	Vents	Aria Lite	Aria Lite	Aria Vent	N/A
3	Main Floor	Hardwood Flooring	Stylewood	Stylewood	CRAFT Artisan Wood Floors	N/A
4	Front Entry	Hardware	Adelaide Entry Set	Adelaide Entry Set	Emtek	3312
5	Kitchen	Faucet	Catris	Catris	Blanco	401918
6	Kitchen	Sink	Quatrus U 2	Quatrus U 2	Blanco	401247
7	Kitchen	Accessory	Sink Grid	Sink Grid	Blanco	406349
8	Kitchen	Hardware	Cabinet Edge Pull	Cabinet Edge Pull	Emtek	87120
9	Kitchen	Hardware	Warwick Pull	Warwick Pull	Emtek	86708
10	Kitchen	Backsplash	Con Bone White 0.5"x6" Stripe Mosaic Tile	Con Bone White 0.5"x6" Stripe Mosaic Tile	Tile Master	UN-IC-BW-STR

Before & After

DESIGN HIGHLIGHTS

HERRING MEANS CARING

Nicole’s parents had converted the garage into a family room, which Nicole and Graeme dedicated to a kids’ play space. We loved the herringbone pattern that Nicole’s parents so lovingly installed, so we sanded it up and gave it a lighter tone to brighten the space. Fun, colorful accent furniture and a more stylish look could mean the adults end up in this room as much as the kids.

WARM, YET COOL

Nicole and Graeme needed a big kitchen island that would fit the whole family when they weren’t using the dinner table—or when they invited over their big extended family. We installed a quartz countertop to incorporate the contemporary, Scandinavian feel they were going for, with clean lines and angles on top and warm wood tones underneath.

REDUCE, REUSE, RECYCLE

Nicole and Graeme were split on the fireplace, but it was never going anywhere: Nicole’s grandfather built it, after all! In continuing our old-meets-new theme, we took leftover (new) hardwood flooring to create a mantle that helped modernize the (old) fireplace and tied the whole room together. We took that same idea into the kitchen, where Nicole’s family had updated the space to include big windows to increase the home’s natural light. We installed new, modern windows in the same location to let the light in, but keep all the moisture and chilly drafts out.