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After. Graham installed crown molding and board-and-batten siding to many of the walls in the home, including in the hallway. To make it more affordable, he skimmed the drywall smooth and added wood trim pieces instead of solid board and batten. “It helps make a home feel like it has a history and charm, even if it’s manufactured. Don’t tell Graham, but I think by the time we’re done here, we’ll have board and batten up in every room,” Kate says.Hallway runner: Halimod; light fixtures: Young House Love geometric diamond ceiling light, Shades of Light; find flush-mount ceiling lights
Scope of work. Designers Renée Gammon and Wheelband swapped the rec room with the workout room — seen here in the background — and added doors and windows to the backyard and pool for better access and to bring in more light and views. They took down the wall between the two rooms and added a bar to the workout room for entertaining.Elsewhere in the basement they moved and rightsized the laundry room and bathroom (to which they added a steam shower) and consolidated storage. They also added new structural beams and leveled the floors to get rid of an awkward step between the garage and basement spaces.Ceiling. A bright spot in the existing space was the roofline of the former garage, which allowed for a beautiful vaulted ceiling, a rare element in a lower-level space. They painted the existing planked cathedral ceiling white and boxed the collar ties with wood. A chandelier with an oversize white-painted metal mesh shade stands up to the scale of the ceiling and provides overhead ambience. Workout room and bar. Custom pocket doors with textured glass between the rec room and the workout room and bar let natural light stream between the two spaces even when the doors are closed. The...
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