PROJECT TYPE: Major renovation, new furnishings

LOCALE: The Lake Club, Lakewood Ranch, FL

STORY:We designed this renovation for our client's kitchen, living room, dining room, foyer, and halls to update their spacious, custom home at The Lake Club. After years spent enjoying their home with family and friends, this couple was ready for an update. Through this renovation design we made sure to maximize the home's soaring ceilings, natural light, and architectural details.

In the kitchen, only a partial renovation was really needed to take the space from "nice" to "WOW." We decided to break up the existing dark cabinetry with new a new focal wall consisting of a white Venetian plaster soffit and range hood with brushed brass trim, upper accent cabinets done in a grey-beige with luxurious inset panels made from recycled leather, and a dramatic quartz backsplash. Gleaming quartz countertops and new light fixtures brighten the kitchen, and new cabinet pull hardware makes the existing dark cabinets we retained look like new.

We updated the flooring to a beautiful, large format porcelain throughout the home, and provided custom window treatments with updated style and function. The soaring vaulted ceiling in the living room called for more tall design elements to visually balance its height. So we replaced the old window treatments with 10 foot tall, custom sheer draperies. We also removed an old, shorter built-in bookcase and replaced it with a new design. Now the living room is anchored by a wider and much taller feature wall, which we decided to clad in refined wood planks and quartz (to tie into the adjacent kitchen) surrounding a linear fireplace. Two glass sconces provide mood lighting for cozy evenings at home.

Our design scope included the full physical renovation design, plus new furniture, window treatments, light fixtures, artwork, and decor. Upon completion of construction, our white glove installation and styling services completed the project for our clients to enjoy- just in time for the holidays!