#ProjectHillview: Foyer

Welcome to another installment of #mymidcenturymakeover.
The Mr & I have spent countless hours already going through our literally 100's of design magazines. We're ripping out images that represent clear ideas of rooms, specific items or simply serving as inspiration to create this new home of ours.
Today I'm going to show you the design plan for the foyer.

This may seem like a little thing but to me it's a big thing... I get a foyer. I mean I had one before, kind of. As soon as quests came in the front door, they could see into my entire main floor & not to mention the stairs were right there.  I love the idea of having a self contained space to greet guests, no more seeing everything from the front door & the stairs are tucked away.

My goal for this space is to create impact right from the get go, so I have chosen to use
Cole & Son wallpaper. I do have another option for wall covering but we'll have to see how the samples turn out but the Cole & Son will most definitely be the back up, if not used in another space.

A large scale black honed marble floor that will be laid in a herringbone pattern.  

The existing fibreglass wood look front door is going, along with the sad side light window. We are replacing them with one large black steel framed pivot door. This will give much more light & help the space to feel larger.

The main living space has vaulted ceiling that run into the foyer, so I am taking advantage of the

 height & this Bari chandelier in aged brass & polished glass chandelier. 

We opted to move the front hall closet into a space in the old kitchen area, this will allow for a less congested area. The existing closet will be opened up to allow for a nook for sorts to allow for a chair, a console table, sconces (thanks Jessie D Miller) & a colourful print by Slim Arrons without taking up any real floorspace.

I think that's about it for today.

Make sure to come back next Monday to see how we are going to transform the exterior!

#projecthillview: Kids Bath

Today is #projecthillview, also known as #mymidcenturymakeover update day. 

The house currently has 1 main bathroom & 1/2 bath in the master. We're opening up the 2 spaces & creating one large bathroom  & then adding a Jack n 'Jill between the kids bedrooms.
We need to steal some room from each of the kids bedrooms, but a  bathroom for the kids to share is a must. Unfortunately, until we are able to get in for another look, we're unsure if exactly how large the space is that we have to work with. Regardless this is the direction.

We are keeping the main finishes of the house to black & white & the kids bathroom is no different. This little bathroom is most likely going to be tight on space, but big on impact. 

The wall behind the floating IKEA high gloss vanity is going to be a random mix of black, white & grey subway tile with dark grout. The shower walls will be kept simple with a large scale all white porcelain tile. All I'm looking for in the shower a very plain & simple white wall tile so a porcelain is the way to go & this is also where I can save a bit of $$.

The main floor & the shower floor will be in a black hex marble mosaic, also with dark grout. Hopefully the dark grout will be easier to maintain with a boy...if you get me drift! In a bathroom setting my first choice is to always have the main floor tile & the shower floor tile be the same. If not in the same tile, then at least in the same colour - it gives the illusion of more space & ultimately gives a more seamless look.

I the industrial brass lighting is from Schoolhouse Electric & black plumbing fixtures are by
Jason Wu for Brizo. I chose these because they are both very minimal & interesting.  

Lastly I love these art prints, they are fun for the kids & still keeping with my black & white theme.

Dantell

Prints of Heart

Well that's it for today.

A New Project Introduction #projecthillview

Hello friends, Yes I am alive & kicking. Sorry for being absent the last month.
I have had a few exciting things happening in both professional & personal fronts. I will share the professional with you another day once some of the plans & creases get worked out, but for today I am filling you in on a major change me & my little family are embarking on.

It all started about 2 months ago when a house we had our eye on came up for sale. You can read about it here. To make a long story short, we didn't have our house up for sale, let alone sold we were unable to move forward with it. However it did give us the itch to put our current house on the market again & begin our search. So that is exactly what we did!

 Fast forward to April 7th.

We SOLD our home & bought an even better version of the one that got away...on the same day!

To us it is the perfect Mid Century Modern Redo, which = pure happiness to me.

And when I say redo I mean it big time.  I counted 7 different flooring materials on the main floor alone... & it's a bungalow.  I'm talking walls coming down, all new windows, flooring, bathrooms & kitchen all need to happen. Not to mention the flesh coloured exterior. 

My intent is to remain true to the Mid Century design, but with a slight twist.

This means selling almost every piece of furniture we own & starting from scratch. I have exactly 8 weeks to pull this design plan together, before work begins & find a temporary place to live for about 3 months.

Stop by, TPZ every Monday to see all the design plans, progress & all that jazz on #projecthillview #mymidcenturymakeover

Next week I will share my plans for the foyer.