How does Jeff work out design problems?  He puts a pencil to it.

The Great Escape Room:
Remember the Numbers Plan? This home was the inaugural bang of this floor plan. What makes this home so “great” is the quintessential great room. It’s open and visible from the moment you walk in, and was rightfully the space Jeff spent the most time and forethought about its design elements. The cozy fireplace, the openness, the use of built-in cabinetry and lighting. Take a look here at the preliminary sketch then move your eyes to the finished product.

K, now look at the sketch, now back at finished product. Look at the sketch and back at the finished product.
Pretty cool, huh?

Feelin’ Gentry at the Entry:
The Great Room may have been the focal point in this house, but to get to the Great Room, you have to walk through the entry, (unless you’re Houdini). The entry’s first big-impression points can’t be lost. Jeff turned it into a nice “WOW” factor by utilizing the out-set coat closet (which in most homes is just a door hangin’ out when you walk into a home, and usually nothing fancy) and turned it into an opportunity for a high-impact visual display by creating staggered “floating” shelves, under-lit with low-voltage LED lighting. Gah, it’s awesome.

Win, lose, or draw.

Literally one drawing worth entering.

Because the formal dining room is part of the “gentry entry” we’ll talk about this, too. It’s surrounded by four columns, which Jeff used for interesting opportunities to play along with the ceiling and back wall. If you take a look-see, the lower half of the columns are wrapped with stone, and bricked the first 42” of the back wall.

A little touch of urban and graphite.

This left a perfect spot for some artful color lit so exquisitely with the above, recessed lighting. Another rare and daring choice?  Using flat black on the wall to provide an untainted backdrop for a color blast in hanging art.  It’s like a utopia for the life of your favorite piece of art.

From sketched to etched…in stone.

Letting this sink in a little, and we’ll come back at ya in a couple of days with a few more rooms and their sketches. Until then, enjoy the process, and be sure to check out our VR tour or photo tour of this home.