We’ve finished the funky contemporary master suite! The homeowners have been living in it for a couple of months now, and they love it. If you’ve been following the progress in our previous blogs (Create Funky Contemporary: A Homeowner’s Remodel Request and Project in Progress II: Is it Funky Contemporary Yet?) you’ll understand how much work went into this transformation.
The Redesign
If you haven’t had the chance to follow the journey, we encourage you to check out the progress blogs. Just in case, here’s a quick recap.
The homeowners, one of whom grew up in this house, wanted to update their master suite. Their goal was to reflect their style (“funky contemporary”, as they described it) while also making better use of the space.
We came in and literally raised the roof. The trusses above the master bath were modified to create a new vaulted ceiling. We expanded the master closet into a storage room above the garage, then reworked the rest of the space within the existing footprint of the suite.
The new plan eliminated the unused Jacuzzi tub from the bathroom and made a new larger shower the focus of the room. New skylights replaced the original leaky models and lightened the room with natural light and fresh air.
Revamping the Bathroom
The exterior wall of the master bath was modified to bring in more light and open up views to the homeowners’ beautiful back yard. New custom cabinets create his and hers vanity spaces, and a small beverage refrigerator allows the owners to skip the midnight trip to the kitchen downstairs. New beams have the appearance of old barn board without the cleanup and refinishing while providing a place to mount new light fixtures.
Creating ‘Funky Contemporary’ in the Bedroom
In the master bedroom, we separated the entry area from the sleeping area to create a more private bedroom while also adding a dressing area. We replaced the old fireplace with a more attractive and efficient unit, along with a new stone mantel. The TV was repositioned to give more focus to the views outside and around the room. A new ductless AC unit improved temperature control for the whole suite and additional lighting was integrated into their whole home control system. We used a wood floor product to panel the headboard wall. A new, old-looking barn wood door separates the bedroom from the bathroom. New, oiled hickory flooring in a picture-framed, herringbone pattern ties all of the rooms together.
Dressing in Style
The dressing room provides space for dressing as well as serves as an entry buffer to the suite. The three-sided mirrors expand the space and give it a more luxurious feeling. The master closet is truly stunning with its custom cabinetry and retail-like feeling. We built a new shoe storage cabinet that also has backlit shelves for the owners’ selection of eyeglasses. All of the hanging rods are lit by undershelf LED lights, making it easy to find funky styles high and low. Cabinetry given to the homeowners as a wedding gift from the owner’s father was refinished to match the new cabinetry and lit from the interior to allow jewelry to sparkle.
On the ‘his’ side of the closet, old barn wood was used to make the dresser fronts and connect them to the other barn wood pieces used throughout the suite. An eclectic mix of lighting was used on both walls and ceilings to give the homeowners ample options to light the space.
In the end, the homeowners, as well their parents (the original homebuilders), are over the moon with the final product.
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