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Jane said it was great to pour their energy into the original part of the home, knowing the extension was functioning so well. She also credits having a receptive client ‘with a great eye’ who really appreciated the home’s original qualities and was ready to take its elegance up a notch. “It was great that our client was on board with a more sophisticated front of the house that hinted to the Edwardian era but had an elegance that maintained connection and flow with the extension,” she said.
Pipkorn & Kilpatrick’s work on the original part of the home included the parent’s formal living room, master bedroom and ensuite. For superb contrast, the parent’s living space has been wrapped in a rich, moody palette that maintains a connection with the contemporary through bespoke joinery and the painted fireplace. The ensuite draws on the same light and soft palette as before, reflective of the light-doused kitchen and living area with its marble tiles and white joinery. As the design team highlights, the overhead light well reflects against the finishes to make the space feel more generous and add a sense of grandeur injected by the marble mass. In the bedroom, warm neutral linen furnishings and custom furniture generate the same
The Brighton Home by Pipkorn & Kilpatrick makes the case for completing a home in two stages. This is what we call designing to the test of time.
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