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Dedicate a basket or tray to storing everyday accessories. If you tend to reach for the same watch or pair of earrings each day, make it easier on your tired morning self and put them away in the same spot every time. A tray or basket on an open shelf is ideal because you want to be able to see the items at a glance — no hunting required.
You can also mix your grains and species. This example showcases three varieties of natural wood, yet because of the tones of each, they work beautifully together.
Moving on up into specialty woods, such as exotic veneers, the price will balloon to $500 to $1,000 per door, or more for antique and custom doors. Keep in mind that you have to pay for installation labor and finish materials in all circumstances.This flush door has a more complex veneer finish. Some manufacturers will offer set choices for veneer designs, while others can do custom configurations. Patterned veneers increase the cost substantially.
Salter also beefed up the small square island with an extra foot on both sides, duplicating the decorative horizontal boards on the sides. Topping it with a large piece of antique-brown granite created an overhang that allows the clients to sidle up on bar stools.
3. Replace your banister. Using a wooden slat wall is a great way to camouflage stairs or, conversely, to show them off. Using thin slats with wider spacing, as seen in this photo, creates an interesting focal point and also increases safety. Older row homes often have a skylight above the stairs, and using a slat wall instead of a solid wall allows more light to flow from the skylight into the lower rooms. The designer of this home in Rome used open stair risers along with airy blond wood slats for a Scandinavian-modern look.
2. Define or create a hallway. A wood slat wall can break up a large space into a smaller room with an adjoining hallway. Both spaces will benefit from continued airflow and light, but the newly defined room will now have a sense of enclosure that creates a cozy feel. In this home in Russia, the slatted wall on the left provides privacy. This vertical wood slat wall feels contemporary but would work well with traditional or eclectic styles too. Using two different flooring materials also helps to define the spaces as a room and a separate hallway.
20. Dedicated broom closets. It takes a lot to keep a home looking clean: brooms, brushes, mops, dusters, Swiffers, cleaning supplies. And finding space to keep these things organized while always at the ready shouldn’t be an afterthought. That’s why homeowners are gravitating toward a dedicated broom closet or cabinet. Clever rollouts and design tactics that make use of slim spaces, such as the inches between the side of a fridge and a wall, can turn out highly functional storage units for cleaning tools. See more space-saving broom closets
Vanity. The vanity floats along the wall across from the shower. The custom design includes plenty of cabinet and drawer storage and adds warmth to the room. The couple decided on an oversize sink with two faucets, which gives each of them their own space in a small area. The room is especially stunning in the evening, Ellis says, when the floating mirror is illuminated from behind and by the sconces on either side. Sink: Scarabeo Collection, Nameeks; sconces: Lumens
The mirrors conceal the electrical panel, parts of the smart home system and several storage shelves.
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