To begin, interior designer Marie Noojin and her team at Defining Home, the interiors division of AGDG, took unused space from an existing long hallway and transferred it to the adjacent living and dining rooms. The remaining hall space became a generous entry foyer enhanced with a barrel-vaulted ceiling. In the living room, the ceiling was raised from 10 feet to 12 feet to create more wall space for the homeowners’ collection of abstract paintings. The increased height is further defined by ornate dentil molding that brings formal, classic detailing to the room. To complete the work in the core of the house, the designers also turned a small home office into a paneled study.
With a focus on the kitchen, the team installed a large banquette and reworked the cabinetry and existing oval island. For a more casual space where the homeowners can relax and visit with friends, the designers added a pecky-cypress screened porch just off the kitchen. “This wonderful extension establishes a nice transition from the formal interiors to the free-flowing outdoors and provides beautiful views overlooking the pool,” Adams says.
In addition to making changes in the common areas, the team from Defining Home made adjustments to the more private spaces. In the master suite, they created generous his-and-hers dressing rooms and updated the bathroom to include a luxurious, spa-like tub.
Behind the home, the renovated pool house emits a more informal attitude. Adams not only enhanced this diminutive structure with a parapet and slate roof, but he also specified a series of sliding patio doors that, at first glance, appear to be French doors. When fully open, the doors enable the entire wall to disappear, providing unobstructed access to the pool beyond.
