A CUSTOM WALL WITH MULTIPLE, SURPRISING USES
If there’s one thing a family of four needs, it's storage. For this project, Barker Associates Architecture Office (BAAO) came up with practical solutions that respond to the way this home is being used. The design changed to adapt to its inhabitants’ lifestyle, not the other way around, and that is the point of good design.
A PEGBOARD WALL MAKES A FUN DISPLAY OF RECREATIONAL ITEMS
On the garden level, a custom pegboard hanging system at the entry organizes the family’s recreational gear. It fits bags, hats, tennis rackets, skates, scooters, you name it. All are on display like a shop window, which also makes it much more practical to see and get to, rather than everything being stacked in a cupboard. If you're wondering how to declutter a room where multiple items are in constant use, a pegboard wall might just be the solution.
OPEN-PLAN KITCHEN AND DINING ROOM STORAGE
The dining room and kitchen storage ideas are plenty, but so seamlessly integrated into the design. The kitchen is built of custom lacquer and fir cabinetry with a warm tone that matches the rustic pine floors. The cabinetry units cover the wall that takes to the stairs floor to ceiling. The design of the doors is minimalist and because they are flush and the same color as the wall, they are barely noticeable, which creates a very streamlined, clutter-free look.
The dining room is located in the extension and features a window bench overlooking the rear yard. The long built-in unit along one wall, with its countertop being used as a mini bar provides ample storage space, but also in a very discreet way, with its light tone that blends in so well with the floors, and white countertop that matches the walls, flush doors, there is no contrast to distract the eye.
This home has achieved a great blend of incredibly practical storage solutions for small spaces in such a streamlined and fun way. The effect created is a peaceful, calming, and minimalist look where you would never guess that behind beautifully camouflaged flush doors hide the possessions of a family of four.