Accessibly Chic Interiors

Project 01 — Washington, DC

DC Michigan Park

Living room with a cream sofa, two woven leather sling chairs and a large rust and umber abstract canvas above a black-tiled fireplace.

An empty rowhouse shell — bare white walls, new oak floors, a black-tiled fireplace — becomes a layered, art-forward living floor. Woven leather sling chairs, a curved bouclé sofa, and large-scale abstract canvases in rust and umber warm the white envelope, while the kitchen turns graphic in black cabinetry with brass pulls and a veined stone island.

Spaces

  • Living room
  • Dining room
  • Kitchen
  • Bedroom

Living room

The finished living room, with a pale sectional, a low black side table, olive drapery and framed art stacked beside a round mirror above the fireplace.
The living room, facing the fireplace wall.

Living floor

The living floor, empty and finished.

The two photographs look down the room from opposite ends, so they are set side by side rather than wiped together.

The living floor empty, with a stair rising at the left, a small window in the centre and the fireplace at the right.
The finished living floor with a long cream sofa, woven leather sling chairs, a patterned rug and a large rust and orange canvas leading through to the dining room.

Kitchen

The same kitchen, seen from the dining side.

The before and after were photographed from opposite ends of the room, so they are shown side by side rather than as a wipe.

The kitchen and dining area empty, with white cabinetry, a stone-topped island and light oak floors.
The finished kitchen and dining room, with black cabinetry, brass pulls, a stone island, a dark timber dining table and a sculptural brass pendant.
  • Kitchen seen past a bold red, blue and orange abstract canvas, with black cabinetry, a stainless range and a stone-topped island.
  • Dining room with a dark timber table, upholstered chairs, a round gilt mirror between two windows and floor-length linen curtains.
  • Bedroom with a white-dressed bed, olive velvet curtains, a tall gilt-framed mirror and a row of small framed prints.
  • Detail of a red velvet chair beside a dark round table holding an open book and a small gold sculpture.
  • Black and white detail of a curved sofa against patterned wallpaper, with a gallery wall of framed prints and a slim floor lamp.