Open Spaces
AN INTERIOR DESIGNER MAKES MINDFUL UPGRADES TO A MID CENTURY GEM THAT EMBRACES ITS NATURAL SURROUNDINGS.
By DEVLIN SMITH
THE ATRIUM, A KEY FEATURE IN ROBERT RUMMER HOMES, WAS UPDATED WITH THE ADDITION OF A NEW TEAK DECK AND CEMENT WALL TILES. “ORIGINAL CEDAR CEILINGS RUN THROUGHOUT THIS SPACE AND INTO THE HOME AND THE EXTERIOR,” SAYS DESIGNER GARRISON HULLINGER.
Photography by BLACKSTONE EDGE STUDIOS
LIKELY ORIGINAL TO THE HOME, THE EXPOSED AGGREGATE CONCRETE EXTENDS INTO THE ATRIUM, CREATING A SEAMLESS TRANSITION FROM EXTERIOR TO INTERIOR. THE NEWLY INSTALLED FRONT DOOR IS BORDERED BY FROSTED GLASS AND CLERESTORY WINDOWS, OFFERING A PEEK AT WHAT THE HOME HAS TO OFFER WHILE STILL MAINTAINING THE HOMEOWNERS’ PRIVACY.
PASSING BY THIS HOME, YOU’D NEVER GUESS HOW MANY WINDOWS IT HAS OR HOW MUCH NATURE THE HOMEOWNERS CAN ENJOY FROM EVERY ROOM. “YOU CAN’T REALLY SEE THE FRONT DOOR FROM THE APPROACH, SO I WANTED TO GIVE GUESTS A LITTLE HINT THAT THIS IS A LIVELY AND STYLISH HOUSE BY ADDING A PUNCHY GREEN COLOR (BENJAMIN MOORE “BASIL GREEN”) TO THE ENTRY DOOR,” EXPLAINS GARRISON.