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Pool and original house

Guest house and dining pavillion

 

You may have read about a house we designed in Key West in the June issue of Traditional Home magazine.  Shortly before the article went to press, the homeowners had the opportunity to purchase the house immediately behind theirs.  This was a once in a lifetime opportunity to combine two properties with such historic significance in the heart of old town Key West.   On March 14, 2010, I did a blog post entitled “Southernmost Before and After” showing pictures of what is now the guest house in the following series of photos.  Check those out first, and you will not believe the transformation shown in the following images.  The photos are arranged as if you were walking through the space.
Our goal was to make the two houses seamless, as if it has always been the way it is now.  The property behind the main house had the same size lot, but a much smaller house.  We were able to remove all the un-historic portions of the house, and add on a fantastic guest house.  The original part of the house is now the “dining pavillion”, an outdoor dining and seating area that is perfect for entertaining.  In order to complete the picture, we added a master bedroom suite, a loft sleeping area, a small kitchen, powder room, and a small sitting room.  It really is paradise transformed. 
In order to maintain the casual feel the owner wanted; we used linen fabrics, comfortable upholstery, original old house details, and striped the floors with white a green paint to really enhance the cottage feeling.  We also intensified the same color palette that was used in the main house.  It really got punched up for more impact.  The results are pretty dramatic.

Pool and guest house

Dining pavillion

Restored exterior of the guest house

Dining pavillion

Dining pavillion seating area

Dining pavillion at dusk

One of a pair of sideboards in the dining pavillion topped with French black clay pottery

Dining pavillion at dusk with the l.e.d. lighting in the pool illuminating the house

Kitchen

View through the guest house

Living room

Powder room

Sleeping loft

Seating area in the master bedroom of the guest house

Antique blue lamp adds an unexpected pop of color in the bedroom suite

Guest house bedroom with plasma pop up cabinet

Vintage key lime painted Italian chest and custom pagoda style mirror in the guest house bedroom

Guest house master bathroom

We worked on the main house some too.  New French style doors were added to the master bedroom, allowing direct access to the pool area, and a former deck space was converted to an office for the homeowner.

Main house master bedroom

Main house master bath with new vanity area. Vanity is an Italian antique.

New office area

18th century Italian cabinet as a credenza in the new office

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There are more styles of outdoor fabrics and furniture than ever before. Outdoor fabrics have greatly improved even in the past couple of years. Although not completely maintenance free, they are fade and mildew resistant. Each group of products below contains a variety of furniture pieces to round out your collection with sofas, dining sets, lounge chairs, and more. Due to volume buying, I have access to great pricing structure with all my vendors and pass that savings along to my customers.

To get an idea of what is available, visit links to my vendors.

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