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3. Better, Not Bigger
After years of designing kitchens for clients, architect Angie Lipski of MMW Architects redesigned her own 184-square-foot Missoula, Montana, kitchen — starting with saving inspirational images to ideabooks on Houzz. Among her priorities were maximizing storage space, adding an island, upgrading a small cafe corner, installing a custom metal hood focal point and carving out a display area for her husband’s collection of Bavarian beer steins, visible in the illuminated cabinet on the right of this photo. What you can’t see here — but will see if you click the link below to the original story — are all of the smart, hidden pullouts, which include a high-density pantry and corner cabinet solutions.
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Architect Chris Brown of b Architecture Studio and interior designer Michael Ferzoco of Eleven Interiors worked together to fit functionality and style into every inch of this under-800-square-foot shingled Cape Cod cottage, which is the vacation home of a Connecticut couple and their two sons. The family can enjoy beautiful harbor views through these windows, which stretch across the front facade and wrap around the sides. Inside are well-defined living, dining, cooking and entry zones with 12-foot ceilings, plus two bedrooms, two bathrooms and a small loft. When designing the interior’s contemporary coastal aesthetic, Ferzoco took color cues from the sunset and focused on built-ins to maximize space. Outside, a dining table and lounge area can accommodate bigger groups, helping the small cottage “live large.”
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