Swapped spaces innovate a new floor plan for a family home—one with a decidedly Parisian touch.
Words by Christine Emming | Photos by Brandon Bowens
We love using the bones of a house and expanding on what is currently there to create a new, uplifting space that helps our clients’ well-being,” says Elaine Macek, who has worked with Brasstacks Design + Build for seven years.
In this home’s case, a dark, enclosed kitchen with its original metal cabinets was holding the home back from living its best life. Combined with an awkward layout and an underused porch, it had lots of room to improve.
“What we love about the renovation and home design sphere is that every project is completely different,” Macek notes.
The clients’ redesign goal was to create space in the kitchen for the whole family and add additional storage. Brasstacks’ idea—to turn the covered patio into kitchen space and the sun porch into the dining room—was quickly approved.
By incorporating the patio and sunroom into the floor plan, the team enlarged the home’s footprint, creating a functional kitchen that allows everyone to fit around an 11-foot island. Brasstacks redesigned the dining room to flow into a more spacious living area as part of the shifting floor plan.
They updated the fireplace in the living room and added the much-needed built-ins for storage.
Adding to the structure also created enough space for the team to build the requested walk-in pantry, mudroom and powder bathroom.
It was essential to all parties that the space feel welcoming and soft, a condition they achieved through organic shapes and materials as much as possible.
“We showed some cabinetry ideas to the client, and she fell in love with the arches,” Macek says.
Halverson Carpentry, the project’s millwork company, was able to echo the arch design of the hood vent in the cabinetry drawer fronts. The team also chose lighting and furniture and crafted living room built-ins that gently suggest the shape throughout the space.
“The deep blue kitchen cabinets and Calacatta Monet countertops bring a Parisian feel to this home in the heart of Kansas City,” Macek says.
The team’s mood board was ethereal, natural, grounded and elevated. Stone brought warmth and depth, while the darker cabinet tones helped define the space. The added sliding door and a bank of dining room windows balanced the dark notes with natural light. All the elements together evoke a calm energy.
“[It] is curated but very livable,” says Macek. “This is one of our favorite designs we have had the pleasure of tackling.”
Architectural Drawings, Contractor/Interior Designer: Brasstacks Design + Build, @brasstackskc
Resources
Architectural Drawings, Interior Design and Project Management: Brasstacks Design + Build Trim and Millwork: Halverson Carpentry Lighting Fixtures: Visual Comfort Countertops: Carthage Stoneworks Cabinet Hardware: Locks and Pulls Plumbing Fixtures: Kitchens and Baths by Briggs Plumbers: iPlumb KC Windows and Sliding Doors: Pella
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