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To accommodate multiple people working in the space, the designer
installed two dishwashers and two sets of refrigeration - one in the main
kitchen and one in the utility room.There are double ovens, a microwave and
warming drawer on one side of the kitchen, and the opposite side features
a full-height wine fridge. The massive island houses a range and two sinks.
The kitchen's earthy color palette was inspired by a rug in the adjacent living room and includes taupe-painted cabinets with a custom glaze; darker
soapstone countertops on the perimeter; a walnut island; and natural, fronthoned, black granite sink. An antique, concrete tile backsplash complements
the soapstone, which the brothers chose not to oil so it would age naturally.
The challenge to having such a large island with the range inset was that more
power and presence than that of a downdraft hood was needed.Eilers had a massive hood custom designed by a local company and says it is spectacular. Large
pots artfully hang from the hood so as not to take up precious cabinet space.
The designer said getting the lighting just right in such a massive, twostory space was also tricky. Recessed lighting was not an option.
"We needed to hire a lighting consultant to lead this charge," said Eilers.
"One of the brothers had seen the cable lighting in another house and wanted
to incorporate it in the overall lighting design. Several pendants on the window wall illuminate the work surfaces, and the hood has lighting in it as well."

SOURCES
DESIGN TEAM: Sarah Eilers

(lead designer), Kiley
Jackson (project designer)
& Aileen Warren (design
assistant), Lucas/Eilers
Design Associates, LLP;
ARCHITECT: Natalye Appel
+ Associates Architects;
BUILDER: Jefferson
Christian Custom Homes,
Inc.; PHOTOGRAPHER: Julie
Soefer Photography

KITCHEN

BACKSPLASH: Chateau
Domingue; BARSTOOLS:

Hyde Park Home;

CABINETRY HARDWARE:

Rocky Mountain
Hardware; COUNTERTOPS:
Walker Zanger; FAUCET(S):
Waterstone; HOOD:
Lonestar Range Hood Co.;
RUG: Matt Camron Rugs
& Tapestries SCONCES:
Urban Electric Co.; SINK:
Stone Forest; STOVETOP/
OVEN: Sub-Zero Wolf

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MASTER BATHROOM 1

COUNTERTOPS: Walker
Zanger; FAUCETS, SINKS
& TUB: Westheimer
Plumbing; MIRRORS:

Janet Wiebe Antiques;

ONYX WALL: Vivaldi Stone;
RUG: Matt Camron Rugs
& Tapestries SCONCES:

Urban Electric Co.;

TABLE: Arteriors; VANITIES:

Custom by Lucas/
Eilers, Fabricated by Iron
Accents; WINDOW SHADE
FABRIC: Kerry Joyce
Textiles

DOUBLE MASTERS
ABOVE Drain boards on the

soapstone countertops flow
into the black granite sink. The
custom cabinets were hand
glazed by a local artist.
The live-edge wood shelving
along the steel windows was
made from a tree that had
fallen on the property.

MASTER BATHROOM 2

CHANDELIER: Ralph
Lauren; COUNTERTOPS:
Walker Zanger; FAUCETS,
SINKS & TUB: Westheimer
Plumbing; MIRRORS: Janet
Wiebe Antiques; ROMAN
SHADES: Hunter Douglas
RUG: Matt Camron Rugs
& Tapestries; SCONCES:
Currey & Co.; VANITIES:
Sunrise Construction

The father's bathroom was transformed into
one of the master baths, and another was part
of an addition to the house. The trick was to
maintain the same style and relaxed, spa-like
atmosphere for both but to implement some
differences as well.
Eilers replaced all the plumbing and raised the
ceilings in both, which was possible because of the
home's pitched roof. Both masters feature pedestal
tubs, as well as wood floors, walls and ceilings - the
richness of the wood came from an inspiration
photo the designer and her clients had seen at the
beginning of the project.
One of the masters is set apart with a stunning
backlit onyx wall that highlights the tub. One
bathroom features separate iron vanities, and the
other has a pair of blue-painted, connected vanities with three drawers of storage in between and
quartzite countertops.
The challenge with the mostly wood bathrooms was to light up the spaces and provide
ample reflection. Eilers installed a variety of
choices, including sconces, recessed lighting and
chandeliers. Natural light filters in through the
windows in both bathrooms, and one even has
grass shades. She chose some lighter accents in
the bath with the gray vanities and neutral-colored tile for the shower walls and pebbled floor
in the other.
"I found one set of the mirrors at the Roundtop
Antique Fair, and I offered them to the brother
who spoke up first because they both wanted
them,"explained the designer."It turned out there
was a second pair in the dealer's warehouse, so they
ended up both getting two."

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