The efficient layout includes a gym, an office, a media room, a bathroom, and a mechanical room in the basement. The main living spaces and a second office occupy the ground floor, with three bedrooms upstairs. The three-sided Bellfire fireplace serves as the focal point of the living area, where the entire mantel and fireplace enclosure has a three-inch overhang to give the fireplace a built-in look. The mantel is wrapped with Norr porcelain tile with mitred corners for a clean, contemporary aesthetic. In the kitchen, a hard-working island overlooks the patio with Caesarstone Calacatta Nuvo countertops, providing seating, storage, and ample workspace. A concealed Cattura Downdraft hood fan rises out of the cook top with the push of a button, while the pantry houses a wall oven with an integrated microwave. The kitchen also features a power drawer for charging devices.
Other standout features include the main floor laundry room’s Mutina Puzzle tile in Edge Smoke with a matte finish, which adds a geometric motif to white cabinets and walls. In the powder room, a blue glass vestibule sink sits like gallery art on the simple quartz-top vanity. A Dutch door with a triangular cut-out window leads to the mudroom, where the owners’ dog can wait for wet paws to dry. Dutch- designed Hakwood hardwood flooring is environmentally responsible and is used in the primary living spaces.
Upstairs in the primary bath, a 12-by-12 foot modern glass-block window filters light above the tub, which “floats” above LED kick- plate lighting, and is similar to the vanity design. To highlight the Bisazza pink glass mosaic tile in the shower niches, Lacey installed LED strip lighting into a customized pre-wired track during the rough-in construction stage. The rest of the shower wall has a griege- coloured brick wall tile, while Caesarstone Quartz Reflections adorns the vanity and bench.
“With new seismic codes and energy-efficiency requirements getting more strict, it’s harder to make renovations make sense,” says Lacey, who handles both remodels and new construction. This custom build allowed the homeowners to create a home that checks everything off their wish list and meets their needs over the long term.
