Craving a gathered look her 1980s home did not have, this Dallas homeowner hired general contractor Kevin Key to recreate a century-old look in her spacious home. After hunting high and low for the perfect classic accents, salvaged materials and one of a kind color treatments, Key set it all together in a warm, luxe space. The home’s interiors now seem like they’ve been put together over decades. “It has that pieced-together farmhouse appearance,” says Key. “But it has been pieced together with a goal”
in a Glance
Who lives here: A Dallas couple with 3 adult children and 2 grandchildren
Location: University Park area of Dallas
Size: 4,500 square feet; 5 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms
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Key created a new history for the home through classic and obsolete elements — such as the rusted cold-rolled steel awnings on the home and garage. Lush new backyard landscaping includes Japanese yews, pistachio trees, Blue Atlas Cedars and Lacebark Elms.
Lighting: Vintage Barn Sconce, Restoration Hardware; rock for wall: Austin rock; pavers round pool: Pennsylvania bluestone
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The designer turned a third of the house’s attached garage into a poolside cabana out back. Wavy cedar siding gave the cabana the lived-in appearance the homeowner wanted.
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A brand new outdoor kitchen includes sturdy concrete counters along with a gas grill. Scraped cabinetry, a retro refrigerator and a freestanding sink basin with classic metal legs make the space feel worn and warm.
Refrigerator: Big Chill Retro Refrigerator
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Just past the grill, dividers made of flea market doors hide a wellness TV. Wall planters beside the backyard gate hold blossoms.
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Key enclosed the preceding patio in big sliding windows and added a entrance door, the same wavy walnut from the cabana and a custom made table.
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The first home had dark stained oak covering the majority of the floors, ceilings and built-ins. The solid oak was amazing but too dim for the homeowners’ tastes.
Key lightened up the home with plaster walls in warm creams and beiges. A blue pine ceiling in the living room draws the eyes up. The faux beams are made of timber; they are hollow, which made them easier to set up. The majority of the furniture is from the clients’ previous home.
Lighting: Restoration Hardware; ceiling fan: Monte Carlo
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Key tackled the kitchen. A hallway in the end of the kitchen had cut the space from the remainder of the home. The team eliminated the hallway (along with an adjacent bath and utility space) to deliver an present fireplace, a seating area and also an additional five feet of space to the kitchen.
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The majority of the oak cabinetry gets exactly the same scraped, hand-painted finish. The clients worked with the very same painters on a lot of different projects also, creating colorful customized finishes. The painters used several layers of paint, scraped each layer for just the ideal effect and extra umber pigment for an aged appearance.
Crucial designed the kitchen sink cupboard with another tone. The clients wanted it to seem like the whole cabinet was casually rolled right into position, so he put an indentation in the countertop to make it resemble another piece.
Sink: Rohl Shaw’s Original Fireclay Apron Sink
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1 wooden door accomplishes the fridge; the other hides a freezer. The customized dining table and wired classic chandelier fortify the property’s style.
Chandelier: custom; beam over stove: Excel faux beam
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The pitched ceiling beams in this room are authentic and a part of the roof’s construction. Crucial had them distressed and a thickening agent employed after painting to intensify the rough, worn appearance.
Fireplace surround: Coronado rock; chandelier: classic
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Salvaged flea market doors lead from the bedroom to the en suite bath.
Chandelier: Camilla, Pottery Barn
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The same scraped painting result was applied to the custom made vanity, now in periwinkle and white. A customized soapstone vanity shirt complements the farmhouse sink’s rustic texture.
Sink: Rohl Shaw’s Original Fireclay Apron Sink
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One of the homeowners found the weathered classic tub at a local reclaimed-fixture shop. A salvaged stained glass window beside the tub was distressed, framed and mounted for one-of-a-kind artwork.
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A colorful and cozy porch swing instantly beckons for an afternoon nap front. The custom-designed piece can easily hold the clients and their two grandchildren.
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The whole landscape — such as the customized fountain, made with a Louisiana sugar kettle (utilized in conventional sugar manufacturing) — revolves round the present red oak tree before the home. The shrub also marks the start of a dry creek bed, which Key turned into a walkway from the street into the house’s front door.
Interior Design: Becci Meier Architectural Design
Landscape Design: Jason Osterberger