Creating Interesting Architecture

Kitchen shows a lot of interesting elements

When creating a space, it's hard for a lot of people to visualize  in advance and even just consider everything in the room.  You can hire help for that hourly, or clip photos and web pages of different things you find to create truly interesting and unique architecture.  When I was thinking about this topic today, I was drawn to this picture of a home that is getting ready to be published in the coming months.  At first glance, you may wonder why I selected it and here is why:

• The ceiling- exposed, stained for warmth and visual impact.  
• The wall- 1X6" custom tongue and groove ship lap construction giving visual depth on the wall and drawing your eye to it through visual shadow lines created by grooves.
• Cabinets-custom veneer selections over plywood construction to create a consistent pattern and unique pattern not found commonly in any cabinetry.
• Island-custom color with interesting shape and maple top.  This was selected for warmth and because of the sheer size.  All natural stone countertops would have had a seam.
• Floating bamboo floors- not a common color and designed to feel fantastic on the feet.  Easy maintenance, cost effective and as durable as you can get being bamboo.  
• Lighting-cool light fixture made better by addition of rope around the body of the fixture.
• Windows- top trapezoid window follows roof line.  This is a little thing but I replaced the once rectangular window in lieu of the trapezoid for visual interest.
• Backsplash- the theory being that most people look horizontally when entering a home, not down at the floors.  We opted for Ann Sacks tile which is expensive but worth it in areas that receive so much attention.  If opting between floors or wall, we lean towards the walls most times.

There is a lot to consider in a home, I just wanted to walk you through some quick thoughts in this room.  Best of luck when creating interesting architecture for your home.