REMODELING
The bedroom (bottom) is separated from
the office by frosted-glass doors. Formerly
a cramped space (below), the office (these
pages) has been enlarged and modernized
with built-in cabinets, a porcelain-tile
fireplace surround and a deep blue accent
wall. In one corner, a glass railing offers
views of the entry below (left).
BEFORE
a striated wood veneer and glossy white
with Caesarstone counters in Concrete.
The design emphasizes the marble countertop, which is angled “so as not to look
like a bowling alley” in the long kitchen
area, Loosle-Ortega explains.
The second-floor master bedroom and
office are separated by a 10-foot-high
frosted sliding-glass door with three panels. Loosle-Ortega unified the two spaces
by repeating the same built-in custom
cabinetry in both. A low-slung custom
bedstead backs to a wall that’s bisected
by a long, narrow mirror and punctuated
by a back-lit, frosted-glass panel that illuminates the hallway on the other side of
the wall. A panel of ash echoes the wood
accents downstairs, while in the adjoining
office a glass railing overlooks the stairwell.
Off the bedroom, a spacious master
bath incorporates Caesarstone countertops, porcelain-tile floors and fumed larch
accents. A steel panel offsets one wall and
a glass shower enclosure replaces a glassblock version from the original 1980s bath.
Clerestory windows bring in light.
The third floor has been reconfigured
to house a guest room and sitting room,
with a deck offering rooftop views of DC.
Despite its modern interiors, says Stiles,
“the house still fits its neighborhood.” ?
Photographer Greg Powers is based in
Arlington, Virginia.
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