Vogue creates new living spaces with Shadow Wood at the Brooks remodel

Submitted A remodeling project, completed by Vogue Interiors Leslie Gebert at a residence in Shadow Wood at The Brooks, is an example of how a new interior can provide a new lease on life.

BONITA SPRINGS A remodeling project, completed by Vogue Interiors Leslie Gebert, Allied Member, ASID at a residence in Shadow Wood at The Brooks, is an example of how creating a new interior can provide a new lease on life.

Engaged by a client, who is relocating from Michigan to Southwest Florida, Gebert completely transformed a one-story, 3,021 square feet home that includes four bedrooms, three baths, a study, a formal dining room, a great room and a large outdoor living area. The result is a home that is elegantly appointed and perfectly sized for a client who is seeking a simpler, more flexible lifestyle.

This is the third home Ive worked on with this client and she has become a very good friend of mine, said Gebert. She has gone through some changes in her life and realized she did not need as much space. Ive admired how seamlessly she has eased into this simpler lifestyle that allows her the flexibility to entertain and travel. This was a very extensive remodeling project that is more about condensing her life into one home. Vogue and Golden Remodeling Inc. of Bonita Springs transformed a Tuscan look that was 12 years old into a transitional space with a fireplace and a completely renovated kitchen and master bathroom. The color palette is neutral with pops of marine blue and persimmon.

Geberts color palette plays against dark espresso cabinetry and an espresso floor to ceiling wall treatment on a very long inset wall in the great room. An applied molding treatment above the cabinetry frames a flat screen television that can be hidden behind touch-latch doors. A flush-mounted 54-inch Eco Smart fireplace was installed within the wall treatment and serves as a focal point in the room. Glass-fronted cabinetry is incorporated in a dry bar and wine cooler finished with a granite counter top with a mix of blues, grays, rust and ivory. Furnishings in the great room include a squared-off sectional sofa with a beige nubby herringbone fabric, an oversized cocktail ottoman featuring an ivory leather perimeter and a center tray, a contemporary putty-toned leather recliner and a delicate arm chair with blue fabric. An off-white textured shag rug has been placed in front of the sofa against the great rooms porcelain tile flooring.

My intention is to create a great room space that has a big wow factor, said Gebert. The dynamic wall treatment and fireplace crafted by Golden Remodeling achieve that. The addition of the espresso cabinetry, the applied molding details and especially the fireplace represents a very significant change for this home. Its a very fresh, up-to-date look that will have great appeal well into the future. Weve kept everything very clean-lined and eliminated the curves in the great room space. The room opens to the outdoor living area so its important everything flows in a way that will extend the comfort level outside.

Gebert also made substantial changes in the kitchen. All of the soffits were eliminated. New espresso cabinetry has been installed along with lighted cabinets with seeded glass fronts across the top of the wall. The island base now has an espresso finish. The same blues, grays, rust and ivory granite used at the dry bar are featured on the perimeter and island counter tops. To avoid competing with the tones of the granite, Gebert designed a backsplash with stainless steel metal tiles.

The light tones of the formal dining room convey a dramatic, formal look that is especially appealing at night. A beautiful dining table features antiqued mirror accents embedded around the edge. Upholstered host and hostess chairs and side chairs with light wood frames play against a tailored drapery treatment with inverted pleats. The draperies break on the floor to reinforce the more formal feeling of the room. The walls are finished with brown-bronze metallic grass cloth with a silver thread accent.

In the den, Golden Remodeling installed new dark-toned, hand-scraped hardwood flooring set on the diagonal. The flooring and a floor-to-ceiling ivory grass cloth wall covering compliment the clients desk, chocolate brown and ivory zebra print rug and book cases.

The master bedroom features a mix of ivory, Robins egg blue and soft gray. The metallic gray faux suede upholstered bed plays against soft gray walls, ivory-toned carpeting and the tray ceilings soft blue finish. The look is complimented by espresso night stands with mirrored fronts.

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