This Seattle, Washington home, whose project name became The Black Sheep Remodel when Seattle-based design studio SHED Architecture and Design took on the challenge, dates back to 1921. The clapboard bungalow was originally designed to house the area’s burgeoning workforce, equipped with a compact, rectangular floorplan broken up into smaller rooms that aren’t conducive to today’s modern living.
SHED undertook the project to integrate the home’s 2,380 square feet of living spaces to establish an open-flow interior while also overhauling the property’s exterior to create a visual connection from the front to back gardens.
“The transformation is remarkable,” wrote Shona Jackson in an article produced for the website Love Property. “The faded blue clapboard and white trim have been traded out for a dramatic black façade. Warm timber detailing offers a contrast to the dark hue, moving from the window and door frames to the backyard deck, uniting the home and its surroundings.”
And according to SHED’s detailing of the project, the design entailed, A unique design move was the application of custom Kerf casework in both the kitchen and in the bathrooms, creating a unified, crafted modern touch throughout the home. In the lower-level bathroom, for example, the custom casework frames angled side mirrors to bounce light and view around, making the room feel large and fun despite being a small basement bathroom.
