The Challenge

Being faced with the condo’s “classic suburban Tuscan-style kitchen” was a primary issue. “The space should have felt expansive based on its square footage, but the dust-collecting cabinet trim and a bulky pendant light created a complicated and cluttered feeling,” shared Krefman, adding that the condo’s historic heritage was nowhere to be found in the space. “Like the problems found in the kitchen, the existing living room furniture and finishes were a vestige of their former life,” he explains. “These fluffy, oversize elements no longer fit their new lives as an urban, streamlined duo. Our goal was to elevate the sophistication of the interior by introducing a variety of luxurious textiles and finishes while eliminating the extraneous elements that visually clouded the area.”