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Spaces: A project by architect Kristin Hefty
By Tracy Hobson Lehmann : February 27, 2015 : Updated: February 27, 2015 6:37pm
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Photo By Bob Owen /San Antonio Express-NewsThe homeowner said she and her husband enjoy having tea by the living room fireplace in the morning.
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Photo By Bob Owen /San Antonio Express-NewsFor a family that enjoys the outdoors, architect Kristin Wiese Hefty designed a screened porch that doubles as a second living and dining area.
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Photo By Bob Owen /San Antonio Express-NewsThe homeowners had a 1901 piano, found in a basement in a San Antonio convent, refurbished and gave it a place of distinction in the entryway of their house. Candlesticks that were in the previous house on the property had been damaged by vandals, but the homeowner said she liked their character and their history on the site.
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Photo By Bob Owen /San Antonio Express-NewsBedside lighting in the master bedroom was salvaged from a Dallas hotel undergoing renovation.
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Photo By Bob Owen /San Antonio Express-NewsWood walls painted white give both texture and a modern look that appealed to homeowners with distinctively different tastes. The idea was inspired by a renovated farmhouse, said architect Kristin Wiese Hefty.
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Photo By Bob Owen /San Antonio Express-NewsThe homeowner said her high school science lab inspired the stainless perimeter counters in the kitchen. Quartzite resembling marble makes a durable backsplash and top for the island.
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Photo By Bob Owen /San Antonio Express-NewsPendants over the kitchen island appealed to his modern aesthetic and her affinity for texture.
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Photo By Bob Owen /San Antonio Express-NewsThe guest house in the home by architect Kristin Wiese Hefty uses the same pine walls and hickory flooring as the main house, but with reverse treatment of painted floors and natural finish walls.
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Photo By Bob Owen /San Antonio Express-NewsStaircase to the guest apartment in the home by architect Kristin Wiese Hefty in New Braunfels.
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Photo By Bob Owen /San Antonio Express-NewsDetail of an exterior door in the home by architect Kristin Wiese Hefty in New Braunfels.
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Photo By Bob Owen /San Antonio Express-NewsArchitect Kristin Wiese Hefty said the glass entry of the house was a compromise between the two homeowners and her.
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Photo By Bob Owen /San Antonio Express-NewsThe space beneath the stairs is a quiet area for the family. The homeowner, a furniture design major, had the light fixture powder coated in bright yellow to fulfill her desire for a neon-color chandelier.
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Photo By Bob Owen /San Antonio Express-NewsThe master bedroom in a home by architect Kristin Wiese Hefty in New Braunfels.
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Photo By Bob Owen /San Antonio Express-NewsThe dining table, one of the homeowner’s finds from Round Top, is made from a form used to make concrete wall segments. Its legs are metal bridge straps. The chairs are from Austin furniture manufacturer Four Hands. The homeowner said her high school science lab inspired the stainless perimeter counters in the kitchen. Quartzite resembling marble makes a durable top for the island.
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Photo By Bob Owen /San Antonio Express-NewsFor a family that enjoys the outdoors, architect Kristin Wiese Hefty designed a screened porch that doubles as a second living and dining area.
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Photo By Courtesy Mark MenjivarThe kitchen is command central in any home, said architect Kristin Wiese Hefty. Anchoring this one on the corner off a mudroom helps keep the family organized.
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Photo By Courtesy Mark MenjivarThe home merges the homeowners’ two visions: his of a sleek, contemporary home and hers of a warm, traditional space. Wood walls, floors and ceilings help warm the space.
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Photo By Courtesy Mark MenjivarThe home merges the homeowners’ two visions: his of a sleek, contemporary home and hers of a warm, traditional space. Wood walls, floors and ceilings help warm the space.
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Photo By Courtesy Mark MenjivarThe area by the entry stairway is one of the owner’s favorite quiet spaces.
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Photo By Courtesy Mark MenjivarA screened porch fits the family’s indoor-outdoor lifestyle.
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Photo By Courtesy Mark MenjivarA chest at the foot of the bed conceals a television that lifts out of the floor.
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Photo By Courtesy Mark MenjivarWalls in the guesthouse are sealed, and the floor is painted, opposite of in the main living spaces.
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Photo By Courtesy Mark MenjivarGlass surrounding the stairway provides light in the house and views of the outdoors, two elements important to the homeowners.
From the starting point of two divergent views of a dream house, a couple arrived at a warm contemporary house that blends his vision of contemporary with her desire for traditional.
Turns out, it’s just what they wanted for their “forever home.”
Read more about the project by architect Kristin Wiese Hefty on ExpressNews.com.