Bargeboard Double Shotgun Rejuvenation

This 1,500-square-foot shotgun double underwent a complete rejuvenation, including significant updates to the entire house with a new kitchen and bathrooms, HVAC, plumbing, sewer, windows, doors, siding, shutters, painting inside and out as well as fence and landscaping. Everything you could update without moving walls.

Always a work in progress, I sought to give my bargeboard shotgun, constructed in 1910, a distinctly modern West Indies style without losing its original charm.

Dual Purpose Design

Without changing the floor plan, I created two unique spaces, with one side designed for entertaining guests and the other for private living. New Spanish porcelain tiles, original artwork, custom window treatments, sinker cypress floating shelves and doors along with unique light fixtures were added to breathe new life into this space.

A Unique Kitchen Transformation

The kitchen was completely gutted along with the bathrooms and the orientation of the appliances was changed. The small doorway was changed to a cased opening between the breakfast room and kitchen. The kitchen was shored, and a new diagonal floor was added over the original porch floor since there was no subfloor. Upper cabinets were nixed in lieu of floating sinker cypress shelves. Stick tile backsplash, statuary marble countertops, and new custom cabinets with oversized pulls were added. The kitchen ceiling was hand-painted to look like a tent due to the angle of the ceiling.

Innovative Bathroom Upgrade

The adjoining bath was created by sloping the floor to alleviate the need for a shower door. Vein-cut marble was used in a chevron pattern to tie into the kitchen floor which also goes on the diagonal. The traditional Memoirs style pedestal sink and toilet by Kohler were used. The other bath features British vinyl wallpaper that looks like iron along with a slipper tub and a lowboy with cabriole legs that my father found by the side of the road, I finished it in chalk paint and topped it with absolute black honed granite. Victoria + Albert slipper tub and lavatory bowl, lucite pedestal, and Carrera subway tile and marble floor dots complete the room.

A Home Just for Me

I wanted to create something that felt original. The home is multi-textured and multi-functional to reflect my eclectic nature. It’s my first house and I’ve made many changes over the years to adapt to my changing style. I’ve done almost everything you can do to a house, both aesthetically and functionally.