Byrne : A Historic Renovation

One of the things that we love about the Houston Heights is the desire to keep its’ history while continually growing into a more vibrant community. Several areas in the Heights have historic guidelines for renovations and while they can sometimes bring about a headache, we love the creative challenge that we are presented with when working inside historic districts.

Originally built in 1926 in the Historic Woodland Heights, our Byrne Project holds so much history. In wanting to keep as much of its historic charm as we could while bringing the space up to date, we took almost all 1100 square feet of this two bedroom / two bath home to the interior studs. Our mission for our Byrne project kitchen was to keep the original quaintness, while simultaneously opening up the kitchen to make the space overall more inviting.

Before the renovation, the kitchen offered a tight working space, very little counter space, and was shut off from the front dining and living space. Our team removed and reconfigured the cabinetry, moved the location of the refrigerator to open the range area, added a custom plaster vent hood, created a chef’s pantry, installed a Visual Comfort Katie Globe sconce over the sink as well as two Visual Comfort Boston Swing Arm sconces, and overall opened the space to the rest of the home. With the kitchen more open to the dining area, we were able to add the Jacqueline Chandelier as a statement piece. We used lots of white in the kitchen to provide and open and clean feel, and added warmth with Sherwin Williams Comfort Gray on the cabinets, custom shades, brass frames with soft green floral art, and wooden kitchen accessories.

We had so much fun brining this kitchen to life!