1960s Artist Retreat Will Become Modern Home

A 60-Year-Old Retreat

It was originally built as an artist’s retreat back in 1960. Today, this home in Siesta Key’s Boyd Park is not just a retreat, but just that, a home. But this 1,600-square foot home is just not spacious enough for this family. It’s time to redesign for a more comfortable and modern home, and the homeowners didn’t just an interior redesign. They came to us with an idea to absorb their outside carport into the home’s interior.

Carport to Kitchen

We’re going to start with the bright yellow front door in the empty carport. This will all be changing. We’re going to frame in the entire carport so that it’s part of the interior. This new space will become the kitchen and the laundry room.

Cabico cabinets will line the new space in a deep blue finish called Maritime Nights. Quartz countertops with sporadic back veining called White Lightning will reflect the new windows. Solid white porcelain tiles called Alaska will make up the floor. Some features in the kitchen will include a kitchen island with waterfall sides, an ice maker at the end of the island, a double trash pullout, and undercabinet lighting throughout.

Carport to Laundry Room

As mentioned above, part of the carport space will become the new laundry room for this new modern home. The same blue cabinets and white tops from the kitchen will be going in here for a cohesive look. There will also be a refrigerator in here. We’ll be putting in a new pocket door to keep this space and the kitchen separate.

Kitchen to Bathroom

So, if the carport is becoming the new kitchen, what will happen to the old kitchen? The original kitchen is in the front of the home. This will obviously be demoed completely since the kitchen is moving to another area. In its place will be a new guest bath, fit for a modern home.

The white Alaska porcelain tiles will return here on the walls, floor, and shower. The shower will also have a fixed glass partition instead of a moving door.

The New Exterior

Because the front exterior will be changing so much, there will need to be some redesigns here too. The front door (which will no longer be bright yellow) will be moved so that it’s hidden from the street. A new angled wall done in a brick-look tile at the entry will pile up to the roof.

The existing carriage lights will remain, just moved since the front door moved. The existing roof will remain as well, and of course will be extended and built out over the newly constructed kitchen and laundry room for a modern home.