An Indoor Oasis
Troo Designs reimagines the home of the founder of Lofty Dog
After shedding the hustle and bustle of life that comes alongside running a business, Veronique Michalik began searching for an everyday oasis of tranquility and calm. It turned out she didn’t have to look far from home to find it.
With a backyard pool shimmering outside of her kitchen window, it occurred to her that her oasis already had water, all she needed was a home designed to complement it. To add some sparkle to her space, Veronique and her husband Ed reached out to Patrice Rios and Manuel Hernandez of Troo Designs to dream up a concept that would merge the indoors with the outdoors.
As a mid-century home, the original living room contained an expansive fireplace that obstructed the natural flow from the interior to exterior living. Although a part of the original home’s aesthetic, as soon as Patrice began considering design, she suggested exchanging the heavy, craggy fireplace for a 12-foot sliding glass door. Overnight the space seemed to take a breath of fresh air.
Veronique glows at the memory of the process explaining, “Patrice is so intuitive with her designs, she gets to know your home, your personality and can easily figure out a great space and your personal style,”
Pleased with the substantial improvement that a glass door could make on their home, Veronique decided to truly reinvent her kitchen. Keeping in mind that the Michaliks were known to entertain dozens of guests at a time, the Troo team opted to open up the floor plan by adding a 12-foot island with space for six bar stools which delineated the kitchen from the dining and living areas. Manuel and Patrice also upgraded the kitchen with Schrock Semi Custom Cabinetry and equipped the kitchen with a 4-foot Galley sink work station.
The results were stupendous. Light now floated into the home carrying hints of blue reflections from the pool that perfectly complimented the new kitchen backsplash, which Veronique says is her favorite detail from the remodel. Pendant lights dangle over the island subtly indicating the natural flow for guests to carry their plates as they mingle throughout the open floor plan.
However, the beauty of the process doesn’t just lie in the end result. According to Veronique, “We love working with Manuel because he works closely with our contractor to assure details were are not missed. They are the perfect mediators between us (the client) and the contractor. They have a good grasp of both sides of the story in remodeling and are great problem solvers when issues arise.”
In fact, Veronique was so impressed with the overall process that she couldn’t wait to finish the rest of the home. In the next few months, Troo Designs will begin the design of the master bath and guest bath to help finish creating Veronique’s oasis from the inside out.
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