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Ordering the Chaos: The Incredible Evolving Home Interior

Posted: 28 Mar 2013 10:00 AM PDT

A house is never a home until you put your own personality into the rooms – and Dennis Maher’s home is so full of personality that the walls can barely contain it. Maher – an artist, architect and educator – has turned his home in Buffalo into a living, growing work of art.

When Maher purchased an abandoned property on Fargo Street in 2009, he knew that some renovation work would need to be done. Using items that he found inside the home, he began building objects into the floors, ceilings and walls. Distinct structures began to emerge, and each room eventually developed its own unique feel.

There is the Bridge Room and a Wardrobe Room, the Entertainment Core and the Room for the Image and Reflected Image. The objects in  the rooms are collected from building demolition sites, from the garbage, from friends and well-wishers – and often they are deposited directly on Maher’s front porch by neighbors who know that he is doing something quite spectacular inside.

The truly beautiful part of the Fargo House is that it will never truly be finished. Maher places each new item where he feels it would be most appropriate, and his collection continues to grow month by month, year after year. The rooms’ interiors are constantly changing, being renovated in an entirely inimitable way.

Nerdvana: Wrapping Oak Bookshelves are Home Centerpiece

Posted: 27 Mar 2013 10:00 AM PDT

A North London home needed a bit of love and a lot more space for the residents’ huge book collection, so Platform 5 Architects stepped up to create this fabulous renovated living space with a surprisingly spacious library.

In the heart of the house, a bedroom and an unused sitting area were repurposed into the ground floor segment of the library.

A winding oak staircase is the setting for the library’s continuation. Built-in bookshelves line the walls of the staircase, creating a path that leads up to the reading/studying area on the second floor.

At the top of the staircase is a virtual book lovers’ paradise. A small landing cantilevers out over the ground floor and contains a desk. Sitting at this desk, one can look over the landing’s short wall and out of the home’s front windows.

The library wasn’t the only overhaul to take place in this Hampstead household. The kitchen and dining area were deftly expanded, creating a space that continues almost seamlessly directly into the back garden.

A single brick wall is exposed in the dining area, lending it a characteristic London charm while strengthening the visual link between the sophisticated dining area and the comfortable outdoor sitting area.

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