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It’s all about what you don’t see when walking into the home of Phil and Sarah Cossich after a 15-month renovation of their\u00a0two-story, three bay circa 1900s Victorian-era home\u00a0in Uptown.\u00a0<\/p>\n
With two children under 10 and\u00a0careers as an internal medicine hospitalist and a private financial adviser, function is a priority for the Cossich family.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe team we worked with really heard us,\u201d said Sarah Cossich. \u201cThey worked so well together to meet our goals and bring my vision for our family to life.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Cossiches wanted to preserve as many architectural details as possible while maximizing energy efficiency and storage. These tasks fell to architect Jennifer Zurik, a partner with MZ Architecture, a firm that specializes in historic renovations. The firm worked with Entablature construction company to execute it all.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Visual harmony and a neutral color palette were a must, but the Cossiches also wanted impactful colors to keep things lively, all with fresh furnishings that would withstand the demands of a young family. These tasks fell to interior designer Whitney Wilkinson, with whom the family had worked before.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhitney used performance fabrics in the dining room, the kitchen, the breakfast room and the back family room. The front of the house has more formal fabrics,\u201d said Sarah Cossich.<\/p>\n
Everything, down to after-school snacks, needed a designated place, and a logical organizational system was to be implemented before the family moved back in. This fell to Victoria Tran, founder of Sorted, a professional organization company.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cWe walked through the house while it was still under construction to learn how their (Cossich) family lives and discuss their goals for the space,\u201d Tran said. <\/p>\n
\u201cThe snack drawer is a perfect example,\u201d Tran said. \u201cWe didn’t create it. Instead, we gave it a purpose that fit their family’s routine. More than a year later, everything is still functioning exactly as intended.”<\/p>\n
When the Cossiches bought the 3,500-square-foot home in 2018, it\u00a0already had established landscaping of evergreens and tropical plants in the front, rear and side yards, which are maintained by Landscape Images. Occasional installations of seasonal annuals keep things colorful with minimal maintenance.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Despite the lack of the customary stained glass, a fixed pane glass window at the turn of the staircase is emblematic of the home\u2019s Victorian provenance. The foyer is illuminated by a timeless Ralph Lauren globe fixture with beautiful brass detailing.<\/p>\n
\u201cWhen we bought this house and decided to renovate, we thought we were going for a midrange renovation,\u201d said Sarah Cossich. \u201cBut Jenny (Zurik) showed us what it really had the potential to be.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cOne of the biggest goals of this renovation was to make the house feel connected again,\u201d Zurik said. \u201cOver time, it had become very compartmentalized.”<\/p>\n
As opposed to adding square footage, they focused on improving sightlines, creating stronger relationships between rooms, and bringing in more natural light.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cWe spend a lot of time talking with clients about how their families will live not only today, but 10 or 20 years from now,\u201d Zurik said. \u201dMuch of this project centered around highly customized millwork that was designed specifically for this family, while remaining flexible enough to adapt as their needs change over time.\u201c<\/p>\n
From the front door, there is a clean sightline to the back of the house and into the garden beyond through a series of cased openings. Guests can access the porch and swimming pool via a row of\u00a0collapsible glass doors by Marvin. The doors fold back in an accordion fashion to create a seamless flow from the informal family room to the outdoors.<\/p>\n
\u201cAnother major transformation was reconnecting the house to the outdoors,\u201d Zurik said. \u201cWe opened the rear of the house, allowing the porch to become a true extension of the family room.” <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Inside, on the north\u00a0side of the property, the same shade of warm white was used on the walls, trim and ceiling. It contrasts pleasantly with the dark, stained hardwood floors, which are original to the front of the home. The floors at the rear were matched via salvage from other structures.<\/p>\n
\u201cThe whites throughout the house actually presented the biggest challenge,\u201d\u00a0Wilkinson said. \u201cThe spaces intended to be white \u2014 the entry, kitchen, breakfast room, and family room \u2014 received very different qualities of natural light than other rooms in the house.”<\/p>\n
The solution was the paint color Harvest Moon by Backdrop, which was warm and inviting without reading yellow.<\/p>\n
To create a contemporary flow, Zurik eliminated a scullery and a narrow spiral staircase and moved the formal dining room and a powder room to the south\u00a0side of the house. She then opened the wall between the kitchen and the dining room through a large, cased opening.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
The flow of the rooms is heightened by Wilkinson\u2019s masterful use of color. She used the same unmistakable chartreuse, Farrow & Ball\u2019s Churlish, on the walls and trim in the living room, painting the ceiling in a similar shade, Benjamin Moore\u2019s Chameleon.<\/p>\n
Chocolate brown draperies with an abstract pattern in a Champagne hue hang over four original French doors. The two doors across the front open fully to the porch, which was lost during a prior renovation but restored at the suggestion of Zurik.<\/p>\n
As the living room segues into the dining room, Farrow & Ball\u2019s Parma Gray takes over on the walls and trim, and a textured wallpaper in a pearl finish covers the ceiling. Built-in cabinets bracket a window covered in a Roman blind above a buffet counter.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
Underneath, there is climate-controlled wine storage, a beverage refrigerator and an ice maker. The mesh fronts of the cabinetry offer a glimpse of the formal dinnerware and glassware within. The space is illuminated by a Currey & Co. chandelier.<\/p>\n
The wooden floors in both rooms are partially obscured by low-pile neutral rugs.<\/p>\n
Both rooms have cased passageways leading to the north\u00a0side of the home. <\/p>\n
The dining room gives way to a kitchen, also painted in Harvest Moon, but here it reads as a cool white, and the floor-to-ceiling cabinets are a dove gray. The room is centered by a seated island topped with Fantasy quartzite. The same material covers the counters and backsplash that rises from behind the La Cornue\u00a0range. Beyond is a tidy breakfast area with banquette seating.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
\u201cWe did not really want to move from our old house when we found this one, but the kids can walk to school,\u201d said Sarah Cossich. \u201cBut now it is the perfect house for us.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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