Butler's pantry with pale blue cabinetry and glass-front uppers, opening into the kitchen with a wood island

Historic East Side

LOCATION

East Side, Providence, Rhode Island

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Exterior of a renovated shingle-style home with taupe siding, white trim, and a covered entry porch, viewed from the gravel driveway

These clients approached Sixteen On Center looking for an addition to replace their tight, dark, and separate kitchen and the equally deficient master bathroom above. On the ground floor, we took over a large sun-cooked deck and converted it into an interior space, locating a highly functional kitchen within, and the old kitchen location was reworked into a back entry with a mudroom and a powder room. Altogether, the result is a bright, well-connected sequence of spaces that now interact with the rest of the historical home, allowing sunlight and circulation back into the home’s existing central space.

On the second floor, a small addition housing a new ensuite master bathroom sits above the new kitchen on the south face. Boasting a free-standing tub, a comfortable walk-in shower, a water closet, and a double vanity, it packs a great deal of functionality into a slender space. The client’s palate of varying marble tile and counter surfaces, paired with a rich blue vanity, helps to create a calming, soothing area.

Of importance to this client was the use of exterior language that blended the new structure with the existing home. To suit this need, careful attention was paid to soffit trim and finishes, ensuring the ornate character of the existing home was not only matched, but carried throughout the addition.

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Powder room with floral wallpaper and wainscoting, opening into a hallway toward the kitchen
View through an archway into the kitchen, framed by potted plants and dark tile flooring
Butler's pantry with pale blue cabinetry and glass-front uppers, opening into the kitchen with a wood island
Kitchen with white cabinetry, a wood-topped island, black pendant lighting, and leather bar stools
Primary bathroom with a navy vanity, marble countertop, glass shower, and hexagon-patterned tile floor
Primary bathroom shower with marble tile walls and hexagon-patterned floor tile beside a navy vanity
Primary bathroom with a freestanding soaking tub, subway tile wainscoting, and a small wood side table
Primary bathroom vanity with navy cabinetry, marble countertop, double sinks, and mirrored medicine cabinets
Rear exterior of the home from the lawn, showing the deck, stone retaining wall, and gravel driveway

Project Highlights

  • Added a new ensuite primary bathroom above the kitchen addition—freestanding tub, walk-in shower, water closet, and double vanity in a slender footprint
  • Selected a material palette of varying marble tile and counter surfaces paired with a rich blue vanity for a calming, considered retreat
  • Paid careful attention to soffit trim, profiles, and exterior finishes, paying homage to the ornate character of the existing historic structure throughout the new addition
Mudroom with white built-in storage, wicker baskets, wall hooks, and a patterned runner, glass door opening to the deck