Location:  Boulder, Colorado

Program: Architecture, interior design, custom furniture, and procurement

Status: Complete

This beautiful home in Boulder, Colorado offers unobstructed views of the Rocky Mountain Foothills. The design focused on creating a soft, comfortable feel within the home that reflected our clients’ desire for a serene and intimate retreat.
Part of the design included a 30′ wide operable glass wall was installed to take advantage of the magnificent Colorado weather and enhance the breathtaking view of the Flatiron Mountain range that the home is allowed. The wall creates a seamless transition between interior and exterior and floods the interior of the living room with natural light.

Custom built-ins and furniture are featured throughout the residence. In the breakfast nook next to the kitchen, banquette seating and a large table can seat the whole family.  The centerpiece of the dining room is a live edge walnut table, designed for more formal affairs.

One of the more fun pieces designed for the home is a reading and play pod that was built into a recess under the main stairway.  Crafted from fiberglass and coated with specialty Venetian plaster, the pods were designed to be comfortable and durable enough to hold up to the punishment that the boys in the family dish out.  The cave-like interior was ergonomically designed for both kids and adults to lounge in. Filled with pillows, it’s a great place to read a book or take a nap.

The house is filled with warm, comfortable materials and personal touches.  Every surface, art piece, and furnishing was carefully considered.

There is just one place in the house to watch television and movies, but what a place it is.  The entertainment room was designed for everything from family movie night to sports event watching. We went with traditional furniture on a custom tiered platform in lieu of typical ‘home movie theater’ type seating to make the space feel homier and more comfortable.  The backside of the viewing platform features a bar with additional seating.

Like most homes, the entry that gets the most use by the family is not the formal one.  To ensure that the ‘real’ entry was as nice as the one that the guests use, we created a mudroom with custom millwork cubbies for each family member.

Location: Winnetka, Illinois

Program: Full building rehab, custom furniture, interior design, and procurement

Status: Under Construction

This 2-phase project started as a bathroom and bedroom remodel for the client’s two daughters’ rooms and moved on to a full renovation of their beautiful mid-century home in Winnetka, IL.

The vision for the project was to create a timeless and luxurious design that took advantage of what was great about the existing architecture and bring it into a more modern vernacular.  A mix of wood, steel, stone, and masonry gives the residence a clean, modern aesthetic while maintaining the warm and comfy feeling of home.  The scope of work included full reglazing of the exterior, interior architecture, interior design, and procurement.

The family room features a large communal table and built-in millwork.  The bar height table can seat up to eight and is made of custom fabricated steel and a stone top. It serves as a place for day-to-day meals and studies. The wood and metal millwork piece along the wall has ample storage and incorporates a wet bar with a hidden icemaker and beverage fridge.

The kitchen continues the clean, modern design of the rest of the residence. The material palette is warm and precise.  Almost all of the appliances are hidden in the millwork in order to accentuate the clean lines of the cabinetry.  The generous center island and second prep area along the windows are great for both larger gatherings and intimate dinner parties with friends and family that happen around the kitchen.

An owner suite has his and hers closets that lead into a secluded bathing oasis.  A steam shower, sauna, soaking tub, and cold plunge pool provide ample relaxation for the hard-working, active heads of the family.

These particular clients are very fond of art and their magnificent art collection is prominently displayed throughout the residence.  Guests are welcomed into the home with an art installation composed of architectural woodblock concrete molds that are built into a dividing wall that provides privacy from the street and a more formal entry zone before stepping into the open-plan home.

A custom steel and wood piece was designed for the combined dining/Living room just off the entry. It functions as storage, a credenza, shelving, and a spatial divider.

Location:  Lincoln Park, Chicago, Illinois

Program: Full Interior rehab, custom furniture, interior design, and procurement

Status: Complete

The scope of this project included a full renovation of an existing home in Lincoln Park along with interior design, styling, and procurement.  The design language for the home combined transitional style with a more modern flair.  Several pieces of custom furniture and built-ins were created to enhance and personalize the living spaces.

This project was featured in Modern Luxury Magazine.  Click below to see the article.

MODERN LUXURY INTERIORS, AUGUST 2020 

Location:  Chicago, Illinois

Program: Architecture, Interior Design

Status: Complete

For this primary suite renovation, we helped our client turn a cramped linen closet and unsightly built-in wardrobe into two shallow walk-in closets.  The main direction from the client was to create a calming element within the bedroom. Right from the start, we wanted to consider what ‘calming’ meant more beyond just creating something aesthetically serene. One thing we noticed was that the room was full of hard surfaces and was very live acoustically. We designed a slatted wood wall with seamless, concealed pivot doors for entry to each closet. The wall was designed in a way where just behind the wood slats there is a black acoustical foam.

Location: Chicago, Illinois

Program: Architecture, interior design, custom furnishings, procurement

Status: Complete

A large portion of the design effort for this home renovation project focused on the kitchen and its surrounding areas.  The client’s brief was to open up their existing kitchen to create a connected space for cooking and other interactions.  With that in mind we set out to transform this space into a family hub, not only a place to cook, but also write, read, work, gather and entertain.

The custom-designed cabinetry has a more modern take on conventional shaker style.  The crisp thin edge adds some extra detail which compliments the clean yet classic look.  The hexagon-shaped brass hardware and dark navy color bring in a touch of personal style.

The large island can seat 6 comfortably and takes advantage of an odd corner in the home that was otherwise a challenge to utilize.  An upholstered built-in lounge seat was designed to provide extra soft seating near the window.

The powder room design packs drama, personality and sophistication in a small space.

Location:  River North Loft Condo

Program: Custom Built-in Wall cabinet

Status: Complete

When our clients moved to this beautiful old cold-storage-turned-loft residential building, their master bedroom wall had an open connection to their teenage son’s room.  For the first few months after they moved into their new home, the client had been living with a tempory barrier made up of boxes and furniture to provide some privacy between the rooms. Tumu designed a custom cabinet with powder coated white steel frame to fill the hole and match the industrial vibe of their space. The design and construction were designed to provide maximum acoustic separation and practical small storage for daily uses

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Location:  South Loop, Chicago

Program: Interior Renovation, Interior Design, Procurment, Custom Furniture

Status: Complete

Our client for this project was looking to do something special with their row home in Chicago’s South Loop.  Tumu Provided full interior design services that included interior design, furniture selection and procurement, construction management, and several custom pieces of millwork.

Location:  858 N. Orleans St., Chicago, Illinois

Program: Airbnb

Status: Complete

Our client for this project came to us looking to drastically improve the property they had recently purchased and convert existing rental units to Airbnb.  Tumu provided full architectural and interior services for the building renovation along with selection and procurement of all furnishings and accessories.

The goal for the project was to create something unique that would separate the property apart from the rest of their competition.  We focused on creating a design that would provide an upscale selection for large groups.  The design for each unit is based on a bold color theme that you might not use for everyday life, but in the transient nature of a hotel provides a bit of an edge to the spaces.  Common building amenities were upgraded and two individual rooftop decks with sweeping city views were added for guests use.

The rough texture of the unfinished existing brick walls was something that we loved about the property.  The juxtaposition between the old brick and new interior finishes and furnishings provides the space with a nice contrast and brings an urban vibe to the interior spaces.

Furnishings, art, and accessories were individually selected to provide a cohesive feel throughout each unit.