BDG PRELUDE Spring 2019

BUILDING IN THE CITY
EVERY SQUARE INCH!
Owners Mariette & Magued Barsoum
“A great designer is able to give a homeowner all of
their needs and requirements,” says owner and principal
designer of Divine Design Center Mariette Barsoum—and wishes.
For a client renovating a townhouse on Union Wharf, Barsoum and
Divine Design Center architect and interior designer Jana Neudel
were able to grant all three. Chief among them? A luminous,
sophisticated look that plays up the views of the Boston waterfront,
and, not as sexy but no less important, storage.
The living room’s fireplace feature wall was a particular area of
concentration, and designed in a way that proves that big, bright
ideas aren’t at odds with an economy of space. “The key is to use
every single inch,” says Barsoum. That they did.
Along with a fireplace and TV, Divine Design Center created space
for a dry bar underneath the stair, outfitted with a wine refrigerator
and oversized drawers. Additional storage drawers run underneath
the hearth, culminating in extra tall cabinets that house what the
kitchen can’t. Illuminated display shelving and a textured gray
metallic tile create a luxurious backdrop. “When the light hits it, the
wall has an iridescent feel,” says Barsoum, “a little bit of shimmer.”
Photography: Portrait by Roger Pelissier, Interior by Keitaro Yoshioka
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