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stylenewjersey | EXPERT ADVICE Wonsala and his team constructed the custom island and wine cabinet in the kitchen. The glass rails on the staircase keep sight lines open from the living room into the adjacent entry and kitchen. The floor-to-ceiling concrete fireplace surround in the living room is reinforced with steel so the wall can withstand weather, door slams and other vibrations. temperature. We used it because it gave us the traditional, rustic look that the clients wanted. DNJ: The interiors are anything but rustic. What was the directive for the design? RW: The clients wanted an ultramodern aesthetic inside the house. We created the design around the metal staircase; it’s something really special. It’s made from glass and structural steel that we found at a steelyard. We didn’t want it to look manufactured or store-bought. We sanded the steel and painted it matte black on site, then welded it together, keeping the welds visible. The stair tread is made of solid 34 June/July 2023
hunks of white oak. There are no newel posts on the rails; the only thing holding up the rails is the glass itself. DNJ: Like the stair rail, the interior architecture is straightforward and unfussy. How did you create that look? RW: The interior of the clients’ former house was very traditional. In this house, however, they were looking for something not as formal so we kept the interior structure clean. It’s absent of molding, but that doesn’t mean it’s absent of detail. Rather than standard trim, we put in aluminum “reglets.” Reglets allow for a half-inch-by-half-inch recess along the door jamb. That recess creates a shadow that defines the doorway. It’s spackled into the drywall so it’s seamless. The entire house is trimmed that way. We did use standard base molding, but that was strictly because it was necessary for mechanical reasons, i.e., to hold down the floor. DNJ: The fireplaces are also clean and linear yet are still dramatic additions to the décor. How did you achieve the distinctive looks? RW: The wood-burning living room fireplace is just a black brick box surrounded by concrete and flanked by floor-to-ceiling windows. We designnewjersey.com 35
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