During the renovation, an existing mantel was discovered in another location and repurposed in the front parlor, where it provides a focal point flanked by modern art and mid-century chairs.
After purchasing an 1890 row house on DC’s 14th Street Corridor, the owners tapped Patrick Brian Jones for a much-needed remodel. “The place had been carved up into mini-apartments,” Jones recounts. “There were oddly placed bathrooms and doorways. We kept to the original footprint but moved a lot of plumbing around and opened up walls.”
An extra-long rear dogleg allowed Jones to shift the kitchen from the back of the house to the center and add a family room where the kitchen had been. Upstairs, small, compartmentalized rooms became a primary suite overlooking the front of the house. “The owners wanted a modern aesthetic but also to retain the original character,” Jones says. “We struck a balance between traditional and contemporary.”
Renovation Architecture & Interior Design: Patrick Brian Jones, AIA, Patrick Brian Jones, PLLC, Washington, DC. Renovation Contractor: ART Design Build, Bethesda, Maryland.