One more behind the scenes of @HGTV Farmhouse Fixer's 5th episode - the fun linen closet! It didn't make the cut on TV so I wanted to share some extras's here!⁠⁠
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So, one ... has anyone ever said 'fun linen closet' ? Perhaps not. I may have overstated the fun part. But it's practical! The homeowner was looking for more linen and toiletry storage in the Bathroom but there just wasn't room, and as a designer I am pretty darn resistant to taller linen cabinets as part of vanity design (pretty resistant = dead set against!) and she was looking for a way to get laundry to the laundry room easier. So this is weird, but SO practical!⁠⁠
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I found a salvaged door that was just the right size and had them frame an opening in the toilet room to the back side of the hall linen closet! So you can reach linens and product from both sides AND pop your laundry through the hole into a basket too - brilliant, right? ⁠⁠
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Yes it could be a little creepy, we have a slide bolt on the toilet room side so there are no surprises 🤣⁠⁠
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Photo: @jaredkuziaphoto⁠⁠
GC: @curranconstruction⁠⁠
Antique Small Door: @oldhousepartsco⁠⁠
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Paint colors: All @benjaminmoore⁠⁠
Trim + Ceiling: White OC-151⁠⁠
Walls: Paper White 1590⁠⁠
Interior Door: Sterling 1591⁠⁠
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#HGTVfarmhousefixer #kristinacrestin #kristinacrestindesign #hgtv #modernfarmhousestorage #laundrysolutions #hiddendoor #oldhousequirk #jonathanknightHGTV #linenclosetsolutions #storagesolutions ...

Tile, so many options and sometimes SO much money! ⁠⁠
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On this @HGTV Farmhouse Fixer ⁠project we decided to shift our tile budget to the Kitchen to get counter to ceiling tile. In here we wanted to take a risk and do a fun floor tile as the client had TONS of fun patterned tile inspiration images. I found a ceramic version at a really amazing cost that happens to be in the blue-purple family like the rest of the house - ya! So we went for it (though I admit to asking @jonathanrknight a bunch of times ' are we really doing this without her signoff on this exact tile ' ....) and I am SO glad we did!⁠⁠
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Since the floor was busy the shower wall tile is quiet, but it still was selected with thought. I wanted movement of a handmade tile. It didn't want to feel cold machine made. This looks handmade but when you get reeeeeally close you can see its digitally printed. So it was a bargain as well! Score!⁠⁠
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Swipe right and you can see my swoon worthy (well for some of us swoon worthy) full slab backsplash wall .... its just so pretty and substantial! Looks so darn gorgeous with that @brizofaucet in brassy tones. ⁠⁠
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Resources:⁠⁠
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Photo: @jaredkuziaphoto⁠⁠
GC: @curranconstruction⁠⁠
Stool: @serenaandlily⁠⁠
Tile: The Tile Source, Beverly ⁠⁠
Counters + Slab Backsplash: @caesarstone + @grandbanksbp⁠⁠
Faucet + Shower Controls: @brizofaucet + Futura Sales Inc., Framingham⁠⁠
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Paint colors: All @benjaminmoore⁠⁠
Trim + Ceiling: White OC-151⁠⁠
Walls: Paper White 1590⁠⁠
Interior Door: Sterling 1591⁠⁠
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#HGTVfarmhousefixer #kristinacrestin #kristinacrestindesign #jonathanknightHGTV #hgtv #modernfarmhousebathroom #modernfarmhousepatterntile #farmhousetile #brizofaucet #brizo #medallioncabinetrybathvanity #oakbathvanity #stromliving #modernsoakingtub #visualcomfort #caesarstone #slabwallbacksplash #glasscabinetknobs #geometrictile #patternedfloortile #satinbrassshowerdoor #bypassingshowerdoor #tiledshowerniche #satinbrassfaucet #brizolevior ...

So we went for it and did a patterned floor with NO client pre approval of the pattern. Designing for TV is so nerve wracking when your ⁠used to clients approving every single thing! I kept asking Jon ‘are we really doing this’. I was terrified! We DID know she liked patterned floors. She had tons on her inspiration boards, so we went with it. I think the trick was to keep everything else more neutral. ⁠
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The oak vanity warms it all up and provides a nice balance. And do you not love the full slab backsplash ????!!! I wanted to unify that wall and I’m never a fan of just a 4” backsplash if other options can be on the table. We used an ogee edge at the top so it would ease towards the wall - more design geek moments ❤️⁠
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Resources:⁠⁠
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Photo: @jaredkuziaphoto⁠⁠
GC: @curranconstruction⁠⁠
Vanity: @medallioncabinetry + @grandbanksbp⁠⁠
Counter and Slab Backsplash: @caesarstone + @grandbanksbp⁠⁠
Faucet: @brizofaucet + Futura Sales Inc., Framingham⁠⁠
Tub + Tub Filler : @stromliving⁠⁠
Sconces: @lightnewengland + @visualcomfort ⁠⁠
Tile: The Tile Source, Beverly ⁠⁠
Towel Basket: @worldmarket⁠⁠
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Paint colors: All @benjaminmoore⁠⁠
Trim + Ceiling: White OC-151⁠⁠
Walls: Paper White 1590⁠⁠
Interior Door: Sterling 1591⁠⁠
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#HGTVfarmhousefixer #kristinacrestin #kristinacrestindesign #jonathanknightHGTV #hgtv #modernfarmhousebathroom #modernfarmhouse #renovationseries #brizofaucet #brizolevoir #medallioncabinetry #stromliving #modernsoakingtub #patternedfloor #visualcomfort #bathroombrasssconces #caesarstone #bathroomslabbacksplash #satinbrasstubfiller #satinbrassfreestandingtubfiller #geomettictile #geomettictilebathroom ...