330 Homes Spring 2023

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by LYNNE THOMPSON and photos by ISO PHOTO STUDIO

SMOOTH TRANSITION Rustic yet refined features finish this basement.

A n area that’s for two high schoolers and their college-age sibling to hang out in yet polished enough to mesh with the 4,300-square-foot Brecksville colonial’s interiors: That’s what the homeowners requested in finishing their basement. “When they had adults over, they didn’t want it to look like a playland,” says Interior Design Studio owner Katie Heinz. She responded by trans forming a portion into a sec ondary living space finished in rustic-yet-refined transi tional decor complete with interesting architectural details and finishes. She describes the spot that’s way too tricked out to be called a rec room. WINE DISPLAY: The couple needed more storage than two wine refrigerators under the bar could provide. “We wanted something unique, an art comfortable

piece,” Heinz adds. She hung four 72-by-20-inch sycamore planks, each outfitted with metal hardware to hold eight bottles, on one bar wall. WALL PANELS: Heinz added interest to one long seating-area wall by installing a trio of stacked travertine-ledgestone panels framed by reclaimed wooden barn siding. She hung a flat-screen TV in the center panel, wrought-iron sconces in two narrow panels flanking it. Inspiration came from the trim she’d seen in old movie theaters. “I just didn’t want to slap a TV in the middle of this wall,” she says. LINEAR FIREPLACE: The basement wasn’t constructed with the intention of adding a

fireplace. Heinz compensated by putting an electric unit in a lounge-area wall. Although this one doesn’t provide heat, it was an easy way to add the ambiance of a fireplace. “There’s not a lot of framing that has to be done,” she says. “You just need a plug and a switch.” edge sycamore treated and sealed to stand up to spills, then faced it in quarter-inch-thick chocolate brown leather tile. “[The tile] was chosen for durability,” Heinz says. “But it has a great appearance and finished look.” BAR: She topped the refined rustic feature in kiln-dried live

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