Before & After: A Typical Suburban Home in Calgary Sloughs Off Its ’70s Hangover
Interior design firm Falken Reynolds finesses a new floor plan, opens the interiors, and applies a fresh material palette for a family fed up with the past.
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The exterior was a common sight: that of a classic 1970s-era suburban home with a facade of red brick and beige siding, a garage the most prominent feature. Inside, it had a split-level plan with beige carpeting inset into wood flooring, and a cluttered kitchen was visible from the front door. A mishmash of windows restricted views of the backyard.
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Melissa Dalton
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Melissa Dalton is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon, who has been writing for Dwell since 2017. Read more of her work about design and architecture at melissadalton.net.
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