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The foyer of the Huntington Woods home was completely
opened up. Beveled glass in the wood-framed doors offers
plenty of light from the outside while maintaining privacy
on the inside. A pair of photographs of Safed by Israeli
artist Yaacov Kaszemacher was a gift from friends.
A durable and easy-to-clean
man-made material with a cherry
finish offers practical ease to
A designated Passover
kitchen shares space with the
laundry room. "Joel refinished
cabinetry that's been in here
since 1956 and created a
whole new room," says the
homeowner. Built almost
the richly grained warmth of the
kitchen cabinetry, which hides
a refrigerator and furnace flue;
heat ducts are centered beneath
the toe kick. The kosher kitchen
required plenty of counter and
exclusively from cabinets
recycled from the original
kitchen, then redesigned and
retrofitted, the kitchen stores
all kosher-for-Passover items
in closed-off cabinets while
providing extra space for paper
goods and other year-round
items. "During Pesach, we lay
a heavy acrylic cover over the
washer and dryer and use it
for a work surface," says the
storage space and the ability to
move around easily. "We don't have
to run all over the place," says
the homeowner. "And it stands
up to all my door-slamming and
messes." Glassed-in shelving (on
the left) displays Kiddush cups,
candlesticks and other prized items
used weekly for Shabbat. A skylight
adds more light to enhance the
recessed lighting that was chosen
homeowner. "We can 'kasher'
this room more quickly and use
for its practicality. "We didn't want
anything hanging that we would
have to dust," says the homeowner.
it to cook in advance."
In the library, Lerman
transformed a never-used
entrance to the house into
a custom built-in bookcase,
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sized to display the
homeowners' beautifully
illustrated oversized set of
Gemara (a component of
the Talmud). On each side,
deep panels conceal easily
accessible extra chairs
and folding tables, used
for Shabbat dinners each
week. On the other side of
the room (not shown), a
collection of vintage Life
and Look magazines, picked
up at flea markets and
garage sales, are displayed
on custom floating shelves.
The original fireplace was
updated with a sandstone
hearth, and wires were
fished in for the flat-screen
TV.
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December 13 • 2012