DESERT DWELLING
The kitchen at New Beginnings — taupe millwork, a marble island, and a white plaster hood. Scottsdale, Desert Dwelling.
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Scottsdale, Arizona

New Beginnings

Full-home remodel

A tired 1990s residence in Scottsdale, opened into light. The house was recast as a calm, sophisticated dwelling: a quiet palette, rooms that work, and a daily life that feels unhurried.

The kitchen is the working heart — custom millwork, a butler’s pantry, a generous island with seating, and appliances held to the standard of the house. Warm oak floors, honed stone, and textured plaster sit against matte black and soft brass.

The primary suite was drawn as a retreat. Lighting and layered shades pull desert light across the rooms and frame the landscape — a house of calm, and of practical living.

In this house

  • Full-home remodel
  • Kitchen & butler’s pantry
  • Custom millwork
  • Primary suite
  • Baths
Marble island, taupe millwork, a plaster hood, and a window to cactus. New Beginnings, Scottsdale, Desert Dwelling.
Kitchen
An arched plaster niche with oak shelves, marble, and a horse painting. New Beginnings, Scottsdale, Desert Dwelling.
Niche
The kitchen from the living room — island, stools, and the arched millwork beyond. New Beginnings, Scottsdale, Desert Dwelling.
Kitchen
The plaster hood against veined marble, with a woven pendant in the foreground. New Beginnings, Scottsdale, Desert Dwelling.
Hood
The working kitchen — brass faucet, farmhouse sink, and the range beyond. New Beginnings, Scottsdale, Desert Dwelling.
Sink
A white plaster fireplace with a walnut beam, brass candlesticks, and a leather chair. New Beginnings, Scottsdale, Desert Dwelling.
Hearth
Dining under iron candle chandeliers, a cream table, and a dark swivel chair. New Beginnings, Scottsdale, Desert Dwelling.
Dining
A living corner — bouclé sofa, a dark vessel of branches, and a sculpted oak table. New Beginnings, Scottsdale, Desert Dwelling.
Living
An arched passage from the kitchen to dining, with a steel refrigerator and dark millwork. New Beginnings, Scottsdale, Desert Dwelling.
Passage
A lattice oak nightstand, a sculptural white lamp, and a diamond-tufted wall. New Beginnings, Scottsdale, Desert Dwelling.
Detail
The primary suite — an upholstered bed, diamond-tufted wall, and garden light. New Beginnings, Scottsdale, Desert Dwelling.
Suite
A free-standing tub by a corner of garden windows, with a black filler and a small tree. New Beginnings, Scottsdale, Desert Dwelling.
Tub
The suite looking toward paired white doors, a cane credenza, and a framed painting. New Beginnings, Scottsdale, Desert Dwelling.
Suite
An arched opening to a tiled bath, a gathered linen curtain, and a hanging robe. New Beginnings, Scottsdale, Desert Dwelling.
Bath
A dual oak vanity with marble, bronze faucets, and tall black-framed mirrors. New Beginnings, Scottsdale, Desert Dwelling.
Vanity
Glazed subway tile, brass fittings, and a linen curtain at the tub. New Beginnings, Scottsdale, Desert Dwelling.
Tile
The arched niche in close — clay vessels, a clock, woven boxes, and marble. New Beginnings, Scottsdale, Desert Dwelling.
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