Our star turn in Dwell magazine

Main kitchen area

Main kitchen area

If you’re looking for proof that your creations can hold their own with the best of the best, landing a mention in Dwell magazine isn’t a bad start.

Dwell focuses on Modernist design and what it says about its mission/approach squares up with the way the Dark Horse team approaches design:

 “At Dwell, we’re staging a minor revolution. We think that it’s possible to live in a house or apartment by a bold modern architect, to own furniture and products that are exceptionally well designed, and still be a regular human being. 

“We think that good design is an integral part of real life. And that real life has been conspicuous by its absence in most design and architecture magazines. … we want to demonstrate that a modern house is a comfortable one. That today’s best architects are able to fashion environments that are at once of the moment and welcoming.”

Dark Horse landed in this respected magazine because of an amazing project we worked on not long ago: The Oakview home, a “futuristic” (as Dwell called it) project by architecture firm Dencity Design.

Dwell highlighted one aspect of our work, a set of floating bookshelves, but Dark Horse created all of the cabinetry in the house, including the modern kitchen, as well as bathroom vanities in eye-popping colors. We also built miscellaneous features such as a balcony railing, mudroom lockers, and a wall of storage cabinets in the guest room that makes the most of the space by incorporating a Murphy bed.

Solid walnut railing.

Solid walnut railing.

If you’d like to see more of this cool house, check out the Dwell article and take a look at the rest of our cabinetry work for the Oakview project in our gallery.

As always, we appreciate the support of our clients and friends.

~ Chris and the Dark Horse team