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Using White Pine Interior Walls as Defining Feature

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You might think an apartment full of holes is a curse, but Netherlands-based i29 interior architects is about to change your mind. This amazing apartment in Amsterdam is indeed a holey place, designed around openness, light and air in its architecture and decor. A perforated white wall divides the main floor in half while maintaining openness throughout. To one side of the wall, a living and dining area are minimally adorned, featuring a few modern necessities, all in basic black against the white floor, walls and ceiling. On the other side of the great white wall, is wood – a full wall clad in white pine which conceals a covert hallway and continues through the kitchen. The central wall takes on a sculptural quality, thanks to a series of asymmetrical openings dotting its surface. Visit i29 interior architects for additional info.

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The slim, black dining table is encircled in edgy Grcic chairs, and topped by a clean, white, moon-like orb light fixture overhead. At the other end of the space, a living room features simple yet comfortable seating tucked beneath a large window. In this space, less is definitely more.
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The central wall features a series of geometric cut-outs that reveal sneak peeks of the kitchen cabinet contents, and double as hand grips.
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We love that the designers’ concept of openness artfully translates to the storage spaces that are typically hidden.
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Past the kitchen island, the geometric lines of the central wall are subtly echoed in the opening between kitchen and dining room.
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An inconspicuous door slides open to reveal a hidden passageway behind the pine wall.
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Another barely-these doorway. Where does this one lead?
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The open stairwell lets light spill into the home through the skylight overhead.
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The bathroom carries the same minimalist appeal which defines the living area – clean white walls, ceilings and floors; minimal adornment; and slim, modern fixtures. Total serenity.
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Of course, the home’s other defining feature – white pine – also makes an appearance in this bathroom as a feature wall and storage cabinets.
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