Owner's Voice Vol.12 H Residence

This time, we visited a room in a resort condominium built along the sea in Chiba.
This house overlooking the ocean is the weekend home of Mr. H, who enjoys spending relaxing time with his two beloved dogs, Roland, a standard poodle, and Melonpanna.
We would like to introduce the space, which is composed only of things they love.

Interior coordination of a home that began with an encounter with "BAY

I love dogs and used to have 11 Chihuahuas in this house.
When they all passed over the rainbow bridge and my three children became independent, I remodeled the skeleton of my two-bedroom house four years ago.

For Mr. H, who usually lives in Tokyo, this seaside apartment is where he spends his weekends.
In order to create a second home with an extraordinary atmosphere, we removed the interior walls and changed the layout to the current one-room apartment with a walk-in closet.
In doing so, Mr. H says, he focused on the kitchen.
The kitchen is in a studio, so the appearance is important.
So we went to the Tokyo showroom of Toyo Kitchen Style, which we had been interested in for some time, and decided on the "BAY" series after considering the size balance with the interior.
I chose something a little more compact because this is a house where we only spend weekends, and I wanted to put my favorite chairs and lighting here and there in the room," he says.

The kitchen, which was previously connected to the dining room via a counter, was changed to an open style, and the direction of the kitchen was also changed so that the ocean can be seen from the front.
The stainless steel kitchen, which glistens in the sunlight from the south window like a work of art, has become a favorite space of Mrs. H. "The sink is ingenious," she says.
I love the visual appeal of this kitchen, not to mention the functionality of the sink," says H. "It's well organized and beautiful as an interior design, so it's a perfect fit.
I'm really glad we chose "BAY" because it fits in well and is beautiful as an interior design.

H says that "BAY" was the starting point for deciding on blue-gray + white as the theme colors for the weekend home, and selecting lighting, chairs, sofas, and other furnishings.

Expressive mosaic tiles are used throughout the house to enhance the shimmering impression.

Along with the kitchen and lighting, another thing that Mr. H wanted to incorporate into his weekend home was the Venetian mosaic tiles he encountered at the Toyo Kitchen Style showroom.
I chose Daisy and Marigold from the many mosaic tiles available.
Daisy blends well with the house's theme colors (blue-gray and white), so I chose it for the front wall of the kitchen, the interior walls, and the columns.
And in the niche at the entrance, I wanted to enjoy seasonal displays such as Christmas and New Year's, so I covered it with marigolds, which give it a slightly warmer feel," he says.

The sunlight from the large windows during the daytime, and the sparkling light from the twinkling lights in the evening and at night, accentuate the brilliance of the tiles and create a comfortable and extraordinary feeling.