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Dining room at Buckminster Court, charcoal paneled walls, a round table, and a linear crystal chandelier

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Buckminster Court

Westlake, Austin

Family room at Buckminster Court seen wide, black millwork wall and paired ivory sofas
Entry with a black steel and glass pivot door open to a brick terrace, a textured metal console, and an arched mirror
Dining room wall with a recessed white niche, a line drawing, brass sconces, and a pale stone console
Dining room window wall with cream drapery and a view through to the kitchen
Limestone fireplace surround set into black shelving, with a cream armchair and a black coffee table
Covered terrace with a round fire table, woven lounge chairs, a striped rug, and live oaks beyond
Dining room at Buckminster Court with the family dog standing by the window
Primary bath at Buckminster Court with white shaker vanities, a black framed mirror, and black fixtures
Glass shower lined in white marble tile, with a bench and a window

About this project

One Dark Room, and a Westlake Home Arranged Around It.

Buckminster Court is a residence in Westlake, on the west side of Austin, where the living spaces are pale and full of garden light and the formal dining room is painted out entirely in charcoal. Walls, panel molding, trim, and ceiling all in the same color, so the room has no edges left to read.

The connective tissue is black millwork. It builds the fireplace wall in the family room, frames the glass at the entry, and wraps the dining room to the ceiling. Used once it would read as an accent. Used in every principal room it stops being decoration and becomes the architecture of the home.

Against it, everything soft is ivory, cream, and pale stone. There is almost no mid-tone anywhere in the palette, which is why the rooms feel calm rather than busy. The one place color appears at any strength is the botanical upholstery on the dining chairs, and it appears exactly once. Outside, the covered terrace is furnished as a room rather than as patio furniture on a slab, which is the only way an Austin outdoor room gets used.

Location
Westlake, Austin, Texas
Rooms shown
Entry, family room, formal dining, covered terrace, primary bath
Notable
Charcoal dining room, black built-in millwork, steel and glass entry
Recognition
Second place, Dining Room Remodel, Celebrating Design Texas Awards

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Sitting room at Buckminster Court with three windows, cream drapery, a pale sofa, and a dark leather lounge chair

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