Meet Clubber: a five-year-old bunny with a soft mix of light brown and gray fur. She’s playful, intelligent and a little mischievous at times. And on most days, you can find her lounging beneath a Bensen Neo Sectional sofa, treating it like her own personal burrow.

Clubber is also one of the main reasons why interior designer and founder of Husk Interior Design, Sharon Hollingsworth, was selective about the materials used in the renovation of her 1,200 square-foot half-duplex. For the project, built in collaboration with Alair Homes, she opted for durable oak and elm wood for the cabinetry and furniture so Clubber’s nibbles would do minimal damage, laid wooden floors with a matte finish and a pronounced grain to keep her from slipping and installed a removable metal mesh on the balcony for safety—ensuring Clubber couldn’t escape and nothing could get in. And if that wasn’t enough, Clubber also has a powder room—er, bunny hutch—all to herself, and it’s built right into the dining room.

Besides the bunny hutch, the dining area sits next to a set of gorgeous French doors to let in ample light. A tea station, bar and even a concealed work desk were built into the cabinetry, which stretches along one wall into the kitchen, creating seamless transition between the two spaces.

Before the flip, Hollingsworth’s kitchen had a notorious reputation among her friends. “[My friend] was brutally honest, but she was right,” Hollingsworth laughs, recounting being told she “had the ugliest kitchen of any interior designer.” The former kitchen was dark, illuminated by a single window, and the sink’s placement forced her to turn her back to guests.

For the renovation, the kitchen was moved into the old dining space, and a raised island bar was built with a sink incorporated which makes it perfect for entertaining. The upper cabinets were also constructed at a uniform height to conceal the hood fan, and all the finishes—including the fridge panels—used the same millwork and materials for a streamlined look.

David Babakaif of Alair Homes explains that this visual consistency brought its own challenges. “The more seamless something is, it’s actually a little harder to execute,” he says. “It’s harder because all the wood grains need to match in a certain way so that it looks cohesive.”

Hollingsworth describes the newly renovated kitchen and dining area as a flex space as she uses both areas as her home office, and it also serves as a storage area for her husband’s music equipment. Each aspect has been meticulously thought out: the walls were topped with a clay finish while the wood panels had a hardwax oil-applied to diffuse light throughout the space while also reducing glare. The new kitchen island was also raised to the perfect standing desk height for Hollingsworth.

Hollingsworth notes that incorporating her family’s needs, whether its Clubber, her husband, or her children, into the design, is a main aspect that made her house a home. “It’s more of a home when it’s a home for everybody.”

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