This photo looking towards the hall shows the color contrast between the grey-green decorative painting in the living room and hall, and the lilac library. Even though the doors between the rooms are always open, the color contrast enhances the distinction between the two areas. The former is a very open, public area, the later is a private intimate space.

As explained above, the sliding doors are suspended from a rail hung on the wall. They sink into the empty space between the wall and the bookshelf. The doors are new doors that duplicate the style of the originals.

This photo is similar to other photos of the room, except it clearly shows the silver ceiling fan, which is identical to the living room fan. We used many silver details throughout the apartment. The radiators, the hardware, the fans, and much of the furniture is silver.

We added double-paned storm doors to the terrace, similar to the storm windows we added throughout the apartment. They are made from a glass called “Climalit” which has a slight tint, filering the intensity of the sun. The double-panes also insulate against the cold, the heat and noise pollution. Even though the apartment is located in the center of Madrid, it is very quiet.

Another view of the library through the newly opened wall. Here you can see how thin the interior walls are, which is why the sliding doors had to be hung from a rail on the wall not installed into the wall.

Not only did we cut channels in the floor to run the electricity, we piped water to the terrace adding a spigot for watering plants.

A close up of the original ugly tile floors. We laid the engineered Brazilian cherry flooring directly on top of the tile.