Flower Street

Kitchen with sliding glass door leading to backyard with bicycle and outdoor plants.
Open-plan living and dining area with a wooden round table, six chairs, a white armchair, a yellow rocking chair with a cat-shaped blanket, a plant, and a sliding glass door leading to a backyard with a bicycle, and a large skylight providing natural light.

“We’ve worked with Liz on 2 major renovations now, and what we especially love is how open she is to our ideas. She looks at what we have sketched out, and at the very least makes it work, but far more often makes it much better while totally capturing the essence of what we were thinking.”

- Brian Woods and Catherine Aiken

The project transforms the ground floor of a 1990s built mid-terrace property in Central Cambridge into a light-filled open plan family home.

Kitchen with open sliding door leading to small backyard patio, bicycle leaning against brick wall, and a blue accent wall with framed artwork and a window showing neighboring rooftops.
Modern kitchen with blue cabinets, a white granite countertop, turquoise subway tile backsplash, a pendant light with a blue glass shade, and a window with a blue valance. There are croissants and a red mug on the counter, with houseplants nearby.
A dining area with a wooden table and chairs, a blue accent wall with framed artwork, kitchen counter with beige chairs, a clock, a fruit bowl with lemons, and a treadmill near a window.
A modern kitchen with a breakfast bar, white walls, a window with a blue window shade, plants on the counter, and a glass pendant light hanging from the ceiling. Nearby is a dining area with a wooden table and chairs, and a sliding glass door leading
A bright dining area with a round wooden table surrounded by chairs, a large window showing an outdoor brick wall, a bicycle, and a garden
A bright, modern dining area with a wooden table and four chairs, enhanced by natural light from large windows and a skylight, with a view of a backyard and bicycle outside.
Interior view of a modern room with large sliding glass doors opening to a backyard, a skylight on the ceiling letting in natural light, and a wall with artwork. A black wire chair and small table with a vase of flowers are in the foreground, and the
Modern kitchen with blue cabinets, a large granite island, light-colored chairs, turquoise subway tile backsplash, and a hanging glass light fixture.

Photography by Matthew Smith Architectural Photography