Gilded Villa
Gilded Villa provides a home for retirement onward. It allows the aging and elderly a place to feel at home in all the later stages of life, without having to move from place to place as their needs change. They never have to feel like they are living in a hospital room. Services are provided depending on an individual's needs, including landscaping, cleaning, laundry, cooking, on-call nurse, and a live-in nurse. Welcome to Gilded Villa! There are four homes connected to the center fountain area. They are each unique in style, but yet share some of the same materials for all to be cohesive. This arrangement is meant to provide a sense of community. Gilded Villa hosts many events and entertainment for its residents.
There are no stairs in this design. All is on one level. There is ample room for a walker or even a wheelchair to navigate through the space. All doors and doorways are extra wide and operate automatically at the push of a button. Rugs would be inset into the floor to avoid tripping hazards.
The color palette is calm neutrals with various shades of green and touches of purple. As the home is made to accommodate transitions in life, chairs can be moved for easier wheelchair access if that becomes a need. To the left is the mudroom and to the right is the hobby room.
The living space has a connected mudroom leading in from the garage. The doorways connecting the two are aligned for easy access. As the home is made for all the transitions in life following retirement, the garage can be used by the homeowners, the live-in nurse, or visiting or live-in family.
I wanted to create a home that would cater to the needs of the elderly, yet still allow them to feel completely at home without having to move every time there is a transition in their mobility or needs.
The living room opens to a back deck, which sits over a pond for relaxing mornings and evenings outside.
Every seat not at a table has arms to assist the elderly when they stand up from sitting. The furniture chosen was carefully selected to make sure that it also wouldn't sit too deep or too low as those would be problematic for the elderly.
Even the barstools sit at a lower height than typical, so as to still be of use to the elderly without posing a challenge for them.
The view into the dining room. The large windows of the dining room let in extra light. A storage unit sits low in the event that a person will need a wheelchair. It will be easier to access than higher storage areas.
Again, since this home is a transitional home for all the later stages of life, a hobby room is included to allow every person to continue doing all those projects that they love for as long as possible.
A view from the hallway looking towards the mudroom and the living room.
Another view from the hallway with the bathroom directly to the left and the master bedroom further on the left. The front door is to the right and the extra bedroom is behind this view.
The master closet allows extra room for a wheelchair or walker to enter and exit as well as a bench seat for putting on shoes and the like.
This is an exterior view of the majority of the villa. Each path off of the center leads to an individual home. Each home is of varying style and size, yet all are made to feel connected to the space to create a cohesive look and a community feel.
The asymmetrical modern home.
The traditional ranch home.
The quaint cabin home.
This is a view of the showcase home and the asymmetrical modern home. The fountain at the center has benches all around for visiting with other members of the community or for sitting with family that is visiting.
The showcase home. This is the home that I have thoroughly styled and is shown in this project.
The front porch of the showcase home. Note that there are no steps in any of these areas for accessibility and there are automatic doors leading into every home.
The back of the home features a beautiful place to sit and enjoy retirement onward.
Planters spread throughout the back deck provide another opportunity for the elderly to have a hobby planting their own flowers or herbs if they so choose. If not, or if it becomes too much to handle, the service would be provided to care for the plants.
Planters and planter boxes sit up higher for easy access for the elderly.
A view looking towards the visitor parking from the traditional ranch home's front porch. The parking area would be next to a visitor center that would host events and activities for those in Gilded Villa.
The master bedroom. The bed sits higher for easier in and out. The head and foot of the bed can be raised and lowered as the needs of the individual change.
A sitting area that is more for a nurse or family member offering their care. The bathroom is attached.
Another view looking out into the hallway and into the master closet space.
The master bathroom features an extra large walk-in shower made to accommodate wheelchairs if ever necessary. A seat and a handlebar are also included in the shower to make bathing less of a hazard for falls.
The toilet sits directly next to the entry with a wide open area around it to maneuver as needed to get situated.
The guest bathroom for visitors, live-in family, or live-in nurses.
Collected and cherished artwork and pictures have been hung throughout the home.
Guest bath.
A storage room sits beyond the hobby room and is also connected to the garage. This allows an easy place to store gardening equipment, important papers, mementos, and holiday decorations. It also makes it an easy place to bring things into the home after purchase, and remove them as needed.
The storage area is also connected to the back deck. This makes it an easy back and forth area for gardening on the back deck without dragging things through the rest of the home.
View from the dining room into the kitchen/living.
The dining room wall features a collection of special memories.
Another view of the guest bathroom.
The guest bedroom serves multiple purposes. It can be a play-zone for grandchildren, but also a place for relatives or nurses to stay as needed.
Mirrors on either side of the bed reflect even more light into the space.
View looking out from the master bathroom towards the bedroom.
The master bedroom with a vaulted ceiling. The dressers double as night stands and allow more open space for ease of getting around the room.
The mudroom connecting the main living space and the garage.
Comments (38)
Hybrid Interiors @ Runner Girl
That is so nice of you to say! Thank you so very much, Runner Girl!!😊😊
28 June
Runner Girl
gorgeous color palette! and the exterior is exquisite!
27 June
Hybrid Interiors @ Homestyler Official
Wow! What an incredible honor to be featured!! Thank you so very much!!😊😊 This has made my day!😁
19 November 2022
Homestyler Official
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18 November 2022
Hybrid Interiors @ Alysha Hayes
Haha! I'll take it. Thank you!! :D
3 November 2022
Alysha Hayes
its good ig
2 November 2022
Hybrid Interiors @ Ольга Павлова
Thank you so very much for your kind words!!😊😊
14 October 2022
Ольга Павлова
В каждом уголке этого дома уют и красота!
13 October 2022
Hybrid Interiors @ Mary Leschinskay
Thank you so very much, Mary!!😊😊
10 October 2022
Mary Leschinskay
Laura, very pleasant and visually calm interiors. Very relevant to the topic of the elderly.
10 October 2022
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