After: The kitchen’s countertops and backsplash are “all those 1950s-30s enamel card tables,” Geoffrey explains. “That was a decision I made early on; it took me a year and a half to collect them all.” The beams were a great surprise; they were hidden away in the ceiling. The appliances are former Consumer Reports test appliances bought at auction, and the ceiling lights are a custom design, intended to look mid-century.
One of the biggest expenses was the Corten shrouds used around the windows. "It was the one splurge," explains Troup. "It was a necessary juxtaposition of a new material that seems old next to an old material that feels new."
The headboard is a custom fabrication from a live oak felled on the property, made by DeVos Custom Woodworking and Jobe Fabrications and in collaboration with JCA. The headboard “brings so much texture and life into this tiny room,” says Corral. Custom steel shelves are poised below, with a sconce from Serena and Lily mounted atop.
The island, topped with a marble slab bought at a discount, anchors the space.
A reading nook in front of the "cabin" workspace at the top of the stairs.
In the kitchen, a tube-type exhaust hood complements the fireplace around the corner. The artwork is by Horace McCullough, the owners' son.
In the bathroom, large tiles and a freestanding tub create a soothing spa-like feel.
“We sandblasted, I don't know how many layers of paint off the ceiling, but we sandblasted it, and it turned out beautifully,” says Maziarski. “And then we just sealed in its natural color.”
Custom built-in storage was a splurge Michelle and Haden were willing to spend on. In the laundry room, Fireclay tiles were another high-spend choice. "It was out of our budget," Michelle says, "but it was so dramatic, and we saved so much by using inexpensive white tile in the bathroom.
The gallery includes a built-in bookcase painted in Farrow & Ball’s Hay, which complements the white oak flooring. A sculptural light, chosen in white to match the ceiling and walls, adds visual interests.
The previous homeowners had cultivated a large, Asian-inspired garden. The courtyard centers around this towering, bushy tree.
The entrance now has a new glass front door and bespoke casework.
BEFORE: The courtyard has always focused on the towering tree and the beautiful views.
Funky wallpaper in the powder room and a bold, beautiful marble vanity add some modern personality to a space focused otherwise on wood and glass.
A Samsung Frame TV blends in with other artwork collected by the homeowners.
BEFORE: Awkward posts closed off the kitchen.
The home's multi-colored exterior and wave-like roof pops against its lush green lawn.
The bookcase in the great room holds about 3,500 books. Several hundred more can be found in the living room, and on the floor-to-ceiling shelves in Zeke and Teasel's offices.
After: The soaring new living and dining space benefits from an abundance of natural light from every side, and they spent a lot of time trying to find the best lighting for the kitchen. The final choice: long, narrow copper pendants from Denmark suspended by ultra thin wires to not disrupt the visual flow of the room.
The sculptural chimney breast and 60-inch void skylight accentuate the height of the room.
After: The primary bedroom. Walnut sheaths a wall of closets that leads into the bathroom, where the walnut continues on the opposite wall and behind the vanity.
Lee Buchanan of Lee Build created a screen of white ash slats beside the kitchen as well as the entry. "The stairs are beautifully integrated into the kitchen so the kids and I are always talking and someone is always sitting on the bottom steps,
Full-height windows and glass doors connect one of the bedrooms to the yard.
40-foot-long built-in sofa that ends with an entertainment center at one end and a gas fireplace at the oth
The four-bedroom, three-bath Cooke House in Virginia Beach
The great room includes a vaulted cathedral ceiling, stunning views of nearby Crystal Lake and a 40-foot-long built-in sofa that ends with an entertainment center at one end and a gas fireplace at the othe
The concrete foundation was poured on top of a rock outcropping, so that the house would feel like part of the natural features of the site.
The strips of cedar on the ceiling that fan out from the ridge beam are “meant to evoke the canopy of the surrounding conifers,” says the firm. The built-in cabinetry throughout is Sapele.
"It's simple, yet it's expressive,” Scardulla says. “We don't like excesses. We don't like when you enter a space, and everything is immediately declared, everything is clear. We like discovery and complexity. That's why we love that you get there and you get to the door, and you have one perception, then you enter and get another, step down, and have a new perception, and so on. You take the bed down and get a new perception again."
Floor Plan of Klein-Hangklip Shipping Container House
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