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Though the cabin was gone, it inspired the homeowners and Nelson to keep its modern style alive. The structure’s placement on the site also influenced the plan. There was an existing well and septic system, and upgrading the septic system was included in the project. The architects oriented the house to take advantage of the southwesterly views of the Saratoga Passage and Whidbey Island.
“The site is quite wooded and has a secluded feel,” Nelson says. “The approach to the house is through the trees and it feels totally private.” The site is atop a 60-foot cliff overlooking the water.
Facing the entry side of the house, the primary suite is on the left; a great room that contains the family room, dining room and kitchen is in the center; and two other bedrooms are on the right side. Next to those bedrooms, a mudroom-laundry room connects the house to the garage. The garage roof is covered in solar panels.
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3. Removable Inset Cutting Board
Owners of beautiful edge-grain wooden island countertops might think twice about using them as cutting surfaces. New Orleans-based NOLA Boards, which made this T-shaped one from century-old cypress logs pulled from the bottom of a river, addressed that reluctance by insetting a designated cutting board. It’s made from the same sinker cypress wood but in end-grain block construction, which shows knife marks less readily and is easier on blades than edge-grain. The best part? The board is removable, making cleanup, maintenance and serving a breeze.
Design note: The long end of this T-shaped island is supported by hand-turned legs, making it look more like a farmhouse table than cabinetry.
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3. Reclaimed Wood With a Chopping Block
Builder: Nate Lange of Lange Custom Builders
Location: Archbold, Ohio
Size: 300 square feet (28 square meters); 15 by 20 feet
Homeowners’ request. “The vision for this guesthouse kitchen was for it to feel welcoming and laid-back at their sheep and goat ranch,” builder Nate Lange says. “They wanted to use reclaimed materials as much as possible. Most of the reclaimed materials have sentimental value to the family, and they wanted to incorporate the materials into the guesthouse as a way to remember their many memories. They wanted the reclaimed lumber to feel reminiscent of the old days.”
Kitchen island. Reclaimed wood with a chopping block. “The materials used for the island are reclaimed cedar porch posts,” Lange says. “The black granite countertop with leather finish was chosen to complement the black structural brackets used to hold the timbers together in the home. The chopping block at the end of the island was removed from an old factory that had a steel press.”
Other special features. Custom inset cabinets with exposed hinges and painted in yellow (Midday, Sherwin-Williams) and warm green (Dried Thyme, Sherwin-Williams). The structural timbers and ceiling timbers are reclaimed fir and oak from a historical tobacco barn in Pennsylvania. The ceiling panels are pine with a custom polyurethane finish.
Builder tip. “Use what you already have as much as possible and know that memories can be just as valuable as great design,” Lange says.
“Uh-oh” moment. “When we were trying to move the chopping block into the kitchen, we realized it was very heavy,” Lange says. “We wondered, ‘What in the world did we get ourselves into?’ It ended up taking eight people to move it into the kitchen.”
Cabinets: Custom, Lange Custom Builders
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Just as the light monitors punctuate the roofline in the first photo, they also punctuate the living pavilion’s wood-beamed ceiling. And Finne does not want you to get them mixed up with skylights. Not at all.
“Skylights are horizontal planes of glass that face the sky. Sunlight barrels through and can create unbearable, uncontrollable hot spots,” he says. “They don’t control the light, they don’t manipulate the light and they don’t filter or shape the light. Light monitors are a way of architecturally controlling the light.”
By making them north-facing, Finne ensured that they provide soft, easily controllable northern light. However, he rotated each monitor slightly toward the east. This created a more interesting pattern expressed by the ceiling beams, which follow the rotating positions of each light monitor. “If all the beams had been lined up parallel to one another, the design would have lost something,” Finne says.
Three of the five light monitors are operable. This allows them to vent out hot air as it rises. “Between the large sliding doors and the light monitors, this house stays nice and cool,” Finne says. “It doesn’t have air conditioning because it doesn’t need it.”
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“The site is quite wooded and has a secluded feel,” Nelson says. “The approach to the house is through the trees and it feels totally private.” The site is atop a 60-foot cliff overlooking the water.
Facing the entry side of the house, the primary suite is on the left; a great room that contains the family room, dining room and kitchen is in the center; and two other bedrooms are on the right side. Next to those bedrooms, a mudroom-laundry room connects the house to the garage. The garage roof is covered in solar panels.