THE HOMEOWNERS STRIPPED GREEN AND ORANGE WOOD FROM THE WALL SEPARATING THE KITCHEN FROM THE DINING ROOM AND RESTORED THE DIVIDER TO ITS ORIGINAL CONDITION. THEY REDID THE WHITE FRAME AND REMOVED THE SLIDING DOORS TO KEEP THE SPACE OPEN TO THE DINING AREA. THE PENDANT LIGHT (THE ONLY HANGING LIGHT IN THE HOUSE) IS A CUSTOM PIECE MADE FROM RESIN AND OXIDIZED STEEL.
Photography by BRET GUM
THE GOAL WAS TO CHANGE AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE ABOUT THE HOUSE, SO IT WAS A RELIEF WHEN THE TONGUE-AND-GROOVE CEILING WAS IN GOOD ENOUGH CONDITION TO SIMPLY POLISH AND KEEP AS IT WAS. HOWEVER, THE BEAMS WERE ROTTING, SO THE HOMEOWNERS HAD TO JACK UP THE CEILING TO REPLACE THEM. THEY STRIPPED THEIR FLOORING DOWN TO THE SUBFLOOR AND ADDED AN ARDEX FINISH, GIVING IT A FRESH LOOK.
ROCK SCULPTURES LINE THE FRONT DOOR OF THE HOUSE FOR A TOUCH OF NATURAL INTEREST, AND THE LARGEST OF THEM WAS FOUND ON THE PROPERTY. THE ORIGINAL FRONT DOOR HAD TO BE REPLACED AND IS SURROUNDED BY A TEXTURED GLASS FOR PRIVACY.