LATEST PHOTOS OF SAN JUAN ISLAND HOUSE

Guest House to the right over a 2 car garage, was built first. Main house to the left is just getting finished. The intent was to preserve the view from the guest house over the main house, that is the view of the water West.

Main House on the left, has a wall of windows facing the water view. Pop-out on the right of the Main House is a window bench off the entry.

Front door has an extra large casing creating a bold effect to mount the exterior sconces, imagined and installed by the owners.

Inside, a large kitchen island serves a buffet for dinner. Owners Christi & Richard in the background.

The interior is an eclectic blend of the owners art collection and found objects. The Vintage Chinese lanterns lend a riot of color and light.

Interior of the window bench with plywood interior walls and floors. Richard is a musician and plays the piano in the Living Room off the entry. The crystal chandelier lends a bit of class.

New Photos of the Skyline House Remodel!

Professional photos are nice to have! Thanks to Josh Williamson of True Bearing Built Construction!

This kitchen and bath remodel in Anacortes is a showcase of individuality, blending bold design choices with thoughtful craftsmanship

The owners has admired the workmanship of a local artist that burnished stainless steel in creative designs. One of the most distinctive features is the custom stainless-steel backsplash, designed by local artist Graham Schodda. Etched with a salmon motif, this piece is not only functional but, also fits right in here in the Pacific Northwest.

Another standout element is the under-shelf accent lighting in the kitchen and living room, designed to shift colors to match the mood.

This whole wall was rebuilt- what a diference!

Mood lighting at night!!!

The Master Bath is an Oasis of calm with a deep free-standing jetted tub.

CABIN ON A ROCK ON BLAKELEY ISLAND 2021-2024

Building on an island is never easy, especially if there is no ferry service. Kaplan Construction had to barge in everything to a dock below this property and truck it up a steep uphill from the water. The site is magnificent! This is the 1st phase of a larger project to build a Main House further down on the bluff in the next 10 years. The cabin is a “Look-out” Tower that will look out over the future Main house.

The cabin is a perfect square with cantilevered wrap around deck.

Front entry is from the side- the cantilevered deck wraps around the entire 2nd floor to act as a look out tower.

View from below the back.

The front faces the water with lots of glass doors to open it up.

Another shot of the front.

Kitchen, powder, living area with a hint of the stairs going to the bedroom upstairs.

And lastly the bedroom view!!!!!

Almost done!!! Friday Harbor Addition to Modern House.

The New Addition is everything to the left of the 2 story Tower. The landscaping is just going in and they can’t do any planting until the fall after it starts raining. Next Spring, it is going to look much better. The whole entry walkway s being pulled out and extended to give it more prominence. It was all gravel parking before. Steve Schram is doing the Landscaping- he is a Master.

So this part is the new addition.

The whole reason for the addition was a Master Suite facing the water view across to Dinner Island. The owners are friends and love to collect local island artists works.

There is a neighbor close the their side yard, so windows up high keep the privacy.

New art is from Theresa Smith.

Master Bath is off the driveway, so windows up high made sense.

Anacortes House Remodel complete in Skyline! #TrueBearingBuiltConstruction

Stunning kitchen remodel with True Bearing Built Construction! The stainless backsplash with Salmon swimming is by artist Graham Schodda, graham@gschodda.com, https://www.gschodda.com/fish really makes the kitchen in this Pacific Northwest home overlooking the water.

The artist used one sheet of stainless steel for the entire splash so that there are no seams. The water texture is fantastic!

The kitchen island is made of a contrasting wood to pop out against teh blue tinted cabinets that make up the rest of the kitchen.

There is a coffee station on the left with its own refrigerator for drinks.

The living room also got a facelift. The tv is on an arm to lower, the fireplace is a new gas horizontal modern with driftwood and glass.

The Master Bath has more storage now, porcelain tiles on the floor, storage tower to get water picks and toothbrushes off the counters.

New tub and accent wall of dark paint and tile.

New House Complete in Anacortes! SHED ROOF!

This was a veery challenging site that was on a bluff and sloping in another direction from the bluff. It is 3 stories from one side and 1 story on the back side. Don’t worry about water getting into the house from the opposite sloping entry shed roof- there is a diverting cricket on top to divert the water sideways away from the wall of the 3rd floor! Black vinyl windows and garage door blend in more then white, no?

Here iis the back side, which has a covered patio off the kitchen. The 2 angles of the roof are more evident on this side. The entry slopes in the opposite direction.

A staircase connects the 3 levels and it open to the living room and entry when you walk in.

The kitchen has 2 colors of cabinets, the island being a dark wood color with a contrasting granite top.

A county kitchen copper sink is a nice feature with view out to the water.

The backsplash is glass tiles and it runs up the wa;; with floating shelves bu the kitchen window. It also goes into the windows, with no window casings. The green pulls in the wooded trees from the surrounding site.

Here is a shot looking down from the stair into the Living room.

The Powder room sports a live edge slab of wood as a floating counter, with carved granite bowl sink.

Living room looking towards the central staircase.

Master Bath has granite counters called “Fusion” from Stone Pros Marble & Granite, Inc. in Burlington www.stone-pros.com

Glass bowl sinks. LED lite mirrored medicine cabinets.

The 3rd floor has 2 bedroom and a family room. View from top of stairs looking back down into Living Room.

Side view of the entry. The main house is clad in Hardie boards, but the entry uses “Pika-Pika” wood tha t has been partially burned to create a permanent texture. “Nakamoto Forestry”.

Owner Tania and I in the entry stair. of her new home We did materials selection at local places and the result is warm, clean, modern and one of the best houses that I have ever done. That you Tania and Jose for letting me help you with your Dream House!

NEW HOUSE UNDER CONSTRUCTION ON DECATUR ISLAND

It is so exciting to see a project getting built! This was one of the most complicated rooflines that I have ever done, as it had to step down with the site to be under the height limit. It hugs the site very well, don’t you think?

My 3D model shows that they cut back on the exaggerated knee braces, but did open up the gables to not be framed in with trusses, so all in all, looks great!

This the front of the house, the one that you would see upon arriving in a golf cart.

Here is the real entry- I do like the beams stained black. Very handsome!

So glad that they went with a more grey palette- they were originally thinking more brown, as my 3D model was showing.

The decking is really pretty! And no maintenance! It’s Tanzite a manufactured stone out of Canada. They distribute here in the states.

Here was the site before construction- really pretty woods, with distant views out to the water.. This is an island with no ferry service, so you have to take private ferries to get here and the residents all drive golf carts from the dock to their houses.

"Just a Front Porch" in Bellingham, WA.

This is the “After” of the new front porch that I designed to go with the historic house. It aligns perfectly with the existing concrete sidewalk to the house. The new porch looks like it was always there- a true mark of a good addition:-)

This was the existing entry to this house. The front entry had to be torn off when they re-did the foundations and she could not get anyone to help her design a new front porch for over a year. This was a small job, but I felt the need to help her out. Not glamorous, but functionally needed to get to the front door.

ADDITION ON WHIDBEY Island in Washington State

Addition to an existing house on the right, incorporates a new entry, new interior stairway, new bedroom suite on 1st floor, new Master Suite on 2nd floor, new kitchen configuration.

View from the street- note the condenser for the ductless mini split was supposed to be hidden around the side of the house. The narrow slit windows are for the new Master Bath.

The structure before the addition.

The main access before was around the back of the building with an exterior exposed staircase.

Here are the drawings that explain what was done. They kept the old exterior stairs as secondary egress.

2nd Floor Extension and remodel- Bellingham!

This involved an extension of about 12 feet over the garage to gain more room on the 2nd floor. The whole 2nd floor was re-organized to gain a proper Master Bath and walk in closet. Contractor is LJS - https://ljshandyman.com. Talk to Lester Johnstone or Will Fairy or Jeremy Eckley.

There were some changes along the way, but I think that the contractor made some good calls on his own house. Much better street appeal now. I tried to dog up the before shot, but the one below is the only. one that I could find:

The new Master bath has some un-usual color combos, not selected by me…..But having a “Wet Room” like that is kinda a cool idea, for sure.

Love the Dark Turquoise tiles on the Guest bathroom walls in contrast to the white fixtures and tiles. Brass accents are still in and looking fabulous! I am not sure about storage, however. Must be cabinets flanking on each side for gear- I have not seen it in person, these are shots that the contractor took and sent to me:-)