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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!

WHIDBEY ISLAND REMODEL- 1 year to finish

When you don’t have lot of space and want a jetted jacuzzi tub and a shower, this works! It is a 48” long Japanese Style soaking tub that has really powerful jets- not those tickling bubbly ones that do not get into your sore muscles. Have done 2 projects with this tub and everyone loves it. 30” deep. EMPAVA EMPV-48JT11

The tub faucet is built into the lip of the tub with the controls and an integral sprayer to wash down the tub after use- very handy! The wiring is a bit tricky. The contractor did not look at my drawings when installing the cabinet handles and put the lower drawer handles in the middle of the door panel instead of at the top. This means that one has to bend down another 6 inches and practically touch your toes to open a drawer- ugh! My pet peeve! Please try to catch your hardware installer before they make this mistake….once the holes are drilled, it is over. You can patch the holes, but a divot will always be there.

The Laundry involved adding a skylight, changing flooring, adding cabinets . Much more functional with storage to put stuff and a folding counter.

Nice new shower in the Guest Bathroom!

New media cabinets with pull out drawers for an extensive record collection! Equipment hidden behind screened doors. Again, cabinet pulls are mounted in the center of the doors instead of a the top of the doors! The older that you get, the harder it is to bend down:-) No patching those holes now…..these cabinet installers are likely on the construction crew, do not look at the drawings, and are told to install the hardware….do I sound picky? God is in the details, as Ludwig Mies van der Rohe used to say!

Kitchen needed more storage, so the space under the overhang with filled in with cabinets. Easy fix! And people can still gather there.