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Located in the old chancel, the kitchen retains original stained glass windows and intricate moldings. A spiral staircase leads up to a cozy reading nook—what was the organ loft.

Puriri timber reclaimed from a fallen tree on site was specified around the window and door jambs, sills, trims and bench tops. "The light falls on it showing up the beautiful green-brown tones and the patterns that the Puriri moth leaves in the timber,

“We listened carefully to the house, and tried to do what it needed,” Carisa says.

Just inside the home’s entry, steps lead down to a cozy living area.

"We wanted the countertops to be special, so Aaron drew a curve for this corner and our friend John built them,

The 1969 summer house needed a gut remodel—so Carisa Salerno and Aaron Levin rebuilt it piece by piece: “In the end, we feel like we built a sculpture, not a house.”