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Hess combined a John Boos butcher-block table with a piece carved by local wood sculptor Vince Skelly to create a sculptural kitchen island. "As soon as [Skelly] brought that in there, [Charlie and Todd's] little daughter hopped up on it and owned it. So, that's where she hangs out in the kitchen," says Hess.

![The tile counters were a request from Charlie. Hess specified Fireclay tile, and likes that the treatment "feels more in line with the original kind of [Tudor] detail you would have had at the time."](https://images2.dwell.com/photos/6272473203005894656/6715097621809704960/original.jpg?auto=format&q=35&w=160)
![Hess combined a John Boos butcher-block table with a piece carved by local wood sculptor Vince Skelly to create a sculptural kitchen island. "As soon as [Skelly] brought that in there, [Charlie and Todd's] little daughter hopped up on it and owned it. So, that's where she hangs out in the kitchen," says Hess.](https://images2.dwell.com/photos/6272473203005894656/6715097682740359168/original.jpg?auto=format&q=35&w=160)

