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The windows were replaced with new, larger units on the lakeside wall, as well as sliding glass doors, and a slat detail added to the space between the headers and the ceiling. The back wall now has rift-sawn red oak cabinetry and paneling.

The vertical, three-level cabin is compact in footprint, but maximizes every square foot.

The kitchen lighting is from Cedar & Moss.

The inside of the bespoke storage cabinet.

Hixton's over-arching goal for the kitchen was function. "I said repeatedly that function trumps aesthetics, but in the end, I don't think aesthetics was ever sacrificed," she shares. To plan for this, Dyer asked to see how Hixton stored food and created a bespoke cabinet specifically to house her stored bulk food. "The height on each drawer is specific to the height of a jar, pint, quart, half-gallon. It's amazing how much food it stores in such a small space," says Hixton.

"We liked the idea of him making the tiles for the backsplash. It allowed us to customize the kitchen and make it feel more personal," says Hixton. "Stephanie, who is also really into tile, completely embraced the idea. She guided him with glaze choices and layout. It turned out perfectly—so perfectly that he included tiles with her and Glen's [the contractor] initials in it. We view that tile the way we view Rose's letter, a way to know the house's history."

The new master bathroom features wall sconces from Chown hardware and penny tiles in a patterned designed by Dyer herself.

The master bedroom. The upstairs floors were all redone with reclaimed fir from another site.