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The original wood columns and beams create a more open feel and flood the spaces with natural light. "The kitchen looks out over the courtyard, which acts as a light well and provides ventilation,
The original wood columns and beams create a more open feel and flood the spaces with natural light. "The kitchen looks out over the courtyard, which acts as a light well and provides ventilation,
Designed to comfortably accommodate three to five employees, the 1,000-square-foot home office that Matt Fajkus Architecture has recently built beautifully complements an existing midcentury abode in Austin, Texas.
Designed to comfortably accommodate three to five employees, the 1,000-square-foot home office that Matt Fajkus Architecture has recently built beautifully complements an existing midcentury abode in Austin, Texas.
Sherry and John made a coffee table out of cutoffs from the home’s timber-frame posts. But the edges of the wood tabletop shrank and curled upward, only to flatten out again later. The couple decided to screw down the perimeter of the table, for consistency’s sake. “We figured it would crack, which it did,” says Sherry, “so now we have an earthquake-motif coffee table.”
Sherry and John made a coffee table out of cutoffs from the home’s timber-frame posts. But the edges of the wood tabletop shrank and curled upward, only to flatten out again later. The couple decided to screw down the perimeter of the table, for consistency’s sake. “We figured it would crack, which it did,” says Sherry, “so now we have an earthquake-motif coffee table.”
To avoid welding inside the house, Sherry and John created demountable cable railings for the interior. They fashioned the railings at Sherry’s metal shop in San Francisco and then had them powder-coated.
To avoid welding inside the house, Sherry and John created demountable cable railings for the interior. They fashioned the railings at Sherry’s metal shop in San Francisco and then had them powder-coated.
An up-close look at the vintage Louis Poulsen PH Artichoke pendant the couple bought on eBay around the time they purchased the lot. It arrived in miserable shape and sat in their garage for years, until Sherry and John stripped its 72 petals, put in an LED light, and had the chrome ribs and top reflector refinished.
An up-close look at the vintage Louis Poulsen PH Artichoke pendant the couple bought on eBay around the time they purchased the lot. It arrived in miserable shape and sat in their garage for years, until Sherry and John stripped its 72 petals, put in an LED light, and had the chrome ribs and top reflector refinished.
The concrete wall next to the stairs is part of the house’s foundation. “The idea was to use as much of the structure as finish material as possible,” says Sherry. A painting by Thea Schrack hangs nearby.
The concrete wall next to the stairs is part of the house’s foundation. “The idea was to use as much of the structure as finish material as possible,” says Sherry. A painting by Thea Schrack hangs nearby.
At a weekend getaway in Truckee, California, the south terrace is composed of stones excavated from the site, while the chimney is made of sawtooth granite.
At a weekend getaway in Truckee, California, the south terrace is composed of stones excavated from the site, while the chimney is made of sawtooth granite.
The home backs on Tahoe National Forest, so the surrounding nature that forms the backyard view will remain unchanged. Concrete slabs with a decorative pebble border form the outside terrace, and the separate structure holds the homeowner's art studio.
The home backs on Tahoe National Forest, so the surrounding nature that forms the backyard view will remain unchanged. Concrete slabs with a decorative pebble border form the outside terrace, and the separate structure holds the homeowner's art studio.