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The original house was built in 1914, on a slightly raised portion of the property.

The design team added a skylight to the shower room, which has a ribbed glass partition and wall tile from Solistone.

Mudroom cabinetry creates consistency with the rest of the house.

The fireplace now has a tile-covered hearth—the tile is La Pietra Compattata Cromie Bianco—that people can sit on.

Also in the foyer, beside a wall of glass that brings light into the living/dining area, is storagefor coats, bags and shoes.

A woodburning stove not only heats the home, but also the water that flows into its bathrooms.

“We created this patchwork, not just on the facade but also in the interiors, because we needed to down the light,” says Noguera. “All these horizontal elements between the columns start working as a shading system, like louvers.”

Their dogs, Goya and Sonny, hang out on the steps next to the elevated dining area.

The living area features a Strato CB2 sectional that Melody owned before the couple moved in together. In the kitchen, pendants made by the pair hang over a concrete-topped island.

The deck is made of pressure-treated pine that’s meant to age naturally and discolor unevenly, depending on how the sun hits it.

With the Pacific Northwest’s abundant greenery but often dreary weather, Elizabeth wanted an indoor-outdoor space that maximized natural light on long-awaited sunny days.

The house sits in an established neighborhood filled with 1940s Cape Cods and bungalows from the 1920s and ’30s. As with many of our projects, we wanted to respect the scale of the neighborhood, even if it was a contemporary house, & make sure the house read pleasantly from the street in the context of the houses around it. Kinetic screens are utilized here to enclose the carport & allow the homeowner to attach outdoor art.

The founder of Shaye’s Tiny Homes own residence, the steel- and cedar-clad Hazel is a 230–255 square foot design that starts at approximately $137K USD. Flexible spaces like the semi-detached room at the short end of the porch were added to the house to help make it resilient to changing needs.

Engelsman planned for plenty of moments of display for the couple’s cookbooks and collectibles.

A skylight was added to bring in more light, and the existing ceilings painted Benjamin Moore ‘Black Tar’ for contrast. The island pendant is the Schoolhouse Ray 17” Pendant and the stools are the Artek Aalto High Chair K65.