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Burch Cottage floor plan

Bob sits in the entry courtyard with his dog, Goya.

Wood-paneled walls in the bunk/mudroom are painted Farrow & Ball Hardwick White No.5, and have custom storage units to the left, and two custom white oak bunks to the right.

A dry-stacked rock hearth supports a Charnwood freestanding woodstove, which was carefully chosen to fit the scale of the surroundings.

Field Theory ordered brass brackets from Iron Abode, and a local carpenter created custom shelves to match the wood paneling. Carrara marble counters run underneath them. The oak-and-iron midcentury bar stools were from 1st Dibs.

When the crew realized they would need to rebuild the ceiling above the bar for structural reasons, the builder resolved to recreate it to match the square woodwork in the library ceiling instead of letting the slats run straight across.

The couple rarely needs to turn on an interior electric light until sundown—and even if the ridge skylight extends their mortgage payments a little longer, Amy says “I’m so glad we did it—it’s what makes the house.”

The flooring switches from warm, engineered white oak in the living room to concrete in the kitchen to make cleaning a breeze.

The fireplace and hearth are clad in soapstone, which the team liked for the contrast and movement in the veining. The new window above the sliding door provides "a view of the sky and then just a flood of daylight coming in," says Fowler.

First Floor After

A vaulted ceiling interspersed with skylights, in tandem with floor-to-ceiling glass, fills the home with natural light.

Solk thickened the fireplace wall to two feet deep, and packed in storage capabilities around the newly refinished fireplace, which now has large-scale porcelain tile surrounding it.

In recreating the bathroom, Mendes employed a wall-mounted sink, white-painted walls and black hexagonal floor tile.

Woodshop 506 did the millwork for the cabinets and shelves throughout the home.

In the dining area, a Guild chandelier hangs above a table and chairs from Carl Hansen.

Because the home itself used so much wood, Carine leaned on other natural materials like linen and leather for the furnishings. In the living room, a Design Within Reach sectional is paired with a Timothy Oulton coffee table. The side table is from Formations; the chair is Cassoni.

BEFORE: Built-in storage was easy to repurpose.

“The overarching goal was that it feel effortless,” laughs Louis, “but it turns out that’s a lot of work.”