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The new stainless-steel kitchen is fitted with cabinetry and appliances and includes a floating island with a burner and drawers to conceal pots and pans. It’s set on wheels so Martin and Andrew can rotate it to free up floor space as needed while entertaining.
The new stainless-steel kitchen is fitted with cabinetry and appliances and includes a floating island with a burner and drawers to conceal pots and pans. It’s set on wheels so Martin and Andrew can rotate it to free up floor space as needed while entertaining.
The lefthand storage was ripped out and the cinderblock walls spackled to look like stone. The striped painting is by Erik Jorgensen and the one below is by Johann Somme Anhild.
The lefthand storage was ripped out and the cinderblock walls spackled to look like stone. The striped painting is by Erik Jorgensen and the one below is by Johann Somme Anhild.
Andrew and Martin tore out walls and a set of built-ins forming the entry, preserving some storage and adding more above the door.
Andrew and Martin tore out walls and a set of built-ins forming the entry, preserving some storage and adding more above the door.
The living space has a Hästens bed that can fold away during parties, a dining table and chairs by Alvar Aalto, and track lighting in the apartment’s signature orange.
The living space has a Hästens bed that can fold away during parties, a dining table and chairs by Alvar Aalto, and track lighting in the apartment’s signature orange.
Warwas offset the rear of the ADU to accommodate the power lines running behind the house, and he designed a window in the office/guest room upstairs that meets the roof in the same way that the window off the dining area/kitchen meets the ground.
Warwas offset the rear of the ADU to accommodate the power lines running behind the house, and he designed a window in the office/guest room upstairs that meets the roof in the same way that the window off the dining area/kitchen meets the ground.
The former laundry space was refashioned into a windowside booth, its built-in shelves, walls and ceilings painted red. It's become popular with kids and visitors.
The former laundry space was refashioned into a windowside booth, its built-in shelves, walls and ceilings painted red. It's become popular with kids and visitors.
The countertop is a custom Concrete Collaborative terrazzo, and the colored flecks nod to the wall tiles.
The countertop is a custom Concrete Collaborative terrazzo, and the colored flecks nod to the wall tiles.
The flooring are custom green vinyl floor tiles ($800) from Etsy shop Marzipan Days, installed over the existing floor and sealed, while the wallpaper is the exact pattern that Kara admired in Quebec City coffee shop two years ago, bought on sale from Anthropologie for $700.
The flooring are custom green vinyl floor tiles ($800) from Etsy shop Marzipan Days, installed over the existing floor and sealed, while the wallpaper is the exact pattern that Kara admired in Quebec City coffee shop two years ago, bought on sale from Anthropologie for $700.
Julie also designed this spa deck, a few steps from the main house.
Julie also designed this spa deck, a few steps from the main house.
Behind Eva is one of her canvases. Vintage Moroccan rugs are strewn on the floor of the second story.
Behind Eva is one of her canvases. Vintage Moroccan rugs are strewn on the floor of the second story.
After: The soaring new living and dining space benefits from an abundance of natural light from every side, and they spent a lot of time trying to find the best lighting for the kitchen. The final choice: long, narrow copper pendants from Denmark suspended by ultra thin wires to not disrupt the visual flow of the room.
After: The soaring new living and dining space benefits from an abundance of natural light from every side, and they spent a lot of time trying to find the best lighting for the kitchen. The final choice: long, narrow copper pendants from Denmark suspended by ultra thin wires to not disrupt the visual flow of the room.
Whether it’s cross-country skiing in the winter or trail running in the summer, the 330-foot home’s minimalist design encourages Catherine to be outside in the surrounding landscape throughout the year.
Whether it’s cross-country skiing in the winter or trail running in the summer, the 330-foot home’s minimalist design encourages Catherine to be outside in the surrounding landscape throughout the year.
“The fireplace really turns out to be a focus of the deck and the house,” says Marlatt. “We use it a lot more than I ever thought we would, frankly.”
“The fireplace really turns out to be a focus of the deck and the house,” says Marlatt. “We use it a lot more than I ever thought we would, frankly.”
At the white oak vanity, Marlatt integrated a light with the mirror, and the entire installation moves along sliding barn door hardware. “That was something I really wanted to try,” says Marlatt. “It’s not super functional, just fun.”
At the white oak vanity, Marlatt integrated a light with the mirror, and the entire installation moves along sliding barn door hardware. “That was something I really wanted to try,” says Marlatt. “It’s not super functional, just fun.”
Marlatt built the cabinets in place from Russian Birch plywood, and the counters are a thin application of Neolith stone. The backsplash is glass, making for easy clean-up, and a few of the cabinet fronts are painted Masonite, for fun pops of color. The ceramics on the shelves are by Burgevin.
Marlatt built the cabinets in place from Russian Birch plywood, and the counters are a thin application of Neolith stone. The backsplash is glass, making for easy clean-up, and a few of the cabinet fronts are painted Masonite, for fun pops of color. The ceramics on the shelves are by Burgevin.

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