living room

The living room could feature a roaring fire as a focal point. The metalwork for the wood stove and venting cost about $13,000.

At one end of the house, the home's glass-ensconced great room extends over the hillside, anchored by a steel-reinforced concrete chimney.

To maximize function, the living room's Brazilian-made sectional can be transformed into two separate beds for guests.

For the floor and built-ins, the architects opted for Douglas fir. The recessed wood-burning stove is a Morsø 5660.

The interior walls, ceilings, and built-ins are clad in Siberian larch from UPK Concept. Tham placed the glazed openings and doorways to maintain clear sight lines throughout the long and narrow home.

“I wanted the house to feel like a boat in the middle of the forest or on an island, standing alone,

The Rosy Mound Retreat is comprised of two intersecting volumes: a wood-clad main house and a living room wing.

The southwest-facing corner with the wood stove and the forest views is the spot in the home Emilie loves best. “It’s the spot where we do everything,” she says.

The living room’s large wall of glass frames a view of the adjoining grassy field and Puget Sound, visually blending indoors and outdoors.

"A steep or unstable site can make it difficult and costly to seismically retrofit a structure, or stabilize the site,” says Thomas Schaer at SHED Architecture and Design, a Seattle-based firm with extensive experience in adaptive reuse, as well as midcentury remodel. “There also may be land-use code provisions that limit or prevent development on the lot."

SHED enhanced the original tongue-and-groove ceiling and bold dark beams with new paint and stains. Expansive walls of glass create a strong indoor/outdoor connection.

The room benefits from much more natural light, thanks to the open plan and new windows.

Romero dressed the daybed cushions with linen and merino wool.