scenic drive

Glazing on both sides of the home and an open floor plan allows for beautiful water and forest views throughout the living space.

The dining room is an eclectic mix of styles, with the traditional smooth walls and heavy timber beams of the Pueblo-style architecture contrasted with Mid-Century furniture, an ornate chandelier, contemporary artwork, and a sculpture by a local artisan.

Boy Boy fabricated the framing for the flue shroud and base, which was then finished with plaster, and given a limestone benchtop. The Arto Ceramic tile extends into the kitchen, which has a preserved wood ceiling with new skylights.

A blast of blue continues the tile-forward motif of the bathroom with Daltile's Keystone in Emerald Green. The bench's salvaged marble slab is a close color match to the pink tile backing the sink, and the sconce is RBW.

In the new guest bathroom, the Nood wall-mounted sink has a small, built-in countertop. The blush pink tile is from File Tiles, and the fixtures are California Faucets.

Black accents ground the light wood wall paneling, and the vertically installed subway tile adds texture to a peek-a-boo bathroom.

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

The amount of time Melody and Bob spend at Adelaide “ebbs and flows,” says Bob, depending on commitments in Nashville, where he works on projects and Melody owns a salon and bathhouse. “When we’re here, we make amazing food, swim, goof off, and go for walks,” says Melody. “We walk the whole loop of the property.”

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.

In the bathroom, large tiles and a freestanding tub create a soothing spa-like feel.

The primary bathroom has cream-colored tiles from Heath Ceramics and mirrors floating off the wall, giving what Kypreos says is "a futuristic feel."

"We contrasted the linearity of the etched granite by curving the island edges and introducing fridge panels with hand-carved pulls,

"The wall paneling and railing at the entry required very close collaboration with metal and wood fabricators,

The existing interior staircase did not make a statement.

Now, the home reveals itself in layers. "Those who know me are aware of my love of strange and creepy portraits," says Alex of the artwork.

Slim-lined shelves highlight the wood backdrop. Cabinet hardware was custom powder-coated to match the cabinet color.