Wood You

Aaron and Yuka Ruell transformed a 1950s Portland ranch house into a retro-inspired family home with plenty of spaces for their four children to roam. In the kitchen, interior designer Emily Knudsen Leland replaced purple laminate cabinets with flat-sawn eastern walnut, and added PentalQuartz countertops in polished Super White for contrast. The kitchen island is clad with original red tiles, and hanging cabinets above it were removed to maximize light and family-room views.

Master suite and breezeway off of the pool courtyard

#outdoor #exterior #outside #axe #cuttingwood Photo courtesy of Daniel Henessy

Cool Cribs

Details like vertically oriented wood siding, straight-forward forms, and overhanging masses were motivated by this modernist aesthetic. #exterior #bauhaus #wood #kansascity #baulinderhaus #hufft Photo credit by Mike Sinclair

East Village Penthouse, New York, NY, 2007. Architect: Pulltab.

#townhouse #kitchen #brooklyn #douglasfir #island Photo by Matthew Williams

The stairs and the wood paneling were designed and built by wood-worker Noah Israel, a longtime neighbor and friend.