The Blue House

A stone fire pit of “ripple” river bottom limestone provides a focal point around which the house and outdoor spaces wrap.

In the guest bedroom, as throughout, gray painted beadboard walls and ceilings complement the original trim and repainted wood base.

Stone panels are used as wainscotting in the bathroom which features painted wood slat siding and a glass door shower with a view of the landscape.

The kitchen opens to a farmhouse sink, custom Millwork with hanging shelves, under counter refrigerator, and white stone wall panels.

The living room features a wrap-around sofa custom to fit the room width and windows, while the dining room delivers classic lines of Mid-Century Modern tables and chairs.

The shotgun flow through the living room, dining room, and kitchen showcases new Brazilian Cherry wide-plank flooring.

The interior renovation blends modern and traditional elements by retaining the structure and dimensions of the farmhouse while updating finishes, and windows, and doors.

New insulated windows and doors remain true to scale, as here in the main bedroom.

To better accommodate family and friends, and to take advantage of the views of rolling hills and abundant wildlife, the owner/designer opened the original southeast porch onto a new outdoor living room.

The original well house anchors the outdoor dining room, where a picnic table is shaded by a weathered steel trellis on a floor of Endicott bricks. The space provides gathering space from which to enjoy cooling breezes in the summer, fires in the winter, and stargazing year-round.

The original craftsman detailed porch oriented on axis with the southeast breezes allows rooms to open to the outside.

The opened porch reallocates steps as seating elements from which to enjoy the carefully scaled elements of the outdoor living room. Planters brim with native cactus, pampas grass, as well as garlic to keep deer away. These planters and a lily pad adorned “water trough” utilize chop-block limestone while the stone fire pit showcases “ripple” river bottom limestone.