Discards Create Innovative Home Design
Written by faith on November 25th, 2009The Sunday Seattle Times includes Pacific NW feature stories which this Seattle interior designer never misses. The story within the story, “On Whidbey, a unified home from multiple recycled parts”, weaves the green design of an architect son and garden designer mother. The resulting design is clever, resourceful and a feast for a designer’s eyes.
photo Benjamin Benschneider
According to Valerie Easton, Fran Abel can accommodate holiday feasts in her little house because the main living quarter opens up wide at one end to expand out into the landscape. The round “vaults,” or depressions in the concrete floor, hold the supports for the dining room table, which when fully assembled extends 36 feet, the entire length of the house and patio.
Though this home is small by most standards, 860 square feet, the innovative design provides multi-purpose use for each of the three rooms. From Easton, “Every space is multipurpose; the kitchen, dining and living rooms share a single space. The bedroom converts to a yoga room when the Murphy bed is folded into the wall, and its hallway is lined with books. The “barn” houses a workshop, guest room/study, laundry and plenty of storage for bikes and boats.”
photo courtesy Seattle Times
Look carefully at the metal kitchen cabinets from Sears which are intended to store tools. This story and all the images are a good read and will have you reconsidering ‘discards’.
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Man, it seems the longer you stare at those pictures, the more interesting they are. I can’t believe it’s only 860 sq ft. Just looking at the way the kitchen opens to the backyard makes it seem so much bigger.
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I feel the same way-this house has to be bigger than 850. The attention to details make this home an opportunity to learn what we can do and apply in our own homes.
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what a great picture
i hope i can build my own home like that..
still figure out, how to make a great design for my kitchen..
do you have some suggestion
thanks for the answer
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This is fantastic! I love the cross use of every room and outdoor dining is a such a wonderful way to entertain. Ingenious!
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