Northshore Home magazine highlights the best in architectural design, new construction and renovations, interiors, and landscape design.
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59 easily maintained interiors. The site location's natural elements steered the selection of organic features. In addition to salvaged wood for the mantel, ceiling beams, stair newels and interior barn doors, there is an antler chandelier and a live-edge bench in the mud- room. "SV Design's attention to detail far exceeded our expectations," says the homeowner, and it was actually she who launched the kitchen remodel with her vision of a copper hood and preference for walnut cabinetry. Finkenzeller and Verbridge riffed on these elements by adding metal banding to the hood and wrapping the wood around the kitchen island—one example of using a traditional material in a more modern way. The warmth of the copper hood was the catalyst for the home's warm, muted color palette. Even though the family intended to use the house mainly in the winter, they find themselves coming in the summer more and more often. "Since the renovation, we've been saying, 'Let's make more time for this,'" shares the homeowner. "We miss it when we're not there." svdesign.com