We designed and built a new guest cottage that was awarded Historically Compatible Addition of 2015 by the Ashland Historic Commission. It features period interior woodwork, as well as columns, detailed eaves and a dormer. It was built to high energy efficiency standards and was pressure-tested to verify it surpassed the highest air leakage standard. The Ashland Historic Commission stated that, “the attention to detail is truly breathtaking.”
We built cabinetry in the main house in 2014.
We installed electrical wiring, made plumbing changes, installed low voltage wiring, and stained exterior woodwork in the main house in 2017.
We painted much of the exterior of the main house in 2019 and stained exterior woodwork. We repaired exterior trim and siding and the fence, and reattached the electrical meter.
In 2013 and 2014 we completed an interior remodel with a large deck and patio. We remodeled multiple rooms with mahogany window and door jambs framed in chrome trim that is flush to the wall surface without the use of face trim. We built a mahogany floor to ceiling cabinet built-in with a hidden door and grain-matched alcove. We remodeled the bathroom, vaulted the ceiling, added a transom window and a pocket door that slides behind the shower, marble walls that appear to float with a recessed polished brass bottom, heated tiled floors with barrier-free zero-step shower and almost invisible tiled line drain, heated towel bars, and flush mahogany door and window trim. The deck was built of mahogany and featured a stainless steel cable railing. The large patio was edged with a long flush curving concrete wall that was installed with an inset large moss stone at the side of the footbridge.
In 2017 we remodeled the downstairs bathroom with matching flush mahogany window and door jambs framed with chrome, marble walls that appear to float with a recessed polished brass bottom, mahogany bump-outs and a floor to ceiling mirror with a floating vanity mounted on it.
In 2014 and 2015 we redesigned and remodeled a home. We vaulted ceilings and removed walls to open the floorplan. The kitchen and bathrooms were updated, including a curving glass tiled roman tub and a pearl shell tiled shower. A wood fireplace was installed with a custom designed mantel and marble hearth extension, and updates were made to increase energy efficiency. We finished with curving local stone walls and a clean and simple round entry archway.
In 2017 we replaced the existing old downstairs terracotta tile floor with hickory flooring to match the flooring we had installed in the remainder of the house. We also replaced the existing old sliding door with tall French doors with sidelights and transom window.
In 2015 and 2016 we designed an addition and worked with the Ashland Planning and Historic Commissions to get approval for a zoning variance for the existing non-conforming structure, and to follow historic guidelines. We remodeled the house, changed the flat roof to a peaked roof, and added a two story addition to the back of the house that doubled its size along with a full length walkable storage attic with skylights. We moved the kitchen and installed wood paneling on feature walls using wood that had been reclaimed from the original house.
In 2015 and 2016 we replaced the foundation and the floor framing and beams under the kitchen-living building and extensive deck of a large three-building home. We used full-height wood-grained concrete stem walls and connected them to the cedar siding with a clear cedar band trim. We leveled the building and attached it to the foundation to resist seismic forces. We re-built the edge of the roof eaves and installed fascia trim and gutters. Then we installed roof and foundation drains.
In 2016 and 2017 we repeated this process with the second building and decks. We leveled the structure, rebuilt the beams and floor, and installed the concrete stem walls, seismic attachments, and cedar band trim. We installed fascia and gutters, rebuilt the eaves, and installed roof and foundation drains.
In 2017 we remodeled a kitchen and adjoining rooms in a historic home. We added vertical grain fir cabinets, quartz countertops, and subway tile backsplash.
In 2019 we remodeled the main floor of the house. All the interior walls were removed and an open floor plan was created with stained oak floors and a vaulted living room ceiling. Large wood clad windows, a front door with side lights, and a wide and tall French sliding door with transom windows above it were installed. The stair railing is custom designed and fabricated. Interior doors are knotty alder.
A new kitchen was built using knotty hickory cabinets topped with Blue Bahia granite countertops. An island with a deep breakfast bar contains a wine cooler, microwave, and garbage pull out. A copper farmhouse kitchen sink is paired with a black faucet and black cabinet pulls. A range hood is mounted flush with the ceiling and controlled with a remote. Reclaimed brick from a historic Chicago building was installed on the kitchen wall and used for the kitchen backsplash. Hickory shelves were hung on copper rods.
A wood fireplace is framed with ledge stone and a live stone slab hearth extension bench provides seating in front of it. The live stone slabs extend from the side of the bench across the floor to create firewood storage. The mantel is from an 1850s hand-hewn timber from Jacksonville. Next to the fireplace, historic reclaimed shelves are hung on copper rods. The shelves, along with others in the dining room and near the exterior door are from century old beams from a timber frame barn in Ashland. These beams were also used to create a dog feeding station with copper bowls. An 1870s beam from Jacksonville is installed at the top of the vaulted living room ceiling.
Morton Street remodel open floor plan
Morton Street remodel open kitchen
Morton Street remodel open kitchen
Morton Street remodel kitchen wine refrigerator
Morton Street remodel kitchen
Morton Street remodel kitchen copper farmhouse sink
