The clients wanted their rancher up-island to feel like it had always been there. Prairie character, traditional proportions — the kind of home that looks like it grew out of the land rather than got dropped onto it.
They had a few of their own pieces they wanted worked into the design, including some furniture with real history to it. The island legs are salvaged. It’s a small thing, but it’s the kind of detail that makes a room feel earned rather than assembled.
The rest of the project followed that same instinct. No showroom polish. Materials and forms chosen to look settled and solid — the kind of cabinetry that gets better as the house ages around it.
