On this week’s Summer time Throwback situation, we’re going method again to some reader-favorite tales from summers previous, like this one:
Maury Island, in Washington’s Puget Sound, is small. You’ve seemingly by no means heard of it earlier than, however you will have heard of its bigger neighbor, Vashon Island, to which it’s linked by way of an isthmus constructed by native owners in 1913. (Earlier than then, the 2 islands had been linked solely throughout low tide.) Each are accessible solely by ferry, the inconvenience of which has saved industrial progress at bay—and that’s how its residents prefer it, together with designer Tim Pfeiffer (of Seattle-based structure and interiors agency Hoedemaker Pfeiffer) and his companion, Matt Carvalho.
The 2 had been looking for a trip house on the agricultural island for years once they lastly noticed potential, below a layer of peeling linoleum flooring and pink plywood partitions, in a former shipbuilder’s cabin from the late Nineteenth century. Over the course of a 12 months, Pfeiffer’s design group led a intestine renovation of the house, stripping layers of assorted misbegotten ornamental types from the 1,900-square-foot house and including again in historic appeal—or, to place it succinctly, “eradicating a Sixties rambler vibe out of an unique 1898 home,” says Pfeiffer.
In a nod to the cabin’s unique proprietor, the interiors now additionally allude to its roots: The couple’s house is peppered with nautical references—from the delicate (brass {hardware} within the kitchen, a give attention to the colour blue) to the easy (art work of coastal life and portraits of sailors).
Be a part of us for a tour.
Pictures by Thomas J. Story, courtesy of Hoedemaker Pfeiffer.
