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dining room and master suite and create
a dream kitchen with a breakfast area and
adjoining family room tailored to the way
the owners cook and entertain. Though
the finished home feels more spacious
than before, the project only added about
15 percent to its overall footprint. Says
Rill, “It was mostly re-organizing what had
been done and wasn’t working.”
Early on in the project, Rill tapped
interior designer Erin Paige Pitts to help
with finishes and furniture. The team
held regular meetings with the owners,
planning every element of the design collaboratively.
Rill proposed a riff on the Prairie
aesthetic in his approach to interior and
exterior detailing. In the family room,
a massive Old Spruce Mountain stone
hearth with a flagstone mantel and subtle
bands of trim on the ceiling reflect this
Craftsman style. “We gave it scale and
proportion without too much ornate
detail,” says Rill. “We really wanted to play
up the landscape.”
Custom maple cabinetry and countertops in Napolina honed, fossilized limestone set a warm,
organic tone in the kitchen (top). The door by the range leads to an efficient desk area (above,
left) positioned away from the cooking area and a butler’s pantry (above, right) offering
plenty of storage and display space en route to the dining room.
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