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deatherage home
Modern house on the prarie
Builder’s Fort Gibson home perfected for family
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Contractor Cody Deatherage feels right at home on his acreage east of Fort Gibson.
For one thing, he said he built most of the homes in the neighborhood, just off Three Mile Road north of U.S. 62.
He also loves the countryside.
Cody and Lauren Deatherage, plus their three children, have lived in their newest house for about a year and three months.
Cody Deatherage built the home as a modern house on the prairie.
By Cathy Spaulding • Photos by Mandy Corbell
Glorious sunsets were one thing that drew Cody and Lauren Deatherage to their spread east of Fort Gibson.
ABOVE: Doors opening onto a courtyard, plus a second-floor balcony hint at a grand entry.
LEFT: Lauren and Cody Deatherage join their children — Vivian, 1, Luke, 5, and Evelyn, 7 — by their swimming pool.
BELOW: Turf and a fire pit offer a cozy poolside setting.
A courtyard with black iron gates surrounds a swimming pool and three lounge areas.
Guests pass through the courtyard and by the pool to get to the main entry.
“You get the full feel of the entire house going through the courtyard,” Cody said. “It’s not just one entry and the rest of the house,”
The 42-inch oversized front door is black outside and white inside the house. A deep spiderweb ceiling looms overhead.
“It’s not full-blown contemporary, but a modern contemporary home,” he said. “Fresh, light colors, lots of sunlight.”
The entry, kitchen and living area play on this black and white theme, with flashes of natural maple. Porcelain tile floors resemble wood planks.
ABOVE: Furniture and floors in natural hues complement the black and white interior.
LEFT: A built-in dining area bench also serves as storage space.
A big screen TV and an electric SimpliFire fireplace form black rectangles on one wall. Two small windows top two black hutches on each side. Cody said he bought the fireplace from Hearth and Pool in Tahlequah.
Lauren Deatherage said they bought most of the furniture from Restoration Hardware or West Elm.
A built-in bench with storage cubbies, surrounds the oval dining table.
“I have different napkins, tableware and chargers. We also have several platters in there,” Lauren said.
Black chairs by the table come from Pottery Barn.
She said Christen Heath of Blue J Home helped with the design.
The kitchen’s island has a built-in sink that features ledges for a cutting board, drying rack and scrubber brush bin. Fixtures are brushed gold.
ABOVE: A shower with tiles and shelves is next to a pedestal tub in the master bath.
LEFT: The master bedroom has a built-in headboard with a switch to control lighting.
The kitchen features several areas for dining, a corner pantry and a wood slat ceiling.
A walk-in pantry has a freezer and coffee shelf. The white countertops contrast with black kitchen cabinets. The cabinets were custom made by Elite Cabinetry of Tulsa. An LED pendant light from LifeStyles Lighting and Furniture hangs over the kitchen island.
The Wolf range is gas and includes a grill and griddle.
“We get quite a bit of use out of it, especially for breakfast in the morning,” Lauren said.
There are two ovens, and the range has a pot filler so that water is convenient.
Cody said he built the wood slat ceiling over the kitchen.
Doors throughout the house are solid core, and most are 8 feet tall downstairs. Ceilings are 10 to 12 feet.
Natural light floods into the master suite. Deatherage said most of the day, they don’t even turn lights on. The bed has a built-in cushioned headboard with a light switch. A sunny sitting area and exercise room is just off the bedroom.
The master bathroom features a pedestal tub and tile shower. His-and-her sinks have maple cabinets.
Master bedroom walk-in closets seem two stories tall, with pulldown clothes racks on top. Even they have windows to stream in natural light.
Beside the master bedroom is 1-year-old Vivian’s room, which has a circle ceiling, bathroom and walk-in closet.
A spacious laundry room, mud room and half bath are on the other side of the first floor.
Cody designed the metal gate that keeps the toddler from going up the steep maple steps going to the second floor.
The older children share a play area with built-in shelves, as well as balconies.
Luke, 5, has a walk-in closet
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The Deatherages can spend warm nights in their courtyard.
A balcony has several entrances.
The master bedroom features a sitting and exercise area.
and a full bathroom.
Evelyn, 7, said she helped design her room, which features plenty of pink and gray. She said she likes her pegboard bulletin board.
“I like to put pages up there,” she said.
She has her own bathroom, walk-in closet and access to the balcony.
The second floor has walk-in access to the insulated and temperature-controlled attic.
“We actually have our return vents and supplies in the attic, all of our data communication storage,” Cody said.
The garage has a full parking area, plus space for a work-out and workshop. The garage has its own shop sink and heater.
A three-section sliding door opens onto the pool and courtyard.
Galaxy Home Recreation of Broken Arrow installed the pool, which features chaise lounges on one, ankle-deep end and a seat on the deep diving end. More loungers and a hammock are placed beside one part of the pool. A dining area with a stone fire pit are by the shallow end.
The two-story porch outside the master bedroom has a tongue-ingroove pine ceiling.
A separate room with a three-quarter bathroom, heating and cooling, can be used as a guest room or poolside changing room.
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