2011 Spring Home Improvement

Home Improvement

The Lynden Tribune & Ferndale Record present

Wednesday, April 27, 2011

Spring

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C4 — Professional Power Washing in full swing for spring home improvement.

C5 — Modern elegance: The Bill and Thea Mancha home stands out in Lynden.

C13 — Dykstra Construction wins national Pyramid Award for Semiahmoo beauty.

C17 — A Window on a Dream: Stan and Kay Campbell home at Gooseberry Point brings waterfront views inside.

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Color my roof — the right color Expert gives some guidelines on matching roof to house color KANSAS CITY, KAN. — Does a green polymer tile roof work with a red brick house? Not likely. Will that same green roof be a better match for a white clapboard home? Absolutely.

“Selecting roofing colors that complement the rest of the home’s exterior can be challenging for some people,” said Kate Smith, (CMG) and owner of Sensational Color. “While people have the freedom of color choice these days with the vast multitude of synthetic roofing colors and blends available in the marketplace, there are certainly some fast and easy guidelines they can keep in mind.”

Smith, who is a DaVinci Roofscapes resident color expert consultant, recommends the following guidelines when matching polymer roof colors with different style homes.

• Green roofs look best with homes that have natural wood siding, or are painted gray, white or a lighter green color than the roof itself. Avoid red or colors that are very “warm” for the siding, although these bright colors could be used as an accent, such as for a front door.

• Brown roofs complement houses painted in tan, yellow, cream, off-white or a different shade of brown. Brick homes that have a yellow or brownish color cast to the bricks can also look good with a brown roof. Stay away from using a brown roof if you have a home with “cool” colors on the main body, such as blues and grays.

• Black roofs provide an anchor for tall homes by helping visually lower the roof and making the home look wider in contrast to the siding color and trim.

A black roof has a strong link to homes painted in gray, blue, green or white … and can also be used with a brick exte-

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• Gray roofs are an ideal complement to more traditional style homes and can also be used on blue, green, black or white house colors. Bolder accent colors for trim, shutters or the entryway door can broaden the visual appeal of the home with a gray roof.

• Terracotta color roofs work exceptionally well with stucco and brick homes, along with stone and those houses with a mixture of exterior materials. White is classic color to use with a terracotta roof.

The high contrast between the body and roof colors looks crisp and clean together, and is often a choice for warmer climates.

• Red roofs match up beautifully to accent gray or warm brown house colors.

Consider a red roof for a white or cream exterior to create a country look for a home.

“Depending on the style of a home, as much as 40 percent or more of the visual you get when looking at a house is the roof,” says Smith. “The more roof that is shown, the more important it is to allow the roof color to help define the home’s style.

“I’m a great fan of color blends for roofs. When you select blends with different shades of a color or two in it, the entire roof seems to merge and unify the home exterior. This softens the roof visually and provides the homeowner with more longterm options for accent colors to ‘pull out’ from the roofing blend color.”

DaVinci, the color leader in the synthetic roofing industry, offers 28 standard color blends. Homeowners may also create their own custom blends using the company’s 49 roofing colors. And custom color blends and even custom colors are also available from the manufacturer.

DaVinci recently launched eight new color blends as a result of research and ho-

meowner requests over the years. “These are visually exciting color blend options that can be incorporated into a wide variety of home styles,” said Smith.

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Wash away the winter grime Professional Power Washing in full swing for spring home improvement Dan Balmer Ferndale Record intern FERNDALE — As the calendar rolls into May and gray clouds give way to blue skies, spring marks the official start of the home improvement season. If tackling the green moss and discoloration on a home’s roof or exterior walls is on the Honey-Do list, then the help of a professional pressure washer could save time and money.

While many homeowners may choose to rent equipment and waterblast their roofs clean, using the technique improperly can cause expensive damage, said Ron Lewis, owner of Professional Power Washing in Ferndale.

“For any house, the number one priority is the roof,” he said. “You want to take care of the roof you put over your head.”

The company motto, “If you’re not happy, we’re not finished!” demonstrates the dedication put into every job.

Lewis, 55, started his power washing company in August 2010. However, he is no stranger to exterior restoration.

Before moving to Ferndale in 2008, he spent 36 years in the sheet metal roofing trade in British Columbia.

Whether it is a commercial business, industrial site or a residential property, Lewis can restore roofs and remove what he calls the foreign matter that builds up over time during harsh, wet winters. He fights to remove oil, grease and the three kingpins of foreign matter: algae, lichen and moss. Lichen is a fungus that appears as white dots that look like barnacles compared to the green, fuzzy moss.

“Foreign matter is anything up in the air that builds up on the wet side of the roof,” he said.

Lewis said general maintenance around the outside of a home is important after a rainy and wet winter, where build-up of debris and the “kingpins” can trap moisture and damage roof materials. A professional power washing job can reduce financial liability by preventing a major repair in the future and improve the appearance of a house or business.

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— Ron Lewis spending some money to get their roof cleaned prolongs the life of their roof by years,” he said.

Lewis suggests a roof should be pressure washed every five to 10 years and should be done in spring or fall to keep it looking pristine. Letting moss grow on the roof and stain the walls drives down the value of a house and shortens the lifespan of the roof by 30 percent, he said.

The average cost of a full re-roofing job, Lewis said, can run around $30,000, depending on the square footage of the house.

“My price would be 3 percent of that,” he said.

Cost does vary depending on the work. A full-service job consisting of cleaning the roof, exterior walls, driveway and sidewalk runs approximately $1,000.

Often Lewis is asked, “Why does algae grow on only one side and why clean it off?”

The section of a roof near trees or away from the sun is most prone to growing moss and algae, he said. Algae grows in places that do not get enough sun, which in the Pacific Northwest would be the north or west facing part of the roof.

“I liken it to a car,” Lewis said. “If you don’t maintain your engine, like changing the oil, it is not going to last. Same concept here, if you do not take care of the exterior of your house, it will fall apart.”

Lewis said that what separates his

company from other local pressure washers is his state-of-the-art equipment. In his blue pick-up truck is a 13 horsepower, hot water steam machine pressure washer that uses 225-degree heat and top-of-the-line power washing and pressure washing apparatus offering 1,100 to 3,500 PSI. He can change water pressure depending on the surface he is cleaning so as to not cause any damage.

He also has a top-of-the-line concrete polisher designed in Germany and made in the U.S. that he uses to restore sidewalks and other concrete surfaces.

He has brushes ranging from eight inch-

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He also specializes in cleaning vinyl siding, using his soft wash equipment to remove mold, mildew, algae, spider webs, wasp nests and stains. His hot wash equipment is used on concrete driveways and walkways, industrial and residential, to remove dirt, grime, gum, oil, leaf stains and graffiti.

“I’m not offering a 45-minute splash and dash,” Lewis said. “People cannot believe the difference after I finish.”

On a recent job, Lewis pressure washed a $1 million, 10-year-old home in rural Ferndale. He got a call from the owner and was at his house the next day to examine the job. The vertical shingled roof had patches of green moss and his concrete sidewalk was dull. Lewis used a boom lift to reach the roof and spray away the growth. He also washed the exterior walls, sidewalk, driveway and tin roof garage.

Lewis is a clean freak, a detailed professional who offers a 10-year waterproof guarantee on his work. He uses only biodegradable detergents and will go the extra mile to provide superior customer service, like cleaning out the gutter for no charge. For the Ferndale job, Lewis will spend four days making sure his work is perfect. He wants to do it right, he said. In July, he will return to the Ferndale house to put algae powder on the roof to prevent new growth.

“My emphasis is on quality workmanship and a commitment to customer satisfaction,” he said. “I’m proud of the work I do.”

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Custom touches throughout give this home on The Ridge a strong personality LYNDEN — With so much interest built into the interior of Bill and Thea Mancha’s new east Lynden home, the views outside almost take a backseat.

That, of course, is what you get from a couple who knew what they wanted in a home, devoted time to every decision and made the home work for them now and into the future.

The retired couple, Thea originally from England and Bill from California, had spent 16 years in Bellingham before living the last four in Lynden. But they have been living in their own custom place only since December, just enough time to know they “love the house.”

From the outside, with a strong resemblance to an English stone cottage — albeit a bit larger than your average country dwelling — Thea lets her love of stone and

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Starting with the oversized knotty alder front door, custom touches greet visitors at every turn.

Thea says the huge door fits with the large home and the wood style — all doors are knotty alder, although the front door is stained darker than the interior doors — and it all conveys an informal cottage feeling. The oversized eight-foot interior doors also provide a spacious feeling with nine-foot ceilings.

The white character oak floor in the main living space has more knots than traditional oak, tying in with the alder.

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Mancha: 'The view is the wow factor' Continued from C5 largely antique-heavy decor the Manchas have acquired over the years.

The open entryway leads straightaway to the main living space, letting visitors immediately access the views of the mountains and fields to the east of Lynden and The Ridge development’s pond immediately beyond the property line — a pond that housed 72 geese recently, Thea said.

She also loves the views of eagles, herons and other birds.

“The view is the wow factor,” she said.

“It is so wonderful.”

Home designer Jerry Roetcisoender said “the focus of the design was to take advantage of the views and light and incorporate them into the designs.”

The living space also features a 20foot beam that extends out to the deck, a theme that ties in with other beams in the main space, all done by Marc Tinklenberg.

The man-made stone fireplace, done

by Galen Koetje, adds more cottage touch.

The paint is all a soft green so as to not “argue with the countryside.”

Immediately to the left of the entry and tied directly to the living space is a formal dining area, accented by red walls, a touch Thea adds to warm up every dining room she has lived in.

In a clever move, a wooden-door hatch connects the dining room to the laundry room (more like a butler’s kitchen, if we are honest).

“Everything takes place here,” Thea said. “The hatch really works well.”

Inside the laundry room is a full dishwasher, wine rack, prep sink, storage and laundry. Thea said passing dirty dishes through the hatch and fresh coffee and wine back out makes for an easy way to entertain.

A massive granite-topped island ties the kitchen to the living space, giving the ultimate open floor plan a touch of separation.

With all-custom cabinets by Jason VanHofwegen of Van’s Cabinets, Thea was able to add in special touches.

In what appears to be a woodworked mantel to the right and left of the oven, drawers actually pull out to reveal all the spices Thea would need while cooking.

And a bookcase for cookbooks tucks to the side of the cabinets, out of the sight of the main living space.

A bronze-crafted tree poised over the stove provides another English touch.

The granite in the house, which is entirely outfitted by Creative Stoneworks, remains subdued, matching the white island. All the other kitchen cabinets are stained.

The stainless steel appliances feature wall ovens and a warming drawer.

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The Mancha home in east Lynden pairs old-world design with modern construction. Opposite page: An oversized entry door sets a wood theme for the home; a “butler’s kitchen” helps with entertaining with a pass-through from the dining room; strong knots in the wood give the home an English cottage theme; the open floor plan invites light in; and a cozy dining room allows for formal gatherings. This page: Custom cabinets put spices where they are needed next to the stove and “forest” granite gives the master bathroom some flair.

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Views: Rear of house sheds plenty of light Continued from C6 against the windows and the view.

To the right of the entry, down a short hall, sit Bill’s office, a guest room and a guest bathroom.

The bathroom offers a unique granite, with its blue hue playing off a painting of a coy fish.

The guest bedroom at the front of the house has a pitched ceiling to ensure accommodation for an antique canopy bed dated around 1800 originally from the village of Groton in the area of Suffolk, England, near Thea’s original home. She has carried it back and forth across the Atlantic during the course of the couple’s nearly 39 years of marriage.

At the back of the house, still capturing the views to the east, Thea’s office tucks behind the fireplace off the living space.

Roetcisoender said that by working with the Manchas, together they were able to take advantage of the “beautiful, natural” setting at all turns.

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She loves the light of a small balcony where she plans to put outdoor plants, as well as the storage for her hobby items.

“I’ve got a lovely view and a dear little balcony,” she said.

Down a short hall to the left of the entry and past the dining room are the mud room, powder room and laundry.

With a “Johnny handy” monk’s bench in the mud room, everything has its place next to the neatly kept laundry area.

The powder room — tiled by Thea herself — adds whimsical touches in bright colors.

The hallway features Bill’s solar tubes, which are a take on a skylight, providing some extra light. He’s also proud of his 1,200-gallon rainwater harvesting system that will soon water the yet-to-be-installed landscape, as well as three solar-powered cooling fans for the attic.

Just when the house appears perfectly suited to the couple that designed it, the final touch — the master suite tucked to the back left of the house — adds an entirely new dimension. A cozy bedroom with a view is split in two, with sleeping space to one side and a sitting area tucked against a built-in bookcase encasing a gas

A granite-topped island separates the kitchen from the main living space, creating an open floor plan that fits well with the Mancha’s entertaining needs.

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The double-door walk-in closet sits near the master bath, set off slightly from the bedroom.

There are two stars in the bathroom, which also features glazed cabinets, granite on the counters and two sinks. A massive walk-in shower wall boasts two slabs of “rain forest” granite, giving life to the room, plus ceramic stone for the floor. “I

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saw this granite and thought it would be quite good in the bathroom to look at all that pattern,” Bill said.

And a modern riff on an old-fashioned tub seemingly sits out in the middle of the room. With no spouts attached and set off from the wall, the tub actually fills from the water drop in the ceiling. With air-infused water, the tub fills up silently once it gets going — and is supremely im-

pressive with a solid stream of water cascading out of the ceiling.

With the design throughout the house done by the couple, Bill said they only have themselves to blame if it didn’t go well. “We thought about our daily lives and what would be comfortable,” Thea said. Bill said it worked, giving them a “very convenient” living space.

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Dykstra Construction wins national award for Semiahmoo beauty Lynden firm has mastered the challenges of high-end custom home-building Calvin Bratt Tribune editor WHATCOM — Even after 47 years in the home building trade, Gerrit Dykstra finds that each new job brings interesting challenges.

In fact, the bigger the job, usually the bigger the challenge.

“That’s the fun part of these big houses — you’re never sure what you’re getting into. But it’s fun to figure out how to do it and make it work,” said the Lynden-based builder.

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Award: Payoff after 16 months, 25k man-hours Continued from C13 of the Pyramid Award in the Residential Construction category of the ABC Excellence in Construction awards at a ceremony in Orlando, Fla., in February.

He estimates that in the last 10 years he has had four or five home construction projects of $2 million value and several more topping $1 million.

When he looks back over his career, Dykstra did not foresee getting into such high-end home construction. Instead, it could be considered a byproduct of the high-quality approach he has always taken.

He gives credit to the crew he has developed to excel in all aspects of the construction process, from concrete and foundation work to fine finish details.

“The quality is something that we always strove for,” Dykstra said. “These guys are what I call carpenters.”

The Semiahmoo home, in fact, turned out to be the last one for longtime employee Joey De Boer as project manager.

Dykstra knows he has prepared some of his workers with enough well-rounded experience to strike out on their own, and he wishes them well.

Dykstra considers the architect of a structure to be his full partner in the building process. On about a dozen projects, including this one, that person has been Rick Chesmore, of Bellevue. “He likes what

we do, and we like how he operates. We get along well,” Dykstra said.

The Semiahmoo site itself was a major challenge. It slopes 110 vertical feet from street level to beach and is so narrow that once the foundation of the house was laid, heavy equipment could no longer be moved around the lot.

For the pouring of 350 cubic yards of concrete, for the foundation as well as retaining walls and patio and driveway slabs, the full 200-foot reach of a concrete pumping truck was needed.

Three 27-foot steel columns were set for shear support against earthquake and high winds. All wall surfaces were covered with a Montana Ledgestone veneer, drystacked both inside and out in such a way as to appear to be continuous through a wall. The house has about 40 tons of stone in various veneer faces.

As the building progressed, there was extensive use of glued-laminated beams and columns to provide support for open floor plans on both levels of the house as well as for the “butterfly” roof. Because these structures are both exposed and finished, the assembly required exceptional detail, Dykstra wrote in a summary report for the ABC awards contest.

A specially outfitted forklift allowed workers to do their careful positioning of beams to distances up to 54 feet.

No more than a quarter-inch tolerance was allowed. Connecting brackets were all concealed and their bolts inset,

with heads capped in wood. The exterior and interior walls were not built until the timber framing was entirely completed and fit together correctly.

During the 16 months of construction involving over 25,000 man-hours, there were no work-related injuries or time lost due to injury.

“This project is an outstanding exam-

scape. The categories measure projects in the millions of dollars.

“It’s something we’ve learned to do,” Dykstra said of his firm’s high-end custom work.

A crew of about seven is currently doing a single job at Lake Whatcom. Like almost everyone in the construction industry these days, Dykstra would like to see

“That’s the fun part of these big houses — you’re never sure what you’re getting into. But it’s fun to figure out how to do it and make it work."

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ple of the innovation and commitment to superior craftsmanship that embody merit shop construction,” said Michael Bellaman, ABC president and CEO. The awards competition was open to all construction projects completed by ABC member firms in 2010. A panel of industry experts served as judges.

The 21st annual Excellence in Construction Awards program covered 20 specialties of construction including commercial, industrial, infrastructure, renovation, electrical, mechanical and sitework/land-

more work come along.

This isn’t the first Associated Builders and Contractors award for Dykstra Construction. Two years ago, it won the Residential Construction award for the Western Washington ABC chapter for a stylish home of over $1 million value built at 1,200 feet on Lookout Mountain above Cle Elum. Working carefully around weather conditions, builders needed several years to complete the house.

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Companies like Alvord-Richardson Construction would like these prospective shop owners to know that moving is not exactly necessary in the economic situation today.

“A lot of people are finding that they can’t sell their house right now in a down market,” said Alvord-Richardson co-owner Kim Yuska.

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Alvord-Richardson has been in business since 1965, so the county knows them and the company knows how best to get through the hoops that come with a substantial building project.

“We are very proud that our crew lead men are all long-time, local, dedicated employees with decades of post-frame experience with experienced crews,” Yuska said. “Our concrete finish is one of the best in Whatcom County. We keep the

Shop space made easy: Alvord-Richardson Construction builds this type of structure for about $16,000. — Courtesy photo | ALVORD-RICHARDSON CONSTRUCTION work in-house to better control the quality.”

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They need to be satisfied, and then they can pay their bill,” Yuska said.

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Gooseberry Point home brings waterfront views inside Two areas stand out as special-interest locales GOOSEBERRY POINT — With 10 years to plan, strategize and think about how they wanted their dream home to turn out, it is no wonder that Stan and Kay Campbell each came away with picture-perfect sections of their new home overlooking the water on the Lummi Reservation.

Stan, now retired at age 63, said he has dreamed of owning waterfront property since age 17. Ten years ago, the couple took the first step, buying a brush-engulfed lot on a bluff 30 feet above a sand and rock beach.

They cleared the lot, which revealed that what they thought was flat when they bought it turned out to be sloping down toward the water, and that opened up the possibility of a daylight basement for their

new home. They built a shop, created access to the water, and then moved into their dream home in April 2010.

Having spent 30 years in Bellingham and much of that in a 1910 vintage house, the couple — married in 1976 — used mostly north county workers, with Lynden’s Mark Bratt the architect and Sumas’ Chuck Handy the builder, to create something quite a bit more modern.

From even before entering the home, the views are the star attraction. And once inside, the views encompass you at every turn, whether relaxing in the living space, washing dishes or even watching television.

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Seascape: From Lummi Island to Point Roberts Continued from C17 Bratt said accessing those views from every angle was both challenging and exciting. He said he aimed to “capture the spectacular views in discrete ways throughout kitchen, dining, living and bedroom areas” all while utilizing the natural light streaming in on both floors.

With 2,200 square feet upstairs and matching square footage downstairs, the Campbells said they have far more space than they need now, but wanted to utilize the daylight basement option and also open up opportunities in case they need to house elderly relatives or even take in a caregiver. They have designed the home to be fully livable on one floor.

But back to that view. Looking to the front door through the main living space, out the back windows or over the deck, the water awaits. Views of Lummi Island,

smaller spits and even Point Roberts in the distance add intrigue to the water view.

“I can’t see living on the water without having these views,” Kay said about all the windows.

The main living space stays humble with a slate entryway and Brazilian cherrywood floor, instead playing on a vaulted ceiling that allows extra window space.

The geothermal radiant floor heating system has the Campbells wishing they had extended the slate throughout the home instead of the heat-absorbing wood.

With a propane-powered fireplace offset into a slate mantel (the slate here matches the entry and the kitchen backsplash) to highlight one side of the room, the other side opens to the spacious dining area and kitchen, allowing Kay the area she needs to open up and entertain for as many as 35 people at family dinners.

The kitchen, Kay’s “pride and joy,”

features cherry cabinets (even covering the fridge and dishwasher) and a speckled granite island bar curved for maximum entertaining space.

Her six-burner stove sits in the island, allowing her to interact with guests while she cooks and look out over the water.

A prep sink faces away from the water, but the main sink doesn’t shy from it at all. “I wanted to be able to see out the windows when cooking and washing dishes,” Kay said.

She installed an oven and a microwave convection oven, which can double as a second oven for a fraction of the price.

Both the living space and the dining room offer chances to enter the wraparound deck. And in the summer the doors open for wine and hours d’oeuvres outside, really meshing inside-out living.

Back toward the entryway and down the slate hall to the right sit an office, bathroom, master suite, laundry room and

guest room.

The office features sliding doors, plenty of built-in space and the views.

The master bedroom remains subdued, instead opting for large windows and another entry to the deck.

Going fully away from the look of their old house, Kay said she wanted a “spa-like” feel in this house, so she opted for clean lines, black granite and modern fixtures in the master bath. “It turned out a lot better than we hoped,” Stan said.

A jetted tub and walk-in shower with two heads highlight the creature-comforts of the room.

Lights that turn on automatically underneath the cabinet in the powder room add a fun touch. The room also features more of the same slate (but in a different pattern) for a backsplash and a black granite countertop and raised granite sink.

The laundry room mimics the kitchen and leads to the garage. Instead of steps is

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The Campbells take their sea views seriously (opposite), with a main upstairs living space featuring the outside view prominently. Clockwise: The kitchen is open for entertaining; the back patio extends the living space toward the water; an office can be closed off from the rest of the house; the master bath even features views; the laundry room mirrors the kitchen; the main dining space connects the views to the kitchen and living space; and spa-like touches abound in the bathrooms. a ramp to the garage level, taking into account the possibility of eliminating the use of all stairs in the house.

But, if stairs are your thing, the staircase off the entry leads to the daylight basement, complete with stained concrete floors throughout.

The basement's main space has a mini-kitchen that can be utilized in the future if it becomes a separate living space and opens to the main living space and more of those views.

Off the main room to one side is an oversized guest room (of course, with views) that can house a bed and a pool table. The other end of the downstairs has a regular-sized guest room with views, a bathroom and a small wine enclave (no radiant heating in that room).

The bathroom plays on different design themes, with a slate floor in the shower, light tile and different granite than the rest of the home.

But there’s one more piece downstairs and it’s Stan’s pride and joy.

The full theater room is everything Stan wanted from the start. He researched everything about the room, right down to figuring out that a 17x22 space was perfect for movie viewing. He gave it two tiers, allowing for eight hugely oversized chairs in two rows of four. The 106-inch screen lights up from a projector which is wired to the internet to take full advantage of providers of online video-streaming services.

Even the lighting overhead and on the side walls mimics that of a theater. But where Stan gets most excited is with the sevenspeaker surround sound that can literally shake you in your seat, especially when a fighter jet takes off during “Top Gun.” The exterior of the home, a mix of a timber-heavy Northwest theme with a bit

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Theater: Seven speakers maximize sound Continued from C19 of steep-roofed character, works to blend with the beach too.

Inside, the timber theme lessens, but the clear stain on the fir doors helps bring some more wood inside.

The Campbells did the stain themselves. “We did as much work as we could on the house,” Stan said. “Chuck said ‘whatever you want to do.’ It helped keep costs as low as possible.”

Also outside is an exterior shower in case a day on the kayaks (a special pulley lift gets boats back and forth from the water) or playing on the beach leave you dirty.

“With such a special piece of property in size, topography and views, there were many things to consider in achieving the maximum value for the Campbells, but those issues also make it unique and enjoyable to design,” Bratt said.

And that works for the Campbells too.

Kay said, “The whole house exceeded our expectations.”

AT A GLANCE Location: Gooseberry Point Designer: Mark Bratt Builder: Chuck Handy Date Finished: April 2010

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“Instead of giving your shrubs a bad haircut, it’s actually very simple to give them a day at the spa instead,” said Chernega, producer and star of the DVD Pruning Shrubs with Your Personal Gardener (www.onegardenatatime.biz). Her tips on pruning might not only change your style, but help transform your garden and landscaping as well.

“For me, it would be a perfect world if pruning shears came with instructions,” Chernega said. “Just because one has a pair of scissors, it does not necessarily follow that you know how to give a good haircut. And just because you have a pair of hedge trimmers does not mean you know how to prune a shrub.

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