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Taking Texas to the foothills

A Juliette balcony welcomes visitors to this Southern-styled home in the Sumas foothills. (Tim Newcomb/Lynden Tribune)

Lisa Evans had this house in her head for 10 years before she saw it through to reality in Whatcom By Tim Newcomb tim@lyndentribune.com

SUMAS — Nearly every light in Lisa Evans’ new home is on a dimmer. Whether that’s

in the main living areas, the lighting embedded in the outside walkways or even hallways, she has her dimmer option at the ready. Light is a powerful design element, one used by Evans to create different settings in the evening and to welcome the natural light during the day. Evans knew what she wanted when it came to anything related to light, dimmers and all. And she knew what she wanted in a lot of areas of her home when it came time for architect Mark Bratt of Lynden to design the house she “had in her head for 10 years.” Evans was born in Whatcom County, but moved away when she was quite young,

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Natural light bathes this bathroom while a guest bedroom features an antique bed and two Juliette balconies hang off the upstairs. (Tim Newcomb/ Lynden Tribune)

spending her life in East Texas. But she came back to the local area in 2010 and moved into a subdivision in Nooksack. She loved the people in her neighborhood, but hated the traffic and the tightness of it all — in Texas terms, of course. So she started looking for property, eventually finding a piece of land in the foothills near Sumas. And she already had the house in her mind. Next it was up to Bratt and contractor Chuck Handy to turn the vision into

her reality. That reality ended with a 4,020-squarefoot home that she moved into in 2014, one modeled to the ideas she’d been shaping for a decade. “Maybe I’ll go bankrupt doing this,” she said about her thoughts during the process, “but I’m going to do it.” And she did. “I’m proud of my house. It was a labor of love.” See Evans on C6

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Evans: Years of planning paid off in exacting details Continued from C5 Evans, who always wears a pair of overalls and said she looks like the “hired help,” had exacting specifications for everyone who worked on the project. She knew that she was demanding in her precision, but she also had nothing but praise in the end for Bratt, Handy and the entire team that worked to give her the home she had always wanted. “I wanted a southern flair,” she said. “Mark got it. He nailed it.” Her Southern-style plantation home features wood, glass and stone as lead materials. Beyond those loves, Evans had specificity in design to help fill in all the other details along the way. The home Stepping toward the front of the home, the Southern flair hits you from the start with a Juliette balcony hovering over the front drive. A drilled-rock fountain near the front entry punctuates the neatly manicured landscape and the entire path is lit, showing off Evans’ love of light from the outset. Inside, the home opens up with large windows in the great room arched for a Southern touch and views of the landscape beyond. Wood floors with subfloor

heating — a luxury Evans didn’t know she’d love as much as she does — connect rooms, leading off the entry to one side, past a small powder room, to the master suite through oversized doors — “I wanted big, tall doors.” The master suite has it all, from a doorway leading to the outdoor patio and the hot tub there to the oversized walkin closet and a full-feature bathroom drenched in natural light. The home includes three propanefueled fireplaces, one in the master bedroom, another in the great room and the third upstairs in the bonus room. Evans opted for non-wood-burning to keep the mess to a minimum, but she did go for a wood-burning fireplace on the back patio. The great room opens to the dining area, kitchen and the back patio with oversized ceilings and plenty of beams. “I wanted big windows and a big ceiling,” Evans said. “The curve of the window is big. It is the heart of the beast.” Bleeding together the great room with the dining area and kitchen was a natural way to tie together entertaining space, as having guests is a favorite activity for the kitchen-loving Evans. Making the kitchen just right was a

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Lynden Tribune | Wednesday, April 20, 2016 | Ferndale Record guest room has doors to the patio, a third entrance to the backyard oasis. The other guest room features a bed salvaged from the Civil War era and refurbished for use. To create more interest in the hallway, Handy devised a built-in space for a prized piece of bronze art, “Girl with Tambourine,” that includes a special pedestal and lighting. Evans said the art has been with her for years, both in Nooksack and in Texas, but it never had a proper place. At the end of the hall is a mud/laundry room that connects to the garage. In the room Evans wanted enough space for storage and the work that needs to be done there. She even has a spot tucked behind a closet for a cat’s litter box so it was well out of sight. The end of the hall also has stairs leading to the partial second floor, created as a suite in and of itself. A guest room there — with views of mountains — has a nice guest bathroom, a linen closet and a bonus room with a kitchenette. Evans said she added extra insulation to the area so the unit has a feeling of self-containment. Evans uses the bonus room as an oversized office, having filled the room with keepsakes from her dad’s days as a pharmacist and her own many careers, from medical to finance to law (not even counting a fire department stint). It is off this bonus room where we find not one, but two Juliette balconies, one facing the front of the house and the other the back. See Evans on C9

The special touches in the kitchen include Lisa Evans' handmade piece of wood art in its own enclosure. (Tim Newcomb/Lynden Tribune)

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Evans: Patio an extension of home Continued from C7 A beam runs the length of the room in the sharply arched ceiling and Evans tucked in three closets for ample storage. Outside, the back patio is partially covered and features a beer fridge, outdoor fireplace and a table named Walter. The table was a gift from neighbors after a tree — the tree was named Walter, so the table

is named Walter — was removed from their property and the wood was used to make both the table and the mantel. The wrap Evans knows that “this is a lot of house for one person” and she built it not only to satisfy her vision of a home, but also as an investment. She one day hopes to build nearly the same home, but slightly smaller

and without an upstairs. For now, though, this home, this “labor of love,” came out to her liking. “Chuck was so patient with me and all my specifications,” she said. “I give him full marks.” In fact, she was so happy with how well everything turned out that she hosted a contractor appreciation dinner at her home, able to fully use the kitchen and entertainment space. And, of course, the lighting.

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A place to grow Ferndale Community Garden provides spaces for locals to grow produce this summer By Brent Lindquist news@ferndalerecord.com

FERNDALE — The Ferndale Friendship Community Garden had its first growing season in 2008, but garden coordinator Gloria Perez still talks to people who don’t even know it exists. “They say, ‘What community garden?’” Perez said. The Ferndale Friendship Community Garden is located on Ferndale Road behind Pioneer Park. While its presence may not be wellknown around town, it is certainly felt in a number of places, including the Ferndale Boys & Girls Club, the Ferndale Food Bank

and in the homes of the people who use the garden season after season. Perez said the community garden is a perfect way for people without the space to keep their own garden to grow food in a suitable, welcoming environment. Obtaining a plot begins with contacting Perez at 223-3836 or at rainglo@comcast.net. Spaces can be rented on a sliding pay scale from $10 to $20 plus a refundable $10 cleaning fee and 15 hours of volunteer work required. Community gardeners grow everything from thyme to garlic to marionberries. In recent years, those gardeners have included youngsters. Nicole Murray, program director at the Boys & Girls Club of Ferndale, said the Boys & Girls Club has been bringing kids to the community garden for the past three or four years. “We try to hit on all of the different topics, and we use a lot of different mediSee Garden on C12

Locals grow a wide variety of vegetables at the Ferndale Community Garden. (Brent Lindquist/Ferndale Record)

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Garden: Community groups getting involved Continued from C10

ums,” Murray said. “It could be as simple as talking about different flowers, or we’ve had people bring in live bees to talk about how bees pollinate flowers and make honey. We talk about soil composition and decomposition, and composting. We’ve planted starts at the garden in the past. We talk about harvesting weeds and why we don’t want them in our garden, and we talk about animals in the garden. It’s good discussion.” The Boys & Girls Club also hosts a cooking club in which kids can cook the vegetables grown at the community garden. The club has its own raised beds onsite as well. Murray said the Boys & Girls Club’s involvement in the garden has helped facilitate learning in many different areas. “Gloria has been a great resource,” Murray said. The Ferndale Food Bank has also been using the community garden as a resource. A five-bed Giving Garden grows food exclusively for the Ferndale Food Bank. Food bank director Suzanne Nevan said that in any given year, the Giving GarSee Garden on C14

Katelyn and Julia Chao are two of the Ferndale Boys & Girls Club's gardeners. Kids from the Boys & Girls Club are frequent visitors to the Ferndale Comunity Garden (Brent Lindquist/Ferndale Record)

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Garden: Growing own food a shared joy Continued from C12 den can net anywhere from 1,700 to 3,000 pounds of food for the food bank. There’s a currently unused space connected to the community garden that the food bank will use for an expanded presence. Eagle Scout candidate Nathan Pringle will construct a new hoop house (a greenhouse held up by metal hoops), donated by Cargill, to make the food bank’s growing ability a little more versatile. “Ryan England and the S.H.I.F.T. organization are also going to help in that expanded space,” Nevan said. “They’ll be planting very deliberate produce that will really be meal-making kinds of produce. Plus, he’s going to use the hoop house to grow starts and that kind of stuff. We’re going to experiment with growing stuff like tomatoes and lettuce and spinach in the hoop house during the off-season.” S.H.I.F.T. is an effort by local students and led by England to grow and deliver

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LYNDEN — Your options in home lighting have gotten a lot more creative since the last time you looked. An old canning jar as a light globe? Absolutely. A light bulb looking like Edison’s original? You bet. How about lighting in a lantern shape, a pendant, like a drum or using linen fabric for the shade? Using antique brass as a metal finish? Yes on all counts at Fishtrap Creek Interiors. Getting people to appreciate the mix of lighting available today, and to explore beyond their comfort zone, can be a delight for lighting specialist Rachel Burton as well as her clients at the 10-year-old Lynden store. A lighting piece can be a focal point in a home, “where all guests will see it and make a statement,” Burton predicts. In fact, various styles can be blended, from vintage to modern, and she can

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Lights: Lynden business is more than just lights Continued from C17 placement of the nearby Fishtrap Creek bridge on Kok Road, but all is on the upswing now, says owner Shelley VersteegSmit proudly. Certainly the business is more than just lighting. It can be idea central for all aspects of wall covering, flooring and surfaces.

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Walls & Windows doubling showroom space in next two months Expanding Hannegan Road business is also adding three to staff By Elisa Claassen for the Lynden Tribune

BELLINGHAM — Walls & Windows, owned by Mike and Karen Valich, is in expansion mode. In 2015, sales surpassed the $1 million mark. Within the next two months the business at 4131 Hannegan Rd. will add three new full-time employees and will double its size to 3,000 square feet for retail, shipping and production. Known for custom-made window shadings by HunterDouglas and window awnings for home and business, Walls & Windows was founded in 1982. Initially located on State Street and then Iowa Street, it moved to Hannegan near Bakerview four years ago. Now it is taking over the adjacent space vacated by Walker’s Healthy Pet, which relocated to Mount Vernon. The existing space will be maintained as retail, with room in the back for repairs. Freight and a new custom on-site drapery construction area will occupy next door. Walls & Windows’ new full range of products will include draperies, sheer window coverings, slip covers, decorative pillows and bolsters, and seat cushions. Beth Baker, who has been commercially sewing for over 30 years, will oversee the in-house custom work. While new to Walls & Windows, Baker has operated her own custom business, Sew Like the Wind, on Orcas Island, office manager Rebecca Cormier said. Karen and Mike Valich have been the force building Walls & Windows for over 20 years. The “She knows not only how the pieces go together, but how colphotos below show the work that in-house fabricator Beth Baker can do. (Courtesy photo) ors and patterns work in harmony,” Cormier said. “She can give options to fit both style and budget choices.” On-site construction brings several advantages: faster turntio covers to keep a deck cool and “rolling storm shutters” that can be closed down around for custom orders, reduced cost, no shipping fees, and that customers are quickly with a panic button for more protection against a threat. able to physically see their orders before completion, allowing for changes and ad- On its eco-friendly side, Walls & Windows recycles shades and blinds. It also has justments. For example, Cormier said, customers can look at three pleats in the ini- an electric Ford Focus car for its sales team. tial design and maybe opt to have five pleats as they follow the process. Walls & Windows is open Mondays through Fridays from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Many may not realize that Walls & Windows also offers exterior warm-weather Saturdays from 9:30 a.m. to noon. It is closed on Sundays. The phone number is solar screen shades that can withstand the strongest windstorms. There are also pa- 676-5223.

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