An surrounding ensemble of painted casework, mosaic tile and a cherry wood mantle serve as a fireplace surround, bookcase and entertainment center. The warming flame, popcorn and a movie make a cold winter's evening an enjoyable repose.
Stepping inside from the balcony, one walks directly into a fully customized media room and bar with a suspended glass storage cabinet and IceStone counter. One floor down, the stairway wraps around a large central fireplace, fitted with curved wood paneling and soffiting, hugging up a curved entertainment center and sculpture display show case. Behind the fireplace is a spacious quartersawn Oak and stainless steel crafted kitchen with a large Zebrawood central island with a custom-poured glass counter custom made by Fireart Inc. The huge glass slab is fully supported on sturdy custom stainless steel supports. The stone slab counters are enhanced by a white hued satin etched mirror glass. Fastidiously fitted pocket doors opening into quartersawn oak panelized walls provide breathtaking entryways into the master and guest bedrooms.
The creative woodwork detailing demonstrate how a brilliant architect, an involved client and an orchestrating cabinet designer-builder can turn a home into a source of warmth and enjoyment using finely detailed and expertly painted cabinetry.
Brilliantly stained cabinetry and woodwork, as well as many locally handmade glass, steel, stone, tile and wood elements deftly were fused to create a daring composition in a remodeled loft in a Portland Pearl District condo building that was initially built in the 1900’s as Portland’s first confectionery production plant. Panelized and built-in appliances, specialized stone and tile installation and a serpentine overhead lighting system serve to provide endless examples of customization and organization.