Wild at Heart - Jax Magazine February 2015

Clockwise: Ghost wood boards contrast with soft bedding and contemporary
bedside tables in this third-floor master retreat;The wood ceiling in Matt’s
office is made of utility oak with a mineral rub; Guests are comfortably accoutered
with seating in an oversized shower, a wide rectangular sunken sink
and broad white Carrera marble surround.
The great room’s nine-foot-high ceilings are accentuated with
repurposed barn beams from a timber yard in North Carolina.
Curiously, these beams are suspended, not resting on columns. Hung
from above, they had to be installed by crane while framing. This is
why the builder insisted that all of the couple’s decorative choices be
selected before construction began. This would allow them to get a
better sense of the budget, and make the whole process faster and,
hopefully, less stressful.
The dining room is the first room in the turret. The room’s 12-foot
diameter ensures infinite panoramic views and serious people-watching
potential—or birds, or fish, if that’s more your thing.
The second floor is considered the children’s floor, with two bedrooms
connected by a Jack and Jill bathroom, a playroom, an office and
a laundry room. The whole point of a custom home is, of course, the
special touches—like the laundry room’s sliding glass door on barn
door track and the playful pebble floor in the children’s bathroom.
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