Winter 2017 ARTS & CRAFTS HOMES| 55The owners used local and natural
materials throughout the renovation:
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the second on the porch,” Chas says. “The kitchen island is set
as a buffet. We have both fireplaces blazing.”
Living space extends outside as well, to the courtyard
and a series of garden rooms carved out of the nearly half-
acre lot. Chas was the landscape architect; “I’m registered but
do not practice,” he says. The courtyard is now a neat square
formed by the house, the ell that was the former garage, a new
detached garage, and black bamboo in a contained bed. The
area had been a concrete driveway. Native flagstone was laid
on top in some areas, while in others the concrete was saw-cut
and removed, then repurposed in the building of retaining
walls and garden steps.
With the serenity of an Asian garden, the landscape
around the house has a Texas Ranch theme: the koi pond was
constructed like a concrete water trough for cattle, and the
fence has a pipe-rail frame with cattle-wire mesh. a