as many original materials as possible. Damaged ash wood flooring
from the kitchen was rescued and refashioned into the master
bedroom ceiling. Scarred poplar beams—that were harvested from
a single tree and once anchored the front corners of the house—were
enlisted to support two sets of new bunk beds.
The Lackeys sourced period building materials from other
places, too, including an old smokehouse in another county that
was dismantled and milled on site to supply the logs for the parlor
walls. The enormous cooking fireplace stayed where it was, updated
with a gas range and pot filler. And original themes, like the arch
of the fireplace, were replicated through the new foyer and custom
mahogany doors.
Sherri, an interior designer, chose a light palette to avoid jarring
contrast that would distract from the home’s good bones. The foyer,
LEFT A grand, new foyer features
old flooring purchased from another
property. “We wanted the floor to flow
so you couldn’t tell which was old and
new,” Doug says. The chairs belonged
to Sherri’s grandmother. “They remind
me who I am,” Sherri says. ABOVE A
gas range sits in the fireplace that was
formerly used for cooking. Custom
storage pieces on either side of the
range are made from reclaimed poplar.
“They look like they were there all along,”
Sherri says. BELOW A local carpenter
built the kitchen corbels based on Sherri’s
drawings. The soapstone countertops
are “almost like a living surface,” she
says. “They change and scratch, but
that’s how you get the character.”
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HOME
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