Walls of windows in Master Bedroom, Great Room and Executive Office overlooking Puget Sound toward Olalla, Gig Harbor and Pt. Defiance Park. In winter, the sun is lower in the sky and brightens up the Great Room. In summer, the higher sun is overhead so the main floor stays much cooler.
The Great Room has plenty of space for a concert grand piano, furniture, plants, dining and entertaining. The high ceiling creates great acoustics for live music. During nicer weather, the spectacular view of Puget Sound draws people through the multiple sliding doors onto the brick patio for dining, morning coffee, or just relaxing. On the north wall beyond the fireplace are 22' high redwood planks reclaimed from a California winery.
The open concept leads you from the entry into the Great Room, from where you can see clear through the kitchen and into the solarium on the south end of the house. Rare and durable long leaf yellow southern pine graces the floors throughout the main and second levels.
In winter, the masonry brick "Russian Fireplace" may be the center focus when in use. A baking slot above the firebox can cook potatoes, casseroles, even pizza. The cast iron cooktop has a separate smaller firebox, which the owners mostly used during occasional power outages. The balcony above the fireplace provides a calming spot to sit and take in the extraordinary view of the water. The hallway with floor to ceiling book shelves leading to the upper bedrooms and offices is visible at the very top of the image.
Custom cherry wood cabinets and a walk-in pantry (not visible) provide massive storage in this efficient space. The counters and center island are topped with granite, with a large butcher block section next to the refrigerator. The fig tree outside the kitchen window is the center of activity for all the wildlife, especially during the summer, providing endless interest and entertainment while cooking or cleaning up. Double doors lead in to the solarium. Close them in summer to keep the house cool, open in winter to let in the heat.
Easy care slate covers the floor of the massive solarium. Two sliding doors lead to the deck walkway outside, which leads to the patios and down three steps into the fenced garden to the south just beyond the solarium - make a quick and convenient dash to pick some produce to rinse in the solarium sink with tiled counter. Along with a variety of plants for fun and beauty, the owners have four producing citrus trees in pots, which are taken to the patio in the heat of summer and returned to the solarium in late fall. Warm weather plants in pots (tomatoes, peppers etc.) can over-winter and often keep producing in the solarium. Use it to extend your garden, or just enjoy plants for beauty.
The reclaimed redwood walls featured throughout the house continue into the solarium. A convenient pass-through window from the kitchen makes for easy set-up and clean up when dining in the solarium, along with the sink and tiled counter, barely visible in the center of the image. To the left of the sink counter, a door leads into the middle garage bay. On the upper level, a window from the office and an interior deck overlook the solarium.
Custom built stairways lead from the main entry hall to the upper and lower levels, located behind the Great Room's Russian Fireplace. Facing the north, this end of the hall leads to the main entry on the right, just past the stairwell, the Master Bedroom on the left, the master closet and laundry room on the right.
The Master Bedroom includes a sleeping area, double-doors leading to the hallway, a sliding door leading to a deck off the bedroom, plus a sitting area and Swedish-style masonry brick heater.
Set at a 45 degree angle from the sleeping space, this sitting area facing the deck and patio on one side, fireplace on the other, is a favorite spot for humans and cats or dogs to snuggle and watch the wildlife.
The Master Bath enters both the Master Bedroom and master closet. It features double sink counters, marble soaking tub overlooking both the side lawn and woods toward the water, and glass block enclosed shower with marble walls, tile floor and two shower spigots.
Looking toward the entrance to the master closet from the master bathroom are the separate water closet on the left, and a bank of shelving on the right for linens and sundries.
Master closet boasts custom drawers, shelves and hanging closets on every wall and both sides of the center structure.
Laundry room, with easy-care tiled floor, has a deep sink and hookups for two sets of washers and dryers, if desired. Overhead cabinets for storage and (not visible in this image), a tiled counter with pull-out laundry baskets and more overhead cabinets for storage.
Powder Room at the south end of the main hall, adjoining the mud room and right next to the Media Room. . Cherry cabinet topped with a marble counter.
The media room has a wall of adjustable shelves for videos, books, games or displays of any sort, with cabinets and space for TV and media center at the far end. Plenty of room for couches, chairs, tables or activities. This room would also make a great main floor office – a door could even be installed in the outer wall for a private entrance.
Entrance to the media room comes from a door off the main hallway, across from the hall coat closet, and next to the powder room. The owners kept a variety of exercise equipment in the nook.
The landing area at the foot of the stairway leading to the bottom level leads to a mechanical room on the right (housing a heat pump and the built-in vac – no image included). To the left is the highly coveted wine cellar. (The owners also used it as a root cellar to store produce from the orchard and garden or to keep other things cool, such as coffee beans, extra herbs and spices, essential oils, etc.) Redwood entry door and barrel ceiling with two chandeliers provide ambience. It was designed with room for a table and chairs for wine tastings. Below ground, the temperature maintains around 55 degrees, perfect for wine storage.
The landing area at the bottom of the stairwell leads to an enclosed finished space of about 1400 square feet. The owner used as a photography studio, with space behind the non-bearing walls for shelving and storage. A perfect space for a pod-casting sound studio, media/game room, craft area, or a separate private living area for adult children or parents. No end to the uses for this versatile space!
This view of the finished lower level faces the south end, which has a sliding door leading to a stairway up to the main patio on the right. The door in this image leads to a mechanical room housing a heat pump, which also features a functional bathroom with sink, toilet and tiled stall shower. To the left is the former dark room, plumbed and easily convertible to a small kitchen.
The former dark room, plumbed for film developing, could easily be converted to a kitchenette to create a complete living space in the daylight basement.
The former dark room is located directly across the main area facing the stairway up to the patio.
In this view of the north mechanical room, you can see the toilet, tiled shower stall and deep sink. Should you decide to convert the lower level to a separate living area, you might want to replace it with a typical bathroom sink and counter. Not visible are the heat pump and circuit breaker panel on the back wall.
The hall landing at the top of the stairway runs the length from the second executive office facing north, to the third bedroom (also used as an office) at the south end of the house. Long leaf yellow southern pine flooring continues throughout the second level, along with redwood paneled ceilings.
The brick structure housing the baffles inside the Russian Fireplace continue through the second level up to the chimney in the roof. In front of the brick is a cozy sitting area with a fabulous view through the Great Room windows toward Puget Sound and Gig Harbor.
Rows of built in book shelves adorn the walls of the upper hallway. Enjoy the cozy reading nook while settling in with a cuppa and a book or magazine.
From the upper hall is a sweeping view of outside and the Great Room below. The black marble counter along the hall provides safety with more shelves below it.
The first upstairs bedroom has windows overlooking the driveway and woods to the east. Handmade slatted wood doors provide ventilation to the ample closets.
The large upstairs bathroom features a claw foot tub, pedestal sink, marble counters with a privacy wall for the toilet. Custom fir cabinets for storage.
The second upstairs bedroom was (and is) used as another office space, though all but a corner computer desk and glass top table have been removed. Hand made fir closet doors have slats to provide ventilation, and the redwood ceiling and long leaf yellow southern pine floors continue.
The last upstairs bedroom, used as office space, has a sliding door onto the inside deck overlooking the solarium. This is the owners’ favorite place to retreat during the colder months. Another sliding door leads to the private outside deck, which overlooks the garden, lower lawn, orchard and Puget Sound facing toward Pt. Defiance Park.
This inside upper deck, which overlooks the solarium, adjoins the second upstairs bedroom and outside deck. It's the owner's favorite place to take a break during the colder months.
Originally intended to be a billiard or other game room, this fabulous space was immediately converted to an executive office. With picture windows facing the magnificent fig tree and Puget Sound toward Gig Harbor, it also features a sliding window looking down upon the solarium to help stay calm and focused while working. Now reduced to working on foldout tables and file boxes, this large room formerly held a desk, credenza, conference table, three lateral and one vertical file cabinet. Another versatile space with no end of uses. It could even be another bedroom, though a bit bright from all the windows.
View of the main executive office facing the upper hall, directly across from the bathroom. This view shows the shelves, which could be removed.
This room used as a second executive office faces north, with a window looking out toward the side lawn, shops and back field. The house plans all are stacked on top of the built-in shelves for the Buyer's review. The counter has a small sink, and plumbing was installed below the marble floor to leave the possibility for a future en suite second master bedroom.
From the driveway entrance, convenient parking outside or pull into one of the three oversized garage bays. Continue on past the garden fence to the lower property with orchard and field.
More covered parking under the portico, for an easy dash through the Honduran mahogany double doors - convenient for loading or unloading. The treated pillars holding up the portico were hewn from the unfortunate trees that had to be removed during construction. The media room extends from the house on the far side of the portico.
Solid deer fence protects the vegetable garden that produces something nearly year round ... if that's not your thing, you might tear it out and build a pickleball court. Doors from the solarium lead to the deck and round the corner and down three steps, for easy access to the garden. Not visible in the image, to the south below the garden lies the the orchard with mature cherry, plum and fig. Plenty of room in the lower "field" area for more trees, trellised berries, or wine grapes, etc. (Asian pears, apples and filberts are on the north side of the house.)
Pump building (left) houses a 3000 gallon water storage tank, so you'll never run out of water. Beyond is the quonset style shop used by the Seller as an auto shop and storage -another versatile space with unlimited uses. Not shown, directly to the left, is the open shop with space for woodworking and storage for boat or RV.
This depiction shows the proximity to the ferry for an easy commute - one mile to the Tahlequah ferry on the Vashon side – and also the privacy even though over 50 homes are nestled on the sides of Pohl Road. Enjoy sweeping views of sailboat and marine life activity from the tip of Pt. Defiance Park past the entrance to Gig Harbor, clear to Olalla. Trimming up a few tree limbs could create a 180 degree view.
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