Shipshape and Refreshed: A Thought-about Renovation of an 1898 Cabin on Maury Island

This week we’re combing by the Remodelista archives for a few of our all-time favourite summer season tales. Right here’s one:

Maury Island, in Washington’s Puget Sound, is small. You’ve possible by no means heard of it earlier than, however you could have heard of its bigger neighbor, Vashon Island, to which it’s linked through an isthmus constructed by native owners in 1913. (Earlier than then, the 2 islands have been linked solely throughout low tide.) Each are accessible solely by ferry, the inconvenience of which has stored business development at bay—and that’s how its residents prefer it, together with designer Tim Pfeiffer (of Seattle-based structure and interiors agency Hoedemaker Pfeiffer) and his associate, Matt Carvalho.

The 2 had been looking for a trip residence on the agricultural island for years after they lastly noticed potential, below a layer of peeling linoleum flooring and pink plywood partitions, in a former shipbuilder’s cabin from the late Nineteenth century. Over the course of a yr, Pfeiffer’s design staff led a intestine renovation of the house, stripping layers of varied misbegotten ornamental types from the 1,900-square-foot residence and including again in historic appeal—or, to place it succinctly, “eradicating a Sixties rambler vibe out of an authentic 1898 home,” says Pfeiffer.

In a nod to the cabin’s authentic proprietor, the interiors now additionally allude to its roots: The couple’s house is peppered with nautical references—from the refined (brass {hardware} within the kitchen, a concentrate on the colour blue) to the simple (art work of coastal life and portraits of sailors).

Be a part of us for a tour.

Pictures by Thomas J. Story, courtesy of Hoedemaker Pfeiffer.