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Keep your eyes out for the latest issues of Portrait Magazine (Seattle and Portland editions) — where you'll find our project, the Mount Baker Historic Craftsman featured. "When Paul and Leslie Santarelli were looking for a home in Seattle in 2018, they were seeing too many houses that were just a little too new. “It was a lot of modern farmhouses,” recalls Paul. “There was nothing very old.” Then the couple walked into a 1912 Craftsman in the Mt. Baker neighborhood. They were amazed by the home’s historic detail, from the coffered ceiling and decorative stair railing, to the original tile around the fireplace and stained-glass windows glinting in several rooms. “This was a house that I’ve always dreamed about living in,” says Leslie. “It had so much beautiful character and potential.” After living there for a few years, they realized the few pain points: mainly, that there was only one bathroom for the three upstairs bedrooms, which wouldn’t work for the family of five, and the kitchen was worn and tired after an 80s remodel, resulting in a stylistic mismatch. For a remodel, Paul and Leslie sought out a team to design and build the project who was equally excited and passionate about historic houses. “For us, it was really about finding a team that had the same appreciation for the historic parts of the home that still existed,” says Paul. They found it in interior designer Hyrel Mathias, of Board & Vellum and later Hyrel Mathias Interior Design, Lance Hayes, architect at Board & Vellum, and contractor Brad Wageman of Ambrose Construction. Wageman, who began his construction career in fine carpentry before starting a firm that remodels all types of homes, has a particular satisfaction for working with century-old houses like this one. A remodel is a chance to “pluck these aberrations out of the home and make it whole again,” says Wageman." Read on, and explore the beautiful images from Miranda Estes, at: https://lnkd.in/gTHTvnYY

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