You've done a lot to this house. You first contracted to have work done on it before you even moved in. Over the years, you've changed it from a compartmentalized 50s style rambler to an elegant open space ideally suited for entertainment, companionship and showcasing your art. The house is quintessentially yours, but something is missing. You want a place for your own private reflections, a space apart from the conviviality of the rest of the house, a sanctuary that puts you in touch with the quiet removes of your wooded backyard ravine. What do you do?

Try this. Build a lower level "personal room" addition that confronts, without intruding into, your wooded ravine. Create a cozy, rustic authenticity within the space using wide salvaged deck-board flooring and interior stucco with custom imperfections. Crown the space in your unique taste with a vaulted, multi-colored willow reed ceiling.

Sit by your new fireplace with its embers glowing and take in your wooded solitude.

"Just a note to thank you for the beautiful work you did on my addition. I am enjoying it so much and as I look around I see all of your wonderful planning and problem-solving and carpentry. I was lucky to have a creative, artistic, competent [crew] running my job!"

—Terry Hoffman, satisfied client

Project: Hoffman
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