Shipshape and Refreshed: A Considered Renovation of an 1898 Cabin on Maury Island

This week we’re combing via 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 probably by no means heard of it earlier than, however you might have heard of its bigger neighbor, Vashon Island, to which it’s linked by way of an isthmus constructed by native owners in 1913. (Earlier than then, the 2 islands had been linked solely throughout low tide.) Each are accessible solely by ferry, the inconvenience of which has saved industrial progress 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 trying to find a trip house on the agricultural island for years once 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 12 months, Pfeiffer’s design crew led a intestine renovation of the house, stripping layers of assorted misbegotten ornamental types from the 1,900-square-foot house and including again in historic attraction—or, to place it succinctly, “eradicating a Nineteen 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 delicate (brass {hardware} within the kitchen, a concentrate on the colour blue) to the simple (paintings of coastal life and portraits of sailors).

Be part of us for a tour.

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