This organic modern mountain home was designed by Living Stone Design + Build, in collaboration with ID.ology Interiors & Design, located in Asheville, North Carolina. The home is surrounded by woods and perched on a high spot where the owners can enjoy peaceful mountain vistas. The exterior and interior architectural design of this home offers a sophisticated aesthetic, mixed with a rustic material palette of wood and stone.
When designing this home, the project team focused on creating clean, symmetrical lines while highlighting the beauty that surrounds this property. The homeowners have three children, two of which are in college. They both work from home but planned to retire early and this would be their forever home — so thoughtful planning in every aspect of the design was very important.
Additional Details: There is 4,000 square feet of living space, with no dining room. There is a sofa table with a drop leaf for formal dining when needed. There are three bedrooms, three-and-a-half bathrooms, along with a workout room and workshop.
Interesting Fact: This modern mountain home was constructed with energy-efficiency in mind. It has a silver certification from The Green Built Alliance, a non-profit organization in North Carolina that advances sustainability in the built environment with education, measurable standards and regional action.
What We Love: This modern mountain home is the perfect example of how much warmth, character and interest a little ‘rustic’ can add to a more contemporary decor. Sophisticated yet comfortable, the decor selections work beautifully with the architecture of the home. The large windows allow for sweeping views and the interior colors do not compete with the gorgeous greens and browns of nature. Overall a gorgeous mix of sophistication and earthiness — love it!
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Above: The exterior facade boasts a mix of materials including cedar, painted cedar and stone.
Above: The living room is open to the kitchen, featuring a gorgeous floor-to-ceiling stone fireplace as the focal point of the space. Twelve-foot wide pocketing glass doors leads out to an expansive deck with majestic views over the treetops. A sofa table was custom designed out of maple wood from a 70-year-old boxcar. The drop-leaf, when extended open, can accomodate up to 12 dinner guests. There is no formal dining room in this home, instead the homeowners use their cozy booth, dine in front of the television or take their plates out to the porch!
Above: The dimensions of this kitchen are 19 x 14-feet, for a total of 266 square feet of living space. The clients wished to have a clean-lined, sophisticated aesthetic that is open and spacious for entertaining family and friends. The result is a light-filled, symmetrical space with a built-in booth, expansive center island for cooking and a beverage center.
The island molded walnut counter stools were sourced from Brooklyn, New York-based furniture retailer Organic Modernism. The beautiful pendant lights are from Lamps Plus. The wall and cabinet paint color is Extra White SW 7006, Sherwin-Williams; while the booth paint color is Peppercorn SW 7674, Sherwin-Williams.
Above: The perimeter countertops are black granite in a leathered finish (also used on the outdoor kitchen), while the island is a leathered Fantasy Brown marble (harder than most marbles and sometime marketed as quartzite). The backsplash is shiplap. Wood flooring and ceiling beams adds to the rusticity of the space. A pop-up vent hood was integrated on the island range to allow for unobstructed views. Wall and cabinet paint: Extra White SW 7006, Sherwin-Williams; island paint: Grizzle Gray SW 7068, Sherwin-Williams
Above: The trim paint color is Peppercorn SW 7674, Sherwin-Williams. The top of the booth is made out of maple wood from a reclaimed 70-year old boxcar.
Above: A tall white cabinet between the living and kitchen areas conceals a beverage center. Inside is a 5-gallon water bottle cooler and hot-water system and a Keurig coffee maker.
Above: There are a total of five interior sliding barn doors throughout this modern mountain home, including this one in the great room. The homeowner went to purchase them online and discovered they were thousands of dollars a piece. Instead, they had their trim carpenter custom build the door for approximately $2,000 total!
Above: The forged-steel fireplace doors were custom fabricated by a local artisan. Underneath the hearth is plenty of space for log storage, which is lined in steel. The ceilings in the living room are 17-feet high. Darkly stained wood and beams adds a rustic touch and a feeling of coziness to balance the soaring ceilings.
Above: The flooring throughout the interiors of this modern mountain home is engineered hand-scraped walnut in 9-inch planks.
Above: Outdoors there are plenty of lounging spaces, including a dining and outdoor kitchen area with a Big Green Egg ceramic grill.
Above: The countertops are soapstone, while the sinks are black marble waterfall sinks.
Above: Instead of taking up space with separate guest rooms that are not used regularly, the homeowners opted to have one large bunkroom. Each one has its own nook with shelves.
Above: To save some money in the design, the homeowner’s would have spent $12,000 for two custom garage doors. Instead, the builders integrated ready-made doors from Clopay and trimmed them out with wood slats. This created a custom look for a fraction of the cost — about $5,000.
Photos: Courtesy of Living Stone Design + Build
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