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“We used all-natural fibers wherever possible,” Hoffman says, referencing the wool, linoleum and wood used throughout the house. Before the renovations, the couple had a very small bedroom, and they wanted their new one to have a view of their backyard. They now have that view upstairs in the room that employs neutral colors, hand-planed beams and an antique chestnut post from a tobacco barn with a hand-carved stone base to contrast the charcoal colored earth plaster on the walls, creating a warm feel ing throughout. “All of the structure, the beams, the Port Orfords — those are all of a Japanese design,” Hoffman says. A stainless-steel water screen separates the bed room from the bathroom, recirculating fallen water once it hits the smooth black pebbles beneath. Hand-carved stone steps surrounded by those same black stones lead to a standalone stainless-steel soaking tub with

a custom-built wooden water filler and a view of the wooded property. Above the commode is a framed piece of art the couple brought back from a trip to China. “It really adds depth

to that space,” Hoffman says.

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