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Nearby, a soundproof music studio filled with guitars and customizable LED lights provides a spot for the husband to play. “This is my little sanctuary,” he says, as his wife likens Irish-pub-inspired bar with knotty alder trim draws at tention. There’s a geometric tin ceiling, a mirror televi sion and speakers in the walls — perfect for gather ings and Browns watch parties. A picture of the husband’s dad looks over the bar, a nod to the Irish family’s history. A nearby door leads to an outdoor space with a kitchen, grill, pizza oven and enough seating for 20 guests. Although the space is perfect for game days and fun parties, the family still wanted to put focus on how they would use the house in the future. The couple plans to age in place, with amenities to make everything acces sible, from the low kitchen appliances to an elevator and the walk-in shower. And just as they thought of the future, they also wanted to connect their forever home to the past. They kept some things from their old house — bricks in the wall by the bar and a sketch the husband drew under some old wallpaper. There’s also a jar of smooth glacial sand collected from the land their new home was built on. Overall, it’s a perfect fit for the family. “It’s a dream come true,” the wife says. “We are just so happy with it.” him to Jimi Hendrix. Across the space, the

The downstairs wine room features intricate grape adorned custom iron gates, exposed stone and iron racks for bottles instead of the more traditional choice of boxes.

ect with general contractor Don Brown of D.F. Brown Construction. “It was all ideas that we’ve gathered from experience and life, and then finding the right sources to implement them.” The room full of cus tom finishes wasn’t in the original plans for the new build, but it fills the space under the front porch in a creative, beauti ful way the couple can enjoy.

“In our design meet ings, we knew we wanted the open

ness to look through and … to be able to see the stone,” says Julia Schumacher, the owner of Schumacher Designs, who led the proj

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