Slide Show: Against the Grain
ON THE SIDE To articulate the house’s main areas, Matt Raphael sided the exterior of his home with cedar shingles, corrugated metal, South American cumaru hardwood, and stucco.
Photography by Bruce Wolf
VIEWING ROOM The Raphael residence is a study in conservation, from its passive solar design to the use of salvaged materials, such as the cedar beams that form the trellis on the back deck.
Photography by Bruce Wolf
KITCHEN CANVAS Much of Raphael’s furniture and cabinetry displays simple geometry and elegant recessed lines, as seen in the kitchen’s island and its walnut bar stools.
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OPEN HEARTH The tinted-plaster finish of a Rastra-block wall is repeated on the see-through fireplace that divides the main floor’s living and dining areas.
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RESOURCEFUL LUXURY Raphael bought the lighting fixtures in the dining and living rooms for $20 apiece at Habitat for Humanity’s ReStore shop; he built the dining room’s walnut shelving un
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SPACE SAVER In the master bedroom, the headboard also serves as one half of the walk-in closet.
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MORNING DELIGHT A dramatic sliding door shields the travertine-tiled master bath from shower spray.
Photography by Bruce Wolf
