Houzz Tour: Creative Ideas In a designer Oregon Summer Home - Jessica Helgerson Interior and his family had intended to only stay a few nights in their new summer home. But the weekend turned into weeks, and to date, the Helgersons can not bring himself to leave. "We came the weekend of my birthday and never left, Helgerson said.
It is easy to see why. The small house, located north of Portland, on the picturesque island Sauvie, is part of a wildlife preserve agriculture. "We fell in love with the region after our first ride, but it took a while before we found our house. We saw so much potential in this house even find it in a dilapidated state. Its size is definitely out of the ordinary for this area, but since we scale things, we have all become more disciplined when it comes to what we eat and take home, "said Helgerson.
Houzz at a glance
Who lives here Jessica Helgerson; her husband, architect Yianni Doulis; and their 2 children
Location Sauvie Island, Oregon
Size 1 bedroom, 1 bathroom, 1 sleeping loft
This is interesting The house is in its fifth use. Previously, he was a house in Vanport Village, the home of a shipyard worker, a goose control station and the race rental down a car mechanic.
Jessica Helgerson Interior Design
A green roof planted with moss and ferns the surrounding Columbia river replaced the roof deteriorates and effectively insulates the house.
"Every room in the house working hard and that's really the point. We redesigned everything and emptied and transformed the interior space in a very effective, "says Helgerson
"Every room in the house working hard and that's really the point. We redesigned everything and emptied and transformed the interior space in a very effective, "says Helgerson
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local white oak floors and walnut dining table retrieved locally warm white wall cabinets and shiny coating. Helgerson found the Vintage range on Craigslist, and a wood stove heats the small house.
'The stove works sometimes a little also well in the great room. We settle usually open a window in winter as it can get very hot, "she said
Table :. Custom, Yianni Doulis; chairs: raw, Paul McCobb; coat paint: white opulence, Benjamin Moore; pendants: bought in France
'The stove works sometimes a little also well in the great room. We settle usually open a window in winter as it can get very hot, "she said
Table :. Custom, Yianni Doulis; chairs: raw, Paul McCobb; coat paint: white opulence, Benjamin Moore; pendants: bought in France
Jessica Helgerson Interior Design
The great room "takes a beat, 'said Helgerson. It houses the kitchen, dining room and living room. She and her husband designed the integrated sofas with drawers; they double twin beds for guests and storage of toys. A scale of nuts leads the eye upward to Helgerson and high nest of her husband
sofa, shelves, walnut scale :. Custom, Jessica Helgerson Design
sofa, shelves, walnut scale :. Custom, Jessica Helgerson Design
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mezzanine requires the couple to think carefully before making anything in space. "Our general thought is that if she is not beautiful and useful, then we probably do not need, she said.
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Jessica Helgerson Interior design
Two bunk beds with integrated storage, wardrobe bed and a guest bed (not shown) are the minimalist nursery.
Jessica Helgerson Interior Design
Helgerson recovered bathing high roller from a friend demolition site; her husband built wooden feet to the bathroom. The designer admits that although sharing a bathroom with three other people is sometimes difficult, the rewards far outweigh the disadvantages
See most wonderful full white bathroom
plants water :. Creuse
See most wonderful full white bathroom
plants water :. Creuse
Jessica Helgerson Interior Design
"It's not an ideal way to live, said Helgerson. "We know that time is short when it comes to our children," sharing a room. ... But despite this, we get along well enough to live in a small space.
Jessica Helgerson Interior Design
The house sees its fair share of family and friends coming through his front door. Just a few weeks Helgerson (with her daughter and husband) organized a birthday party for her son, Max.
Knowing that storage was a problem, Max sent an email to his friends and asked not present at the party. "We had it a beautiful bow and arrow, which is what he wanted, so he was not deprived. A friend deceived and brought him a little Mexican jumping beans box, "says Helgerson.
Knowing that storage was a problem, Max sent an email to his friends and asked not present at the party. "We had it a beautiful bow and arrow, which is what he wanted, so he was not deprived. A friend deceived and brought him a little Mexican jumping beans box, "says Helgerson.
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the designer, who as a child shared his time between France and the United States, used smaller European scalable model farm of his grandparents as inspiration for his own garden beds and greenhouse.
Today, the family is self-sufficient for food, except for alcohol, caffeine and most carbohydrates, Helgerson said. They grow their own tomatoes, cucumbers, pumpkins, onions, okra and "all kinds of berry that comes to mind."
Today, the family is self-sufficient for food, except for alcohol, caffeine and most carbohydrates, Helgerson said. They grow their own tomatoes, cucumbers, pumpkins, onions, okra and "all kinds of berry that comes to mind."
Jessica Helgerson Interior design
Although the small size is an organic extension of the design philosophy of Helgerson, she finds herself again even enjoy shopping process for customers and creating the vision of someone a house.
I'm not about to preach to someone else when it comes to how to live their lives, "she said. "But I think most of my customers know that my colleagues and I are pretty thoughtful about what we do. We want each and every one of our remodels be our last (in this house)
She admits that part of his door the romantic notion that his children will one day inherit land from their youth -. But she would not be surprised if both her daughter and her son declare a preference for city life once they are a little older.
"they could just go home one day and say they want to live in New York City," says Helgerson.
I'm not about to preach to someone else when it comes to how to live their lives, "she said. "But I think most of my customers know that my colleagues and I are pretty thoughtful about what we do. We want each and every one of our remodels be our last (in this house)
She admits that part of his door the romantic notion that his children will one day inherit land from their youth -. But she would not be surprised if both her daughter and her son declare a preference for city life once they are a little older.
"they could just go home one day and say they want to live in New York City," says Helgerson.
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