BE INSPIRED A Craftsman Bungalow

With broad, overhanging eaves and a wide front porch, the picturesque house beckons at dusk.

Many original features of this commanding 1914 home were intact, from the exterior’s bracketed eaves and broad front porch to the quarter-sawn oak beams and mahogany woodwork inside. Yet the place had had little attention for 40 years, and the wet climate had taken its toll. Wood shingles were sanded and stained, returned to their silvery grey color with an application of Sherwin– Williams Gray Shingle; trim was painted S–W Chocolate Brown. Windows with old glass were carefully preserved, the sashes rehung with new ropes. Eleven original screen doors were still in use, so they were stripped and resealed with clear varnish to show off the Douglas fir. produced by Brian D. Coleman photographs by William Wright

1. ALWAYS A GRAND HOUSE

This 4,800-square-foot house was always a stunner, boasting such amenities as a rib-cage shower, a built-in vacuum system, and even a carriage house with a car-wash built into the eaves. An ornate stained-glass window lights the stair landing. The side window is one of a pair found stored in the house and installed during restoration.

2. THE PORTE COCHÈRE

Inheriting her father’s 1924 Chevrolet Tourer made the homeowner remember this house, which she had long coveted. The house came on the market at an opportune time for her family. It has its original porte cochère, translated as “coachman’s door” and used to mean a covered vehicle entrance.