SPACES by Polycor
S P A C E S by Polycor features Polycor natural stone and the people behind some of our favorite passion projects.
Our first video in this series ( https://youtu.be/XsEQ8E2seoU) features Casa Marrakech, the personal home of Austin based realtor and designer Creede Fitch. Sleek and seamless. Modern and minimalist. Fitch's design gives prominence to American marble to create an artful, timeless space. This kitchen remodel features Polycor's ultra-thin 1 cm White Cherokee Georgia marble.
The second video ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmutvDgQh4o) features The Woodhouse Lodge. Designer Megan Pflug and her husband J. Penry purchased a 1962 mid-century lodge in Greenville, New York and revived the tired property to become the Woodhouse Lodge. They just wrapped a year long renovation, and this summer, unveiled a modern retreat filled with character, relaxed sophistication and a rustic-modernist vibe you’ve never seen before. (And wait until you see how she makes matte black a country thing…) Threading through it all are natural materials reflective of the environment, starting with the soapstone countertops quarried in Virginia and then fabricated on site with nothing more than a steel straight edge, a measuring tape, a wet saw and a few other basic tools.
"In decorating the space, we were really interested in working with a lot of local vendors and makers," Pflug said. "I thought it was really cool that we were able to source soapstone from the east coast. I also think that regional materials are often the most appropriate choice. If I was in Santa Fe, maybe soapstone wouldn't make the most sense architecturally."
Like Pflug, Hudson Valley based fabricator Anson R. Tollefson, of A.R.T. Restoration and Remodeling, has a background in art. Working with just two slabs of Alberene Soapstone, Tollefson, crafted the countertops, backsplash, shelving and supports. A job he describes as, “Like a very heavy puzzle.” His careful cutting and attention to vein continuation resulted in a layout that is not only organic looking, but also without waste. “I think we had 2’x2’ square left over,” he said. A carpenter by trade, this is only Tollefson’s second experience fabricating soapstone countertops. The first being his family's home kitchen in Wisconsin. “Working with this stone is fabulous,” he said, “because it’s easy to cut. The blessing of soapstone is that its a soft enough stone that an individual such as myself can cut it with a saw.”
Pflug calls the style, Shaker meets mid-century. "I love the rustic farmhouse look that is everywhere upstate, and I wanted to try to bring some of that to this very modernist building, but still respect the architecture," she said.
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Our first video in this series ( https://youtu.be/XsEQ8E2seoU) features Casa Marrakech, the personal home of Austin based realtor and designer Creede Fitch. Sleek and seamless. Modern and minimalist. Fitch's design gives prominence to American marble to create an artful, timeless space. This kitchen remodel features Polycor's ultra-thin 1 cm White Cherokee Georgia marble.
The second video ( https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OmutvDgQh4o) features The Woodhouse Lodge. Designer Megan Pflug and her husband J. Penry purchased a 1962 mid-century lodge in Greenville, New York and revived the tired property to become the Woodhouse Lodge. They just wrapped a year long renovation, and this summer, unveiled a modern retreat filled with character, relaxed sophistication and a rustic-modernist vibe you’ve never seen before. (And wait until you see how she makes matte black a country thing…) Threading through it all are natural materials reflective of the environment, starting with the soapstone countertops quarried in Virginia and then fabricated on site with nothing more than a steel straight edge, a measuring tape, a wet saw and a few other basic tools.
"In decorating the space, we were really interested in working with a lot of local vendors and makers," Pflug said. "I thought it was really cool that we were able to source soapstone from the east coast. I also think that regional materials are often the most appropriate choice. If I was in Santa Fe, maybe soapstone wouldn't make the most sense architecturally."
Like Pflug, Hudson Valley based fabricator Anson R. Tollefson, of A.R.T. Restoration and Remodeling, has a background in art. Working with just two slabs of Alberene Soapstone, Tollefson, crafted the countertops, backsplash, shelving and supports. A job he describes as, “Like a very heavy puzzle.” His careful cutting and attention to vein continuation resulted in a layout that is not only organic looking, but also without waste. “I think we had 2’x2’ square left over,” he said. A carpenter by trade, this is only Tollefson’s second experience fabricating soapstone countertops. The first being his family's home kitchen in Wisconsin. “Working with this stone is fabulous,” he said, “because it’s easy to cut. The blessing of soapstone is that its a soft enough stone that an individual such as myself can cut it with a saw.”
Pflug calls the style, Shaker meets mid-century. "I love the rustic farmhouse look that is everywhere upstate, and I wanted to try to bring some of that to this very modernist building, but still respect the architecture," she said.
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Project Year: 2018
