fireplaces

Small island, large table

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Sliding doors give the residents of this house control over the room’s openness. The tall chimney effectively interrupts the long living space and helps each room retain a sense of privacy, while simultaneously allowing a sneaky view through either side.

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The fireplace features the same Cor-Ten steel used on the exterior of the house. When the house was first built, the exterior color was similar to what’s seen here, before the outside steel weathered. The family uses magnets to hang pictures and artwork on the fireplace.

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The fireplace is right on axis with the range hearth in the kitchen. Another thick-wall strategy combined with the white oak planks provides built-in shelves and a media wall on either side. The built-in cabinet on the right is a bar.

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A sheet-metal box in the stone fireplace surround holds firewood and books.

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