We were hired to design a Northern Michigan home for our clients to retire. They wanted an inviting “Mountain Rustic” style that would offer a casual, warm and inviting feeling while also taking advantage of the view of nearby Deer Lake. Most people downsize in retirement, but for our clients more space was a virtue. The main level provides a large kitchen that flows into open concept dining and living. With all their family and visitors, ample entertaining and gathering space was necessary. A cozy three-season room which also opens onto a large deck provide even more space. The bonus room above the attached four car garage was a perfect spot for a bunk room. A finished lower level provided even more space for the grandkids to claim as their own, while the main level master suite allows grandma and grandpa to have their own retreat. Rustic details like a reclaimed lumber wall that includes six different varieties of wood, large fireplace, exposed beams and antler chandelier lend to the rustic feel our client’s desired. Ultimately, we were able to capture and take advantage of as many views as possible while also maintaining the cozy and warm atmosphere on the interior. This gorgeous home with abundant space makes it easy for our clients to enjoy the company of their five children and seven grandchildren who come from near and far to enjoy the home. - Jacqueline Southby Photography

“The Shelburne Pond Home sits on a knoll with westerly views of the pond. A covered porch and west facing patio make the most of these views. The wooded site creates a private oasis for this four-bedroom home. Wood tones are echoed in the [shou sugi ban] siding in contrasting colors. Designed for the grandparents with four children and twelve grandchildren, the house provides the first-floor living for its occupants with additional living space on the lower level and second floor for visiting children and grandchildren. Other spaces include a home office above a two-car garage, a playroom and a fitness room.”

Four bedrooms, five bathrooms and a whole lot of Suyaki make this absolutely stunning Seattle Lakehouse stand out from the rest. Originally built in 1950, this house was lovingly remodeled by the homeowners along with SHED architecture. Luxurious yet lived-in, this house is full of wabi sabi touches. Product: Suyaki 1×6 select grade shiplap, Suyaki 1×8 select grade S3S Prefinish: Tung Oil Black Application: Residential – Exterior SF: 5,400 SF Architect: SHED Builder: Whelbilt Homes Photographer: Rafael Soldi Year Built: 2021

Four bedrooms, five bathrooms and a whole lot of Suyaki make this absolutely stunning Seattle Lakehouse stand out from the rest. Originally built in 1950, this house was lovingly remodeled by the homeowners along with SHED architecture. Luxurious yet lived-in, this house is full of wabi sabi touches. Product: Suyaki 1×6 select grade shiplap, Suyaki 1×8 select grade S3S Prefinish: Tung Oil Black Application: Residential – Exterior SF: 5,400 SF Architect: SHED Builder: Whelbilt Homes Photographer: Rafael Soldi Year Built: 2021

With a location-to-die-for on Great Neck-Ipswich, MA, this perfectly perched home was desperate for an upgrade. The clients, anxious to downsize and create a lifestyle more true to their hearts, left their hectic Wellesley address behind and set out, with kayaks in tow, for life on The Neck! Once a cookie-cutter spec-home, this reinvented craftsman style, now reminiscent of Martha’s Vineyard and the like, will inspire you to rub your eyes, blink hard and say, “We’re not in Wellesley anymore!”. The selections couldn’t have been more appropriate: Cascade Blue window cladding to compliment the Seacoast Grey Maibec shingles, the simulated divided light/multi-pane windows, the nature-inspired & earthy color palette, partially paned door, tapered columns, and an outdoor (Vineyard staple) shower adorned by a pergola overhead. The understated outdoor shower only adds to the vacation feel of this retirement retreat, perfect for rinsing off the sand after a day at Clark Beach or kayaking Ipswich Bay & Plum Island Sound. Photo By Eric Roth

“The Shelburne Pond Home sits on a knoll with westerly views of the pond. A covered porch and west facing patio make the most of these views. The wooded site creates a private oasis for this four-bedroom home. Wood tones are echoed in the [shou sugi ban] siding in contrasting colors. Designed for the grandparents with four children and twelve grandchildren, the house provides the first-floor living for its occupants with additional living space on the lower level and second floor for visiting children and grandchildren. Other spaces include a home office above a two-car garage, a playroom and a fitness room.”

From Karen Delucas: “This newly constructed home was designed for an active family who wanted a comfortable place to recharge. Nestled into the hill, the garage/studio space opens to an active playcourt and is set apart from the house. The covered entry allows for a protected walk from the garage to the house. The Grand Ridge house uses two types yakisugi (more commonly known as shou sugi ban) from Nakamoto Forestry out of Oregon. Yakisugi translates to charred cypress in Japanese and it’s a process of preserving the wood siding through a heat process. The colors and textures are a beautiful backdrop to our lush greens of the Pacific Northwest.”

Tucker Design Awards celebrate the innovation and vision that designers bring to their projects through the specification and use of natural stone materials. For members of the Natural Stone Institute, acknowledgement as a contributor to a Tucker Design Awards winning project is a genuine tribute to their traditional values, physicality of work and dedication to precise specifications required in the realization of such accomplished architectural design. Architect Bohlin Cywinski Jackson, Seattle,WA Stone Installers Gallegos Corporation, Basalt, CO Stone Supplier Quarra Stone Company, Madison, WI Stone Quarry Bertozzi Felice di Rovai G & C Srl, Pietrasanta (LU), Italy Truffer AG, Vals, Switzerland The Independence Pass Residence is sited at the edge of a nature preserve in Aspen, Colorado with views of an alpine meadow, forests of evergreen and aspen trees, the Roaring Fork River and the Rocky Mountains. The owners requested something very different from large, ostentatious heavy-timber homes that appear throughout the Aspen slopes: a home that would reach out to nature, not to gird against it; one that would feel light and modern, yet not on display. Approached from the north, a driveway leads from the main road to a private parking court, sheltered from wind and weather. The house stretches between two existing hills on the site; forming a threshold to the views of the meandering river and nature preserve beyond. The lower level is expressed as a series of stone-clad walls that extend the building into the landscape. The upper level is a sleek box with a metal roof that floats on slender columns. Pre-weathered wood siding is used to clad the upper level of the buildings and will continue to weather to a silver grey. All exterior cladding materials are intended to weather naturally with little maintenance to a palette of soft grays. A wall of black-stained cedar boards marks the main entry and extends through the house into a double-height space with a floating stair. Cantilevered wood stair treads lead to the upper level and main living pavilion where full-height walls of glass reveal panoramic views of the nature preserve and New York peak. The living room, dining room and kitchen occupy the center of the linear floor plan, with a master bedroom suite to the west and a family room and outdoor courtyard to the east. A fireplace clad in Vals quartzite forms the western edge of the living room with a large skylight above. A reading alcove with a bench of wood slats is lined with Douglas fir panels and stainless steel shelves for display of the owner’s photography collection. Sliding panels of glass open to an outdoor deck, further blurring the boundary between interior and exterior. A second stair connecting all levels of the house is crafted of a one-inch thick steel plate that is both structure and guardrail, slicing through the vertical space. Ground level spaces include three bedrooms with individual baths, a guest suite, mudroom and exercise room.

Four years ago, we began the design process of the main house to align with the owner's retirement and move back to the Seattle area from Chicago in 2015. Although the Boathouse and Carriage house are more Pacific Northwest shingle in character, this time around the owners wanted a modern interpretation for the main house. Now in 2016 - 10 years later - they are settled in and their little "compound" has become the family gathering place for their three grown sons, their wives, and the owner's grandchildren. The main house is a contemporary interpretation of Northwest Regionalism in which dramatic waterfront conditions are complemented with aesthetic consideration of massing, materials and the embracing of natural light. The interior spaces are highlighted in marble, steel, walnut, Sapele and limestone finishes.

This Mount Prospect, IL Colonial Style Home was remodeled by Siding & Windows Group. We replaced existing Aluminum Siding and installed James HardiePlank Select Cedarmill Lap Siding in ColorPlus Technology Color Sail Cloth and Traditional HardieTrim, HardieSoffit & Fascia in ColorPlus Technology Color Arctic White. Remodeled the entire second floor Balcony with New Cedar Railing Systems, First Floor Column Posts with Roof removed and installed new modified Bitumen Roofing. Replaced Windows throughout Home with Premium Quality Marvin Ultimate Clad Windows and installed Fypon Shutters in White with Hardie Crown Moldings. Replaced Gutters/Downspouts with Alside Gutters and installed GutterDome Screens.

From Karen Delucas: “This newly constructed home was designed for an active family who wanted a comfortable place to recharge. Nestled into the hill, the garage/studio space opens to an active playcourt and is set apart from the house. The covered entry allows for a protected walk from the garage to the house. The Grand Ridge house uses two types yakisugi (more commonly known as shou sugi ban) from Nakamoto Forestry out of Oregon. Yakisugi translates to charred cypress in Japanese and it’s a process of preserving the wood siding through a heat process. The colors and textures are a beautiful backdrop to our lush greens of the Pacific Northwest.”

This Mount Prospect, IL Colonial Style Home was remodeled by Siding & Windows Group. We replaced existing Aluminum Siding and installed James HardiePlank Select Cedarmill Lap Siding in ColorPlus Technology Color Sail Cloth and Traditional HardieTrim, HardieSoffit & Fascia in ColorPlus Technology Color Arctic White. Remodeled the entire second floor Balcony with New Cedar Railing Systems, First Floor Column Posts with Roof removed and installed new modified Bitumen Roofing. Replaced Windows throughout Home with Premium Quality Marvin Ultimate Clad Windows and installed Fypon Shutters in White with Hardie Crown Moldings. Replaced Gutters/Downspouts with Alside Gutters and installed GutterDome Screens.

Project Overview: This new build was designed by architect Jay Fulkerson and features both interior and exterior applications of our Pika-Pika siding with a traditional white oil stain prefinish. General Contractor was Jeff Hopper of Hopper Construction of Hillsborough, NC, with support from McLendon Building. Project Details: Product: Shou Sugi Ban – Pika-Pika 1×6 select grade shiplap Prefinish: Penofin Verde MIST Application: Residential – Exterior SF: 3600 SF Designer: Jay Fulkerson Builder: Jeff Hopper at Hopper Construction Date: August 2018

Four bedrooms, five bathrooms and a whole lot of Suyaki make this absolutely stunning Seattle Lakehouse stand out from the rest. Originally built in 1950, this house was lovingly remodeled by the homeowners along with SHED architecture. Luxurious yet lived-in, this house is full of wabi sabi touches. Product: Suyaki 1×6 select grade shiplap, Suyaki 1×8 select grade S3S Prefinish: Tung Oil Black Application: Residential – Exterior SF: 5,400 SF Architect: SHED Builder: Whelbilt Homes Photographer: Rafael Soldi Year Built: 2021

From Karen Delucas: “This newly constructed home was designed for an active family who wanted a comfortable place to recharge. Nestled into the hill, the garage/studio space opens to an active playcourt and is set apart from the house. The covered entry allows for a protected walk from the garage to the house. The Grand Ridge house uses two types yakisugi (more commonly known as shou sugi ban) from Nakamoto Forestry out of Oregon. Yakisugi translates to charred cypress in Japanese and it’s a process of preserving the wood siding through a heat process. The colors and textures are a beautiful backdrop to our lush greens of the Pacific Northwest.”

“The Shelburne Pond Home sits on a knoll with westerly views of the pond. A covered porch and west facing patio make the most of these views. The wooded site creates a private oasis for this four-bedroom home. Wood tones are echoed in the [shou sugi ban] siding in contrasting colors. Designed for the grandparents with four children and twelve grandchildren, the house provides the first-floor living for its occupants with additional living space on the lower level and second floor for visiting children and grandchildren. Other spaces include a home office above a two-car garage, a playroom and a fitness room.”

In 2025 we renovated this Muskoka cottage, giving it a full refresh while preserving its warm, rustic charm. The kitchen was completely redone with white shaker cabinetry, a large island in a soft blue tone, quartz countertops, and modern pendant lighting. We added a floor to ceiling fireplace column finished with grey slate tile, creating a striking focal point that anchors the main living space. The bedrooms and bathroom were upgraded with full wood paneling for a cozy, cabin-style feel. In the bathroom, we installed a walk-in shower with a black rain head and glass doors, a modern white vanity with matte black fixtures, and durable grey tile flooring.

From Karen Delucas: “This newly constructed home was designed for an active family who wanted a comfortable place to recharge. Nestled into the hill, the garage/studio space opens to an active playcourt and is set apart from the house. The covered entry allows for a protected walk from the garage to the house. The Grand Ridge house uses two types yakisugi (more commonly known as shou sugi ban) from Nakamoto Forestry out of Oregon. Yakisugi translates to charred cypress in Japanese and it’s a process of preserving the wood siding through a heat process. The colors and textures are a beautiful backdrop to our lush greens of the Pacific Northwest.”

Lake Surprise House- About from architect, Steve Marchetti; This is a ground-up project for a New York City family. We went looking for land together, north of the city, found a property in the woods that we loved, and dreamed up a Mountain House to remind them of ski houses they have loved in the American West. The exterior is clad in Cedar boards and field-stone walls & columns. The house is centered around a double-height timber-frame Great Room with a massive fieldstone fireplace. Kitchen, mud room, and garage are to the right, the Master Suite is to the left, and a timber-stringer stairway leads up to Kids’ bedroom and a Home Office. The finished basement contains a Rec Room and guest rooms. The outdoor Living Room features a second stone fireplace, and has concealed Phantom screens for the buggy season. A stone-floored terrace holds a big dining table and an outdoor kitchen with pizza oven, gas grill, sink, and fridge, united by a bluestone countertop. Adjacent to these outdoor spaces is a large pool and hot tub, directly accessible from inside the house .