TIMBERFRAME, POST and BEAM HOMES

by North Woods Joinery

ARTICLES > Timber Home Illustrated June 2006

Special Touches

To the left of the great room is the kitchen, which features cherry cabinets made locally by Ed Roy, who also built the kitchen hutch, the great room’s entertainment center and the cherry and black walnut bar in the lower level game room. To the right is the master bedroom suite.

The second level includes twin loft areas that frame the fireplace chimney, and three bedrooms. A lower level includes a game room, a media room and a full bath.

The couple says the biggest challenge was building a house in Vermont while living in New York. Jennifer had weekly meetings via telephone or email with North Woods or their

Right: The couple’s children and their guests bed down in comfort in the upstairs bedrooms. Below: Tiny windows accented with red trim flank a post in the timber frame. High windows in a bedroom ensure privacy, while still letting light travel throughout the second-floor space.

Reprinted from Timber Home Illustrated with permission. ©Timber Home Illustrated 2006.