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2008 So You Want to Live on the Coast Special Section

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RESCUING AN ISLAND RETREAT: Residential design, Linnea Brooks, Brooks & Brooks Inc., Kailua, Hawaii; 808/262-6295. Interior design, Marion Philpotts and Jonathan Staub, Philpotts & Associates, Honolulu, Hawaii; 808/523-6771 or philpotts.net. Contractors and carpentry, Sutton Construction Inc., Honolulu; 808/523-2307.
Living room: Sofas, Crate & Barrel; crateandbarrel.com (R). Stella arm chairs, Maine Cottage; mainecottage.com (R). Fabric, Perennials; perennialsfabrics.com (D). Accent pillows, Pacific Home, Honolulu; 808/596-9338 or pacific-home.com (R). Kitchen, page 80: Custom cabinets, Custom Built Cabinetry, Kailua, Hawaii; 808/261-6344 (C).
Dining room: Panama side chairs in Natural, Dedon; dedon.de (M). Table, Baik Designs, Honolulu; 808/524-2290 or baikdesigns.com (D).

FILLING IN THE BLANK: Decorator Sandy Frazer, Simple Elements, LLC, Nashville, Tennessee; e-mail sandy@simpleelementsllc.com. Architect Gary Justiss, Chelsea, Alabama; 205/678-2887. Contractor, Chris Ritchie Construction, Santa Rosa Beach, Florida; 850/267-1994. Living room walls in French Canvas and master bath walls in Coastal Fog, Benjamin Moore; benjaminmoore.com (R).
Living room: Sofa, Crate & Barrel; crateandbarrel.com. Teak/capiz shell screens, antique (U).
Kitchen: Denver bar stools, South Beach Style; southbeachstyle.com (R).
Master bath: Antigua tub, MTI Whirlpools; 800/783-8827 or mtiwhirlpools.com (R). Oyster matte mosaic tiles and 6" by 6" tumbled-stone floor tile, Walker Zanger; walkerzanger.com (R). Purist bath fixtures, Kohler; kohler.com (R).
Exterior: Siding/shutters in Milkweed solid stain and trim in Cherrywood, Sherwin Williams; sherwin-williams.com (R). Hardware, Rocky Mountain Hardware; rockymountainhardware.com (M).

RANCH DRESSING: Architect Cihan Anisoglu, Anisoglu Associates, Bainbridge Island, Washington; 206/226-8313 or anisoglu.com. Ed Palmer Construction, Vashon, Washington; 206/463-4111 or edpalmerconstruction.com. ProShield windows, Weather Shield; 800/222-2995 or weathershield.com. Library demilune table and living room black side table, Pier 1; pier1.com.
Living room: Sea-grass carpet, Capers, Seattle; 206/932-0371 (R). Coffee table, Ethan Allen; ethanallen.com (R). Sofa, Dania Furniture, Tukwila, Washington; 206/575-1918 or daniafurniture.com (R). Chairs, Crate & Barrel; crateandbarrel.com (R).
Kitchen: Pacific Crest Cabinets, Lowe’s; lowes.com (R). Tile, Ann Sacks; 800/278-8453 or annsacks.com (R). Tile installation, Tile Design by Edelstein; 206/235-8453. Franke sink, available at homeclick.com. Range, Jenn-Air, jennair.com. Faucet, Kohler; kohler.com. SlateScape counters available at Ambiente European Tile Design; 206/524-2113 or ambientetile.com (R). Counter installation, Stoneworks; 206/571-5893.
Dining room: Chairs, IKEA; ikea.com (R). Chandelier, Lux Lighting, Portland, Oregon; 503/299-6754 or luxlights.com (R). Art, Jonelle Johnson, represented by Davidson Galleries, Seattle, Washington; 206/624-1324 or davidsongalleries.com. Table, antique (U).
Library: Coffee table, Pottery Barn; potterybarn.com (R). Throw, Bed Bath & Beyond; bedbathandbeyond.com (R). Deer head, David Smith & Co.; 206/223-1598 or davidsmithco.com (R). Wall sconce, Resolute; resoluteonline.com (R). Fabric on window seat, Calico Corners; calicocorners.com (R). Sofa, unavailable (U).
Bedroom: Nightstands, Target; target.com (R). Art over bed, Peggy Hitchcock;
e-mail peggyhitchcock@yahoo.com. Vintage quilt, The Farmer’s Daughter Antiques, Snoqualmie, Washington; 425/888-1859. Bed, custom (U).

HISTORY LESSON: Architect Mark Mobley, Mark Mobley Architecture, Baltimore, Maryland; 410/385-8570 or mmarchitecture.com (for a photo of the Harps’ house, click on “Before & After”—it’s the third house down). Expert House Movers raised the house; 800/669-7315 (Sharptown, Maryland), 800/338-3480 (Virginia Beach, Virginia), 800/305-8939 (St. Louis, Missouri), or experthousemovers.com. Siding, Shakertown Craftsman Panels; 800/426-8970 or shakertown.com.
Bedroom: Fish print courtesy of Wm. G. Willikers Antiques, Cambridge, Maryland; 410/228-1640. Bed, antique (U).
Living room: Chairs, Continuous Arm Chair, Thos. Moser, Auburn, Maine; 800/862-1973 or thomasmoser.com (R). Coffee table, Matthew Falls, Cambridge, Maryland; 410/330-2267. Pillows, Be ... Home, Annapolis, Maryland; 410/280-8816 or behomeannapolis.com.

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