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nother architectural
relic of the lifesaving
station era are high,
clerestory windows,
represented on the
east elevation by
dormers. One sends
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sunlight cascading into the dining
room, subtly defined by a partition
wall that encloses a beverage cooler,
coffee maker and glassware behind
glazed cupboard doors. The built-in
buffet finished in one-of-a-kind
subway tile frames the family style
dining table and chairs.
In the blended area between the
dining room and kitchen, bar stools
are pulled up to one of two Carrera
marble counters. One, with a supple
ogee edge, blurs the lines between
dining and food service. Each of
the islands was laid out directly on
the floor by Bob Hollingsworth’s
cabinetmakers, Tyndall explains,
who scaled the double island kitchen
for use by multiple cooks when the
entire family gathers for its holiday
meal preparations.
Each island is equipped with a
farm-style prep sink. An under the
counter microwave, bread warming
drawer, Wolf gas range, dishwasher,
full–sized refrigerator and beverage
coolers service the open kitchen.
Underlighting and backlighting
highlight the counter tops and the
upper reaches of the glazed cabinets
that showcase decorative collectibles.
“Their house that they live in
full time is really, really traditional,”
Tyndall says. Living on a quarter
horse farm in the Lake Gaston area,
that interior palette she says is rooted
in green and gold tones. “It’s a very
different vibe there,” Tyndall says.
“She wanted something different.”
The homeowner says she and
her husband had previously owned
resort investment property in
Carolina Beach, but they didn’t
spend much time there themselves.
When they learned from a Figure
Eight Island neighbor that this lot
had come on the market, they chose