46 WBM october 2014 Now, buffered by a fireplace on the north elevation, rehabbed full-length shutters block the south view of New Hanover County’s public boat ramp. When the landscaped bamboo screen matures between the house and fence, the shutters will open a crack to emit a flood of daylight into the open area that combines kitchen and living areas with a dining room nestled into its own alcove. A soft palette of water colors, marled oyster shell neutrals and blonde woods are mirrored in glass tile squares around the hearth and glass subway tile rectangles around the kitchen counter backsplash. Nautical themes are subtly reiterated in statement pieces like an oversized stainless steel porthole mirror in the powder room. On the second floor landing, horizontal laid boards lacquered to a high gloss separate the wainscot from the upper wall, a gallery for framed nautical prints and navigational maps. For his sanctuary where sunrays filter through bowing tree limbs, Hart’s 13-year-old son, Aidan, chose navy blue walls with white trim. Standing in the threshold, Kraner says, “This is the beginning of the treehouse effect.” Hart says, “That’s what Aidan said when he went to bed the first time, ‘Mom it just seems like I’m up in the trees.’” Maura Hart and Mike Stonestreet walk the length of their 160-foot dock on Myrtle Grove Sound, above, also seen from their three-story master suite balcony, below.
October 2014
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