The guesthouse, designed in the style of an old-fashioned carriage house, provides an intimate setting for dinner parties, overnight guests or a studio or writer's retreat. It has a covered front porch, an open living and dining area, a center-island kitchen, laundry room, bedroom, full bath, powder room, loft and a fireplace. Built next to the main house and sporting similar details, the guest house serves double duty as a space for entertaining. Reclaimed vintage hardwood flooring, traditional door hardware and detailed molding evoke the feel of a lodge or cabin. The focal point of the main level is a large stone fireplace whose chimney soars into a vaulted ceiling with exposed rustic timbers.
The main level consists of a great room, spacious enough for a dining table and a large seating area by the fireplace, as well as a full kitchen, powder room and utility room. Upstairs is a bedroom, full bathroom and an open loft with a view of the great room below. A covered front porch runs the full width of the house.
The owners included vintage-wood beams and floors, a stone fireplace, hand-forged wrought-iron hardware and custom-made gas lanterns to evoke a historical ambience in the guesthouse. The kitchen features antique pine cabinetry, a farmhouse sink, a Sub-Zero refrigerator, a Viking range, Fisher & Paykel DishDrawer and honed Carrera marble counters. The full bath has a marble floor, bead-board walls, a claw-foot tub and an antique pine chest converted to a wash stand.
2008 awards
best in american living awards best one-of-a-kind custom
monument award- northern va building industry association winner- one of a kind single family homes $500k-$1mil
maryland-national capital building industry association [mncbia] gold award
2009 publications
home + design sourcebook washington-maryland-virginia pp 88-89
vintage bath at a budget price, this old house may pp 74-79
2008 publications
an estate is born in great falls, home + design luxury remodeling pp r8-r19