Pacific Northwest Home Built From Shipwreck Lumber!

Pacific Northwest Home Built From Shipwreck Lumber!

Pacific Northwest Home Built From Shipwreck Lumber!

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One of the best places to live, and rated the second best in 2005 by CNN/Money and Money magazine, Bainbridge Island has become an increasingly affluent bedroom community of Seattle and is only a 35 minute ferry ride into Downtown Seattle. What a great commute and an even greater way to do it. Island residents too, are very serious about green space and oversee and control encroachment of commercial and residential real estate into the natural landscape. It’s a place that draws authors, artists and musicians inspired to work and live with its rugged beauty overlooking the Sound and Olympic mountains.

The Pacific Northwest has a totally different environmental feeling that’s all its own. Hard to imagine unless you’ve been there, but the first thing one notices is the lushness of the vegetation. It’s like being in a Christmas tree forest with giant ferns, tall cedars, redwoods and evergreens not seen on the East Coast or anywhere else in the U.S. Seems like the second you step off a city street, you’re surrounded by nature, whether woodlands or views of Puget Sound. Even the largest of homes are dwarfed by towering evergreens and residents are serious about preserving their outdoor space with parks, trails and facilities that invite and entice them into getting out and exploring. One of the most interesting things for a new resident or visitor is the ferry system. Every ride and every island is a new adventure. Lives are lived around the water and for residents of the islands who work in Seattle, instead of a bus, subway or taxi, they take a ferry to work. Enchanting, all that fresh air and sea breeze while sipping a thermal cup of morning coffee.

Another inspiration is this innovative contemporary home built from the wood of shipwrecks. Perfectly reworked and restored to its original beauty, it’s hard to believe that it may have been floating around the islands, though the character of its 1,000-year-old history shines through. Designed to catch the best views over its very private 13 acres with steps leading down to the water, the 10,499-square-foot home has four bedrooms, five bathrooms, large living room fireplace and another in the master suite, a 4,000-bottle wine cellar with stone imported from China, and all is Feng Shui compliant. The gated property also has a 500-square-foot art studio. Extensive terraces face the stunning views. For more information.

Stunning Bainbridge Island contemporary only 35 minutes by ferry to Downtown Seattle now listed at $9.8 million.

Source: www.windermere.com