Bethlehem DER

This cool red oak timber framed home was built by a timber framer who lived upstairs and maintained his shop downstairs. A young family purchased the property upon the timber framer’s retirement. After the third kid and the 2nd dog, it was time to move downstairs and occupy the shop as living space.

Enter Garland Mill. We replaced all the windows with updated triple-paned windows, built a kitchen, bathroom and bedroom on the first floor as well as an office with hand carved saloon doors. Upstairs we renewed the main bedroom/bathroom suite and two other bedrooms. Final touches were a new entry, firewood storage porch, and reclaimed an old cabin.

Lots of different species of wood were introduced into this home: red oak, butternut, yellow birch, beach, hickory, cherry, rock maple to name but a few. Leaning into our love of craft we designed and built an insulated, mixed-species hardwood front door, an arched bedroom door of cherry, and an ash ships-stair to the loft.