Sellwood Residence Upgrade

For a couple and their young family, with two kids and a dog, moving to a new house in Sellwood, Portland near the Willamette River was their dream. Luckily the 1910-built house had already been incredibly renovated by the previous owner, RJ Johnson, and was move-in ready, but many of the living spaces (both interior and exterior) still needed to be taken to the next level to meet the needs of the family of four, their guests, as well as achieve their desired PNW nature/modern cabin aesthetic.

The spaces and new design features embrace the use of the region’s most ubiquitous timber source, Douglas fir, an abundance of house plants, and a soft and cool color palette throughout the house to bring a calming feel to the place they’d be calling home for the foreseeable future.

New design and renovation aspects to the house included interior furnishings, decoration, interior wall and ceiling painting, basement family/TV room overhaul, custom shelving, front entry coat and shoe storage, an exterior backyard living space with custom modern Adirondack outdoor furniture, and spa addition including outdoor shower and hot tub.

“Upgrade features were carefully curated to maintain and expand on the home’s modern cabin charm.”