42 | Oregon Home multiple builders,” Wittren says. “Renaissance was one of the few companies we talked to that was organized. We built with cash and had a strict budget, and we were within four pennies at the end of our construction.” With site evaluation, architectural design, accounting, permitting and construction all handled in-house, Renaissance Homes provided the couple with a onestop experience. Primary to the project was the couple’s desire to take advantage of the property, which once served as an Oregon Trail stagecoach stop and includes an acre of lawn and large hayfields. The site also includes an airstrip for Burleson, a pilot. Wittren and Burleson brought a custom floor plan to the Renaissance Homes team, which updated it and designed the home’s exterior — a two-story Pacific Northwest farmhouse combining gray vertical siding and clapboard, black doors and window frames, and natural wood accents. The design team guided Wittren and Burleson toward cost-effective choices, such as metal roof accents instead of the fully metal roof the couple wanted, which would have cost about three times as much. Wittren says the team also helped her update her own style sense to create a more modern interior. “I was a little bit stuck in 2003, but Renaissance helped elevate and evolve my tastes,” Wittren says. “Their internal design team was instrumental in helping me keep my own flair while also gently bringing me out of my comfort zone and the incredible team at Wishbone Design put the finishing touches on helping furnish and decorate my new home.”
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