18 | Oregon Home “Overall, the flow felt off,” says Van Sickle. “We lived with some of the spaces longer than we expected.” Large families demand a different level of functionality, but making it happen can be a cumbersome task. So the couple embarked on a multiyear, multiphase project with designer Lara White of Workaday Design to bring the historic property into the present while keeping the charms of yesteryear. And what charms there were: stained glass, south-facing windows, high ceilings, architectural details and brass door hinges that had “XOXO” stamped in them. The first space they tackled with the designer was the basement, formerly just a white-brick storage space with cement floors. They envisioned this lower level for Caldicott’s wine collection and Van Sickle’s home office. “They are total bosses — so this space was so important,” White says. Sandblasted brick brings an original feature back to life.
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