34 | Oregon Home CUSTOM FIT: Henderson & Daughter uring a remodel of an old farmhouse at Swan Island Dahlias in Canby, Nicholas Gitts, owner of the nearly 100-year-old business, had his office moved into an upstairs supply closet. It was supposed to be a temporary move, but according to Gitts’ daughter, Swan Island Dahlias manager Heather Schloe, he ended up loving the space. “It overlooks the prime view of the fields. His passion is the koi pond, and if he opens his window up there, he can hear the koi pond,” Schloe says. “He’s so in love, so that’s going to be his permanent office.” And while it’s the view and the pond that sold Gitts on his office space, there’s another element that brought it all together — new windows. As part of the remodel that renovated the farmhouse and added a larger, more practical space for Swan Island Dahlias’ gift shop and offices, the family needed 26 windows and a new set of patio doors. The goal, according to Schloe, was to create a larger, dedicated space for the gift shop, one that would replace the piecemeal spots that served that purpose before. She says the vision was also for a modern farmhouse, in the style of renowned designer Joanna Gaines — something that was warm and bright, accented in black and white, and that took advantage of the 26-foot ceiling in the entryway. “One of the most important pieces of the remodel was to make sure that the gift shop had enough light,” Schloe says. “Light was a big emphasis in the entire building.” To capture that light and everything else that Swan Island Dahlias was hoping for, Schloe turned to longtime connection LET THERE BE Light HENDERSON & DAUGHTER FIND JUST THE RIGHT WINDOWS FOR A DESTINATION DAHLIA FARM. BY JON BELL
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