Oregon Home | 37 Inspired Life Values-based design isn’t exactly new — ornate Victorians of the 1800s spoke of the era’s love of craftsmanship, Tudors of the 1920s were designed as shows of wealth, and the mid-mod era put the relationship between indoor and outdoor spaces at the forefront. But new is how broadly homeowners are interpreting what kinds of values can be built into a project. For the Colemans, that means enjoying what they’ve built through greater views of the land they steward, structural openness befitting their welcoming personalities, material choices that put people at ease, letting go of what’s no longer important (like giant closets), and working in design surprises that allow homeowners and guests to experience pure delight. “We have a thing about very well-done powder rooms,” Liz says. “It has to have music.” “It was not an afterthought,” John adds. The Colemans first built the home in 1999, but their ties to this land in the upper Willamette Valley are strong — John’s family has been farming since they settled in the area in the 1840s. The Colemans raised their three children there. Now empty nesters, the couple wanted to fix some of the home’s issues with draftines, a lack of light and a formality that no longer suited them. They wanted a home that felt more like them: laid-back, welcoming, family-centered people who know what they believe in. Clockwise from bottom left: Homeowner Liz Coleman, architect Laura Squillace, architect Michelle Montiel, stylist Soulayvanh Beisel, interior designer Amy Troute, and homeowner John Coleman.
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