Robbins angled the home to maximize its forest views and opted for a white pine and ash frame from Maine-based Haystack Joinery. He chose a traditional rectangular silhouette with a steep gabled roof but made sure to include unusual details like a long, narrow window that protrudes from the cyprus nickel gap cladding. “It definitely has a farmhouse vernacular in its shape,” Robbins says. “I wanted it to be familiar, but also have these quirky touches to it that present themselves as you engage on a more intimate level.”
Inside, he kept the warm, knotted timber frame exposed, juxtaposing it with horizontal tongue-and-groove walls that Dekalo painted white. “By the nature of what I do, I obviously really love wood and wanted to express it through this house,” he says. “But we wanted the frame to pop, and the contrast of white walls did that.”
For the floors, Robbins selected salt-and-pepper polished concrete with a glossy sheen that elevates and modernizes the rustic-leaning interior. “It has a really nice presence to it,” he considers. “It adds this touch of refinement and class. I love how it reflects light, and I love how it gives this really high finish compared to the more subdued matte and satin finishes of all the wood items.”
