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LIVING YOUR DREAM - Todd Lockie's Story
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Copper Falls Awarded 2007: BEST of SHOW! Best Landscaping Best Kitchen Best Master Suite Most Creative Make A Wish Foundation Room Best Interior Design & Furnishings Best Architectural Design Best Value
THE HOME 4 Bathrooms 4 Full bathrooms 1 Half Bath Elegant Craftsman style with warm, traditional touch! Named for high lit aspects of copper and an elegant entryway waterfall, Copper Falls boasts elements of Craftsman style architecture within a warm, traditional touch. The timber framed roof pitched above stone based columns shelter a welcoming front porch. Wide trim surrounding the doors and windows, intricate gable ends, and cedar siding around the upper levels of this home are featured. The luxurious interior uses natural materials, along with a free-flowing floor plan, that combines to give a comfortably upscale character. The high ceiling great room presents a large bay window framing the outdoor woods. The home’s four fireplaces lend a rustic quality that everyone will enjoy. Texture and built-in cabinetries showcase the décor – from the tufted black wool carpeting to the granite countertops and floor-to-ceiling slate great room fireplace. With a main-level master suite and three bedrooms upstairs, this home could accommodate the needs of an aging couple, or provide privacy for a family. The home theater offers a wet bar and under cabinet fridge with icemaker. A quiet location for study includes a built-in-desk, and a bonus space. The wood-wrapped den is an ideal place to read or spent a quiet evening studying. The home’s gourmet kitchen has two-toned cabinetry , hardwood flooring and a copper exhaust hood. Also featured is a unique granite countertop, butcher-block island and built in espresso machine, two dishwashers, a double oven and a breakfast bar. The kitchen leads conveniently to the outdoor covered retreat with a fire pit. A custom security system is not the only protection offered at Copper Falls, as Prevent Tech has blocked mold and allergens with a 25-year warranty structural application of FortiCelTM. The landscape captures the Northwest’s beauty using native plants, stones, and copper. The front yard is terraced with local basalt rock and a handset pavers driveway. A peaceful water feature shines, centered within mature trees. The back yard offers meandering pathways created from recycled wood chippings, leading to a covered retreat. Native plants and trees are preserved for continued enjoyment. The park-like setting doesn’t end at sundown as copper lighting is strategically installed throughout. Lot Features: Building Features: Interior Features:
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LOCAL NEWS ARTICLES on COPPER FALLS
Published: Thursday, August 23, 2007 by Sarah Jackson The Everett Herald
By Nicole Tsong SNOHOMISH —Evidence that you can live in luxury and still try to minimize your impact on the environment is on display at this year's Seattle Street of Dreams. The nearly annual showcase of high-end homes this year features five houses built following environmentally friendly standards — a first for the show — as well as the expected gourmet kitchens, the latest in home technology and décor, and impressive landscaping. The homes, located in Snohomish in a development called Quinn's Crossing, opened their expensive doors to the public last Saturday. Through Aug. 19, visitors can admire the groves of trees, preserved as part of the development, and tour the homes ranging in style from Craftsman to contemporary. The houses are between 4,200 and 4,750 square feet, and priced up to nearly $2 million. Eco-friendly buildings The five homes are Built Green (www.builtgreen.net) certified with a minimum rating of three stars. The certification process requires builders to meet environmentally friendly standards that are rated from one to five stars. The Built Green goals include increasing energy efficiency, improving indoor-air and water quality, and conserving natural resources around the house. This year's show also features smaller homes than last year's event, which included a house that was more than 11,000 square feet. Large homes can be inherently energy inefficient. Copper Falls We toured one of the homes, a Craftsman-style house called Copper Falls that has more than 4,600 square feet and features four fireplaces, an entryway waterfall with recirculating water, and a gourmet kitchen with a built-in espresso station. The house, listed near $2 million, also boasts low-flow toilets, Energy Star-qualified appliances and framing with mold protection to improve indoor-air quality, said Sherry Erickson, manager for Snohomish-based builder Lockie Homes. The house also includes other eco-friendly materials, such as cork flooring in a bedroom and game room, wool carpeting on the stairs and upstairs hallway, and paint that has no or a low level of volatile organic compounds. Although the accessories and furnishings in Copper Falls may not be considered "green" (interior designers were not required to include eco-friendly materials in their décor), interior designer Sue Tuttle of Ethan Allen in Lynnwood adhered to an organic theme throughout the home. The natural theme is evident in the décor of the spacious yet cozy Copper Falls, with plant pods filling clear vases, a bamboo plant and silk drapes complementing a mix of contemporary and traditional furniture. Lamps with metallic bases contrasted with the natural brown palette in the living room, while modern green and silver club chairs added a bright touch to a game room. The downstairs powder room boasts a beautiful raised metal sink and green Venetian plaster walls with an imprinted leaf pattern. Tuttle built much of the décor around stunning views of the backyard with its groves of firs, alders and cottonwoods blended into a graceful landscape design. "It's kind of peaceful, opening the window to see the grove," she said. The home also features a multimedia system that allows the future owners to see who is at the front door via the plasma screen in their bedroom and play music throughout the house. The exterior fireplace can use gas or wood and an entertainment room includes a projector and screen. These flashy elements are more visible than many of the green-building practices, but the environmentally friendly choices are a critical part of this home. "There's a lot you don't see," Tuttle said.
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