Come with us on a tour of the Bainbridge Island 1901 crafstman-style farmhouse of James and Chelsea Minola, owners of Grain. The couple, who met at RISD, spent a month re-doing the space to function as their home, test lab, and factory.
A side table featuring beesewax Totem Candles from Grain.
The dining room overlooks a jungly backyard that backs up to a park.
The period kitchen, with its linoleum floor, Formica counter, and metal cabinets, was largely left untouched during the couple's remodel.
The upstairs consists of two dormered bedrooms, neither with closets, so chests of drawers (this one came with the room) are put to maximum use.
Set in a paneled niche, the bed is flanked by Grain’s Dish Side Tables and Circlet Single Sconces of FSC-certified ash with handblown glass shades made by Seattle artist John Hogan.
The vintage dresser pairs well with the Stitch Nonagan Mirror, a hemp-twine-embellished design backed with apple ply–”excess wood from the apple farming industry,” explains James.
A bedroom window seat with a Danish cord chair prototype.
The upstairs landing showcases more of the couple’s work, including the Hung Mirror, inspired by James’s pre-RISD experience as a boat builder in Maine.
The couple's daughter, Ada, sleeps in an Ikea crib decorated with a garland made by a friend.
The house has dark green shingles and wood-framed windows.