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"Location: San Juan Islands, Washington      The front porch captures the light as it pours through surrounding madrona and fir trees. .     Houses exert a powerful hold on us, and we can spend a lifetime trying to replicate that perfect childhood home,with mixed results. But the owners of this new dwelling, nestled among the rocks and evergreens on one of Washington&amp;#039;s San Juan Islands, have been luckier. With the help of Seattle-area architect Jim Replinger, the couple&amp;#039;s dream of re-creating the spirit of a hundred-year-old California beach house, where the wife spent idyllic summers surrounded by generations of family, has actually come true. &amp;quot;For years, my husband and I said, &amp;#039;wouldn&amp;#039;t it be wonderful if we could have a refuge where our children can bring their own kids and escape from the craziness of urban life?&amp;#039; &amp;quot; says this mother of three grown sons. &amp;quot;Well, now we have that house.&amp;quot; It&amp;#039;s an enchanting, 3,386-square-foot haven that seems to merge with its habitat\u2014the outgrowth of an intensely creative collaboration between a gifted architect and clients he understands well. &amp;quot;For us, it was a match made in heaven,&amp;quot; says the wife. &amp;quot;Jim instinctively got [what we were after]. I showed him loads of pictures, and he picked up on a million details.&amp;quot;      Posts and beams subdivide the main space into the living room with its large Rumford fireplace, the dining room, and a gaming-reading space. Pocket doors can seal off the living-dining area, and the fireplace can heat the space in case of a power failure.   A cushioned window seat\u2014perfect for watching ferries come and go\u2014surrounds a game table at the far end of the main room.     Many of those details have been reborn here: the entry&amp;#039;s oversize Dutch door, a large bunk room where cousins can stay up all night swapping stories, small-pane windows, a shingled exterior with woven corners (no cornerboards), and iron candeliers in the dining and living rooms reproduced from the California prototype by an island craftsman. There was a concerted effort to use natural, commonly available materials that were simply assembled. So, like its inspiration, the house is full of wood to give the rustic, lodgy look the couple loves, a style Replinger calls &amp;quot;rough-hewn Arts and Crafts.&amp;quot; Floors are crafted of reclaimed yellow pine, and muscular exposed beams and posts are rough-sawn, lightly oiled, reclaimed Douglas fir. Bolt holes, knots, and other imperfections show up on all the wood. &amp;quot;We wanted it that way\u2014we don&amp;#039;t like things too pristine,&amp;quot; say the co-owners. At the same time, the locale, much more rugged and secluded than the California site, necessitated some departures from the design of the original house. &amp;quot;We&amp;#039;re in the trees here, not in the bright sun,&amp;quot; observes one co-owner.      TThe subtle blue-and-white color scheme in the kitchen was inspired by the porcelain pot (a gift from a friend) on the corner ledge. The plate shelves above the windows showcase a collection of antique copper.   The master bedroom upstairs, true to the house&amp;#039;s few-frills ethos, does not have its own bathroom or walk-in closet, as a more formal house would. But it does have a rustic stone fireplace. French doors lead to a den that will one day become the grandchildren&amp;#039;s room.    \u2026Continued in the December 2003/January 2004 issue of Home Magazine "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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