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top right: the home’s open loor plan creates an
airy feel throughout the home. bottom right:
the trusleys’ favorite craftsman style encour-
ages natural details such as stone and wood.
Nantucket look of shingles, the dark
floors, and the tone-on-tone paint,”
says Shelby.
The result is anything but complicated.
“It’s a farmhouse,” says builder Chuck
Atkins. “A wraparound front porch,
cleaner lines, not overly ornate. It’s from
an earlier time period—with a cozier,
warmer feel. It’s a fun style to do. It’s
easier to get people’s personalities. It’s
not expected. So much of what is built
today is cut and paste. When people step
in, it’s refreshing. It’s different.”
THE MAIN FLOOR
This home weaves together the
elements of this style that make it so
accessible, warm, and inviting. The
open floor plan, use of natural materi-
als and colors, stone fireplaces, and
handcrafted built-in cabinetry all work
in a simple, elegant harmony.
The Trusley home is a beautiful
example of why a porch is such an
important element of the Craftsman
style. The tapered columns, one of the
most distinctive characteristics of this
genre, support the porch roof and rest
upon massive stone piers that extend to
ground level, creating a sense of solidi-
ty and permanence. The exposed rafter
tails and beams under deep roof eaves
reflect the influence of the Arts and
Crafts movement on this style. “Chuck
was a genius in mixing the elements of
shingles and bricks,” says Shelby.
Looking at the front garden design,
by David Montgomery of garden Walk,
you can easily see the “bones” of what
will be in a year or two. The hand-laid
paver walkways, with set out places
for stone benches and a rose arbor, the
carefully planned shrubs which will
one day form a hedge border, and the
beds with seasonal color all comple-
ment the rolling landscape that sur-
rounds the house.
Entering the house, the eye is drawn
to the dining room, which contains a
Theodore Alexander Jupe table, an
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