An allover update transforms a dated Queen Anne home into a light-filled composition of warm minimalism.

Bainbridge naval office is turned into a perfect country home. A Christmas-loving couple finished the job two previous owners had started, creating a beautiful family home out of a 10,000-square-foot former Navy administration office.

Although the cedar and galvanized metal exterior give the home an industrial look, Kristin was adamant that the interiors embrace color. Architectural interior designer Michelle Burgess.

Bainbridge Island beach house was remade to be light, bright, and comfortable
The whole transformation was practically “presto-chango.” 

Nestled into an acre of rolling countryside, less than a mile from beaches that offer panoramic views of Seattle from across Puget Sound…A designer plays up Arts & Crafts coziness to create a vibe where home and family function as a cheerful unit.

To decorate the space, Stockley teamed up with longtime friend Michelle Burgess, who runs an eponymous interior design practice on Bainbridge Island and has known Stockley since the two were teenagers. 

This contemporary cabin, across from a Marrowstone Island oyster farm, goes both ways; nautical on one side, deep woods on the other. It was guided to colorful completion by interior designer Michelle Burgess.