Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 43
"The truth is," Paul says in their backyard, the
space so open that it deadens sound as completely
as a voice actor's closet studio, "once the drama of
the fire was over and we accepted that it would be
maybe a year that we would be in this mode, we
adapted pretty easily. We decided, let's make the best
of it and design a house we want to be in for the rest
of our lives."
Within a couple of weeks of the fire, living in a
friend's house, Paul and Wyndy had drawn sketches
that included what they liked about their old place -
lots of windows, big bedrooms - and what they wanted
in their new one. What they wanted, they decided was
something that Frank Lloyd Wright might have
designed. Which led them to Prairie, a style Wright
created to fit into the long, low lines of the Midwest
flats. Working with Living Stone Construction in
Asheville, the Bonesteels came up with a contemporary
house that is quintessentially Prairie Modern.
Prairie Modern means a lot of different things,
depending on the architects, builders and people who
WHAT MAKES THE STORY OF THEIR
HOME ALL THE MORE COMPELLING
IS THE CALAMITY FROM WHICH IT
WAS BORN.
design, construct and live in it. For the Bonesteels, it
meant tall windows, crossword-perfect lines and a
patio that would be part of the dining room if it weren't
for the wall of glass that separate the two. Their house
has traits common to the Prairie tradition - the squat
silhouette, the recessed eaves and an open floor plan.
It also has the casement windows, the central chimney
and clerestory windows. But the styling of the
Bonesteel house is thoroughly modern.
To the gently pitched roof common to Prairie, Paul
and Wyndy added an aerie of an office and, on the
south-facing plane, they put in several solar panels
that produce some of the electricity the family needs.
Above left: Upright and
flush-left lines square all
angles on the front
porch, including the one
that frames the ridge
across the way.
Above: The kitchen
warms Wyndy with its rich
browns and close
proximity to the boys in
the rest of the house.
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Table of Contents for the Digital Edition of Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015
8 States of Great Drives for Spring
Photoessay: The New Green and New Blossoms of Spring
Dining Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley
Move Over Jamestown: Was the First Inland U.S. Settlement in the N.C. Mountains?
Weekend! Visiting the Historic Cumberland Gap of Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia
New Home from the Ashes: The Bonesteels’ Asheville Residence
Letters, From the Editor, Worth a Click
Mill Creek Stories
Creature Feature
The Hike
Mountain Report
Great Buys in the Mountains
Festivals & Events
Mountain Garden
Guest Column
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - Intro
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - Cover1
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - Cover2
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 3
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 4
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 5
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - Letters, From the Editor, Worth a Click
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 7
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - Mill Creek Stories
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 9
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - Creature Feature
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 11
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - The Hike
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 13
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - Mountain Report
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - Great Buys in the Mountains
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - Festivals & Events
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 17
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 8 States of Great Drives for Spring
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 19
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 20
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 21
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 22
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 23
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 24
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 25
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - Photoessay: The New Green and New Blossoms of Spring
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 27
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 28
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 29
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - Dining Virginia’s Shenandoah Valley
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 31
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 32
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 33
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - Move Over Jamestown: Was the First Inland U.S. Settlement in the N.C. Mountains?
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 35
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 36
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - Weekend! Visiting the Historic Cumberland Gap of Tennessee, Kentucky and Virginia
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 38
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 39
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 40
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 41
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - New Home from the Ashes: The Bonesteels’ Asheville Residence
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 43
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 44
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 45
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 46
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 47
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - Mountain Garden
Blue Ridge Country - March/April 2015 - 49
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