BELOW: The rear deck provides ideal outdoor living space for an intimate setting. While the deck area provides space for intimate family gatherings, the front porch is the perfect spot for watching the world go by. Its size gives room for comfortable rockers, and the natural pine ceiling and front entryway door, as well as the up-cycled slate walkway, gives visitors that cabin-in-the-woods feel. INSIDE THE LOWER LEVEL Walking through that door takes you into the great room. With the vaulted ceilings and open floor plan, the lower level looks larger than its 977 square feet. Second-story dormers that serve as skylights and open stair and loft railings that Dollman designed himself, assist in the movement of light throughout. 88 NOVEMBER/DECEMBER 2020 TheRoanoker.com