One of the highest priorities for the Roush-Krafka family is making their house resemble Bilbo Baggins’ as much as possible. Ryan surprised Jeanette with a replica of Bilbo’s mailbox, which he of course made by hand. It is made entirely of red cedar with copper accents that Ryan cut out and hammered to make resemble the original. As this mailbox weathers it will look more and more like Bilbo’s and we’re so excited to surprise each other with treasures hidden inside on special occasions.
Walnut Island Countertop
This gorgeous island countertop was made entirely of local walnut. Walnut is a durable hard wood with a ton of character. This countertop was built to sit atop a pre-existing cabinet. It turned out gorgeous and brings such warmth to this gathering space, and now there’s extra room at the end for bar stool seating. So many memories are about to be made around this countertop.