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4055 Jupiter drive :: details

By Creede on Jan 14, 2010 under Tags: , , , ,

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It’s been a couple weeks since I first posted about 4055 Jupiter drive a wonderful mid century modern home in the Olympus Cove area of Salt Lake City, and not surprisingly it is already under contract (with 5 back up offers!). Last week I had a chance to go back through the house and snap some photo’s of some of the details that I love about the house, and meet the future owners who are just as awesome as the house is. I can’t wait to see the place once they get all their stuff moved in. In the meantime, here are some details from the remodel;

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Here is the simple and affordable slider that Geoff made. It consists of a slab of acrylic that he sourced from a local sign shop and some Stanley sliding track that he was able to pick up from Lowes. The acrylic was sanded down to have a nice frosted look.

More photos after the jump.

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Here’s a picture that shows a better juxtaposition of the tub and the shower. I was pretty impressed with the tub, it was short but fairly deep and had the overflow at the very top so you could really put a lot of water in it. Best of all I think Geoff just got it from homedepot.

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Love this light in the hallway too. Geoff any details on this one?

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Here is a detail shot of the fireplace. While the gas shutoff is a little unwieldy I kind of like it. I still think the idea of a inexpensive $175 burner buried under $7 of sand is awesome. I believe Geoff mentioned that it needs to be about 1/2″ below the top of the sand for best results.

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Here is a detail of the cabinetry in the kitchen. It was all custom made by a friend of Geoffs. Drawers are all soft close. Handles from Ikea.

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Of course I absolutely love the teak rainscreen. For this Geoff bought some teak decking and ripped it down to the skinner pieces that you can see here. All the screw holes had to be pre-drilled and countersunk. From there they were just screwed onto some vertical boards that hold them slightly off the surface of the house. It’s pretty much the exact same detail we did on our old house, just a different material.

A HUGE thanks goes out to Geoff for being so generous with his knowledge. It’s refreshing to talk to someone who is so open about everything he’s doing and willing to share with the rest of us. For those that love the work Geoff is doing, don’t worry there is more on the way. We will be featuring his next project here on GRM as it is remodeled.   

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Creede is a frugal design junkie. He loves miminamist and mid-century influences and often finds himself with a hammer and drill in hand in order to achieve the style he wants without breaking the bank.

  • Geoff Tice

    The hallway ceiling lamp is from Ikea, but I couldn’t find it on their website, so perhaps they stopped carrying it?

    It came in chrome, so I sanded it with a 400-grit sandpaper and some steel wool to give it a brushed, antique/industrial feel. Then bulb is a reproduction edison-style bulb, which you mentioned in a previous post:

    http://grassrootsmodern.com/2009/12/22/ameico-bulb-pendant/

  • Erica

    I am thinking about to remodel my kitchen and love the kitchen cabinets that Geoffs did for the house. Could you give me some pointers on where to find those cabinets in DFW area or over the internet or DIY idea.

  • http://Grassrootsmodern.com Creede

    Erica,

    Any decent cabinetry shop should be able to pull of that same look easy. Just show them some photo’s of what you want and start getting quotes.

  • http://www.plastolux.com Tyler

    Creede and Geoff, thanks so much for sharing your skills! We will be looking for a new home come spring so all of this is clutch.

  • B. Mazza

    Great looking house, especially like the teak rain screen.

    Did you really get the tub from HD? Do you recall the brand and model?

  • Geoff Tice

    Erica, the cabinets are custom, but Ikea makes a similar style (Nexus brown black). I would download the kitchen planner from Ikea and design your kitchen. This will give you a price point to work from. From there I would bid it to several cabinet makers and see how close you can get custom cabinets to the Ikea price.

    The wood we used for the doors and drawer fronts was quarter-sawn white oak.

  • Geoff Tice

    B. Mazza, this is the jetted tub:

    http://www.homedepot.com/Bath-Tubs-Whirlpools-Whirlpool-Tubs/American-Standard/h_d1/N-5yc1vZ1xr5ZaqsuZ5a/R-100479094/h_d2/ProductDisplay?langId=-1&storeId=10051&catalogId=10053

    Be sure to get the inline heater as well (it reheats the water as it circulates through the jets). A deep soak is really no good if the water is cold after 10 minutes.

  • http://www.robertmilam.com Robert Milam

    Geoff, thanks for being so willing to share your project. This house appears to be so very well done. I am intrigued by the seeming simplicity of your rain screen – did you just add it to the existing siding on the house? Any advice you would have for someone interested in doing something similar?

    Creede – I really enjoy your site. It has been a daily read for some time. Kudos.

  • S. Pawar

    Geoff has done a wonderful job at creating a well-orchestrated mix of custom (cabinets, fireplace, etc) and common (HD Tub, IKEA fixtures)- not unlike what we would’ve done with our own budget-conscious studs-out remod. We are very excited to be under contract for this home. We intend to submit some photos for Creede’s consideration, after we’ve moved our period-appropriate furniture into the home. We’d imagine that Geoff would approve.

    Creede, your site is informative and entertaining, please keep it coming!

    Cheers!

  • Sarita Pawar

    LOVE THIS HOUSE. I live in NYC and love it, but if I were ever to move away it would be for a fantastic house such as this one. It is a real gem. I work for Herman Miller and can appreciate what has been done with the space.

  • http://dannygreer.com danny

    Geoff – I’m curious about the fireplace. I’ve seen this done before in other MCM houses, but have never known what is required to pull it off. Is it really as basic as pouring sand down over a gas output? Do you need a special gas pipe? How do you light it? Thanks!

    Creede – Been a longtime reader of your site and appreciate your hard work finding and documenting gems like this one.

  • Roche

    Thanks – I live in a 1955 MCM house in Calgary, and have been looking for exterior siding ideas. This was the best example I’ve found so far. The teak is perfect.

  • Angel

    Does Geoff hire out for individual remodels? I love everything he has done with this property! Would love to chat with him….

  • Geoff Tice

    Robert, the house is brick, with sections of cedar tongue-and-groove planking. The teak went over the cedar sections which we painted grey, because they already acted as the weather barrier to protect the house. On the shed attached to the carport, though, we put up new OSB sheathing and a water barrier. We used simple 30# roofing tar paper, because it was just a shed. If it was going on the house, I would use something more like Tyvek or Vaproshield.

  • Geoff Tice

    Danny, if the fireplace is suited for a gas-log insert, then the sand simply replaces the fake logs that cover the burner. This one is manually lit, by turning the key and lighting a match. A lot of people also use tumbled glass instead of sand. Just make sure the sand is a silica sand (and not playground or paving sand).

  • Jennifer

    Geoff-

    I am in love with the barn door. I was always going to do one with acylic but thought it had to be in a frame. What thickness did you use? Also, I was told by a local acrylic dealer that if I didn’t do vertical supports it would quickly bow. Did you find that the case? What did you use for a pull? Thanks. Jenny

  • http://www.modernus.com Martis

    In my experience acrylic doors look great in principle, but besides the fact that acrylic is not that economical, they scratch very easily.
    These render them actually not that pleasant to look at. For that reason people normally prefer glass in doors.
    I like the http://www.modernus.com doors.
    PS: I am associated with them, I am just trying to share our door knowledge with the community.

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