Builder: North Ridge Homes
With over 4,500 square feet of living space, this custom home features a beautiful master suite, spacious guest rooms with en suite baths, multiple entertaining spaces and spare rooms for a gym or craft room.
“This home is the epitome of a North Ridge Home,” said Jessica Cargile of North Ridge Contracting. “Everyone has a unique combination of styles that draw them, and this one showcases how elegance can pair perfectly with country living inclinations.”
The nearly 2-acre lot in Rathdrum includes a garden and orchard, large shop and landscaping featuring a beautiful firepit and waterfall. The sloped lot provided a perfect setting for a daylight basement and easy transitions from indoor to outdoor entertaining.
“The water feature and paver area with the crusher cone firepit just brings the entire outside living area together,” Cargile said. “The lot was just asking for a waterfall on it. Sitting at the firepit, on the lower level or on the upper-level deck, you get a fantastic view with the ambiance of the trickling water, making the outside living in this home feel really luxurious.”
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Douglas fir posts and beams welcome visitors into the home, and a custom handrail leads into the daylight basement.
Reclaimed maple wood floors are featured throughout the home, providing a texture and warmth that brings a natural feel into the space, while carpet in the basement keeps toes warm on chilly winter nights.
“The use of natural materials here emanates a feeling of warmth and comfort, inviting you to snuggle in and relax,” said Cargile.
The combination of wood textures with neutral, soft color pairings creates a comfortable and homey sensation throughout both floors. Glittering granite full of transparent quartz pockets shimmer in cream to pearly white tones on the spacious kitchen island. Elevated ceilings and large windows in the living room maximize the natural views of this oversized lot.
The open floor plan upstairs is ideal for hosting friends and family for the holidays, while the downstairs kitchenette and bar station provide a perfect hangout zone for watching weekly games or throwing Superbowl parties. One can imagine spending a quiet evening at home just as easily as throwing a cocktail party.
“This home is what we like to consider a rustic elegance,” Cargile said. “It’s got enough rustic to earn the name, but it’s tasteful and refi ned at the same time.” N
By Michaela Delavan
Photography By Joel Riner
As Featured In: 2022 Home Edition