For every upside, there were multiple downsides. Case in point: the kitchen and bathrooms, which looked like they’d been retiled sometime in the 1970s and never ever touched since. Adam and Devon didn’t necessarily see it as a bad thing. “We are both dreamers who love a good project. We couldn’t imagine moving into a home that was newly renovated by someone else. This home had all the character but needed to be brought back to life,” shares Devon, who roped in her sister, interior designer Chelsea Weeks, for the interior redesign, and general contractor Jason Houck of Landmark Building for the execution. She and Adam also sought the services of landscape designer Jessica Viola for the landscape replanning. That first remodel set the stage for the second a few years later. “Our tastes evolved over time, so it felt right to go back and redo a number of things,” avers Adam.
This time, they went bigger and bolder, dialing up the color and pattern with thoughtful artworks, books, and textiles. Some things that made the cut? An Erik Frydenborg artwork, gifted by the artist himself, in the primary bedroom; a print by Gary Panter, one of Adam’s personal heroes and whose work the couple once exhibited at their gallery, in Logan’s room; and bowls, platters, mugs, and vases handmade by Adam for his functional ceramics line, Reaperware. Yet most meaningful of all, the couple notes, is the Joey Ramone photograph on the bookshelf in the living room, a wedding gift from Devon to Adam the night of their wedding. “It was picked up at a gallery in Portland, a city that is significant to us. The first exhibitions of Devon’s work after graduate school were at a gallery there. “I grew up in the Pacific Northwest so our trips to the region for Devon’s shows as newlyweds were very special. Add to that the fact that both of us are lifelong fans of the Ramones,” enthuses Adam.
