River Frontage Montana Style

This home started with the water. The lot runs down to the river, so we turned the whole living space toward it and built a window wall that puts the current in the room with you. Outside, cedar and metal siding give the house a look that belongs on a Montana riverbank, and a riverview patio carries the living room out into the open air.

Inside, the floor plan is open from the kitchen to the fire. Custom beams run under a cedar ceiling, and a metal-faced gas fireplace sits beneath a live-edge cedar mantle. The kitchen is built around Huntwood cabinets with concrete and quartz countertops and a concrete island, and the pantry hides a coffee bar with custom shelving. A built-in desk with live-edge shelves and a concrete top turns a quiet corner into a place to work.

The tile work is where this house shows its personality. We set three kinds of subway tile three different ways: vertical stacked, herringbone, and a custom stacked basket weave. The powder room pairs a custom vanity with designer wallpaper, the interior doors are solid core and painted Sherwin Williams Peppercorn, and the entry is a custom glass door with a sidelight. All of it fits in 2,500 square feet of living space with three bedrooms, three and a half bathrooms, and a 1,000 square foot garage.