A robust art collection inside and a unique design element outside promise to drag Parade-goers’ eyes over to Truberry Custom Homes’ contribution to this year’s tour.
The most immediately striking feature of Truberry’s five-bedroom, four-bathroom, 5,274-square-foot offering is the six-sided turret that spans all three floors.
On the first floor, it’s a study with windows on five of six sides and a woven leather rug. On the second floor, it’s the master bathroom, complete with a freestanding tub in the center of the room, a walk-in shower with opaque bubbled Italian glass and a coffee station with a built-in inset for a Keurig coffee maker. On the lower level, it’s a cosmopolitan bar with martini glass-themed chandelier, wall sconces and glass collection, as well as a shiny silver backsplash.
“It’s designed with a feminine martini in mind,” says Truberry President Lori Steiner.
Artwork inside the house and a sculpture in the front yard, all provided by Angela Meleca Gallery, are also likely to capture attention. Much of it is by painter and printmaker Katherine Kadish, who had a big show at the gallery in March and April, and most pieces are for sale.
The kitchen, labeled a “chef’s tasting kitchen” in the floor plan, is loaded with cabinets. The wall cabinets have rounded outside edges, and the small cabinets near the ceiling have chain mail-esque stainless steel mesh inserts instead of glass.
“The center island is stainless steel, like in a restaurant, with a huge custom stainless steel and wood trim range hood over top of it,” Steiner says.
The house has outdoor spaces off two levels: a deck accessible from the kitchen and an outdoor family room, with a patio and a stone fireplace surrounded by furniture, accessible from the lower level.
Up one level from the lower-level fireplace is a flat stone fireplace wall in the great room, with an eight-inch-by-eight-inch timber asymmetrical mantle. A dining room with a bubble chandelier and a big mud room off the kitchen – housing lockers, a planning desk, a laundry room and Truberry’s signature convenience center with cell phone chargers and a bench – fill out the main floor.
Second-floor highlights include the master bedroom with a nice view and his-and-her closets, with a peninsula and a wall of built-ins for her, as well as a boy’s room, a girl’s room and a fourth bedroom that can serve as a study or play room.
Besides the outdoor family room and bar, the lower level sports a fifth bedroom, a recreation room and a practice area that Truberry will design to fit the needs of the homeowner. It could be custom-made for golf, soccer, hockey, basketball, even lacrosse, Steiner says.
“We took part of the basement and dug it deeper so that you could practice a sport there,” she says.
Truberry is also excited about its signature custom trim, its seven-inch bold crown and its assortment of built-ins. In addition, the builder designed a unique railing system for indoors, visible right upon walking through the front door.
Events will keep attendees busy throughout the Parade. Truberry is looking into seminars on art collection and meet-the-artist events, organizing a Powell-area girls’ night out giveaway, and will even be featuring its own martini in the bar – a mixologist-designed “Tru-tini.”
