Best of Home 2007

It’s tough to make the picks, as small bathroom projects showed the same type of meticulous craftsmanship as massive home makeovers. The final choices in the following pages are the best of the best.
Stone Business would like to thank all the shops for their submissions this year … and it’s only a few months until the 2008 competition begins.
Unless noted otherwise, the listed fabricator also served as the job’s designer.

Featured Installation

J.H. Findorff & Son Inc.
Madison, Wis..

Bahr residence, Middleton, Wis.

Stone: Minnesota Stone limestone
Stone supplier: Vetter Stone, Mankato, Minn.
Designer: Colin Godding, AIA, Architecture CSG, Madison, Wis.
Installed area: 7,500 ft² home
Installer: J.H. Findorff & Son Inc.

If this home looks like something plucked from Europe, there’s a good reason: The clients, inspired by architecture seen through their travels, worked with the designer to build their own castle-like residence on Lake Mendota. The Olde English character is enhanced by Vetter’s Minnesota-quarried limestone; it’s used in features ranging from the stone tower to multiple stone stairways. The $3.7 million in stonework also includes five custom-carved fireplace mantels and ornamental gargoyles.
(Photos by Mike Rebholz / courtesy J.H. Findorff & Son Inc.)