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During dinners, guests enjoy magnificent views out of the octagon home's windows and from the decks. Fittingly, the interior of the home includes as many sustainable features as its construction. Ceiling boards were locally sourced in Arizona and finished with linseed oil. All the cabinets were made locally using American hardwood. A local woodworker, using leftover pieces of juniper from downed trees, fabricated numerous tabletops, desktops, and shelves throughout the home.
All of lighting in the home is LED. The plumbing includes low-flow and dual-flush fixtures, as well as an onsite, gravity-fed wastewater disposal system. The wall finishes are plaster. Countertops in the guest bathroom and elsewhere were fabricated from concrete. The exterior of the home is stucco, clear-stained Douglas Fir, and rock from the site.
The home has two bedrooms, two bathrooms, two offices, and a greenhouse. A fenced area and gate lead to the front door, located at the back of the site, where gardens and fruit trees grow. The couple also purchased a lot below their home, which they use for additional gardening space and parking for their guests.
"We do a lot of hiking, often right from the house," says Fries. Don is very pleased with how he and Bow have seamlessly merged their compassionate plant-based lifestyle with a net-zero sustainable home. "We're temporary travelers on the planet, so we like to leave a light footprint."
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