May 4th, 2010
Article by Alison Pride. Photography by Steve Meltzer
While she was growing up next door to Kopachuck State Park in Gig Harbor, Deann Nordi [Saasen] spent countless hours exploring the woods and beaches near her home. She collected shells to make into wind chimes and decorate keepsake boxes. She rode her pony along the wooded trails. She even had a favorite granite rock to sunbathe on.
The open-concept house she grew up in, designed by her mother and built by her father, was 'very Frank Lloyd Wright,' she says, with floor to ceiling windows showcasing the surrounding woods, a flat roof, cedar siding and an unusually large, 12-by-8-foot skylight she used to lie underneath, looking up at the trees. One of the results of this idyllic sounding childhood was that Deann grew up wanting her houses to be open on the inside. Another was that it instilled in her a lifelong love of the natural world. 'It made me really appreci... Read More
Press & Publications
DeAnn has published featured articles in various regional publications, including Gig Harbor Living Local, Summer 2021; Westsound Home & Garden, Summer 2010, and was featured in Architectural Digest in December 2021.
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