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Vermont Acorn Deck House

Charlotte, VT

A Vermont Deck House Kitchen in Dinosaur Kale

There’s a particular kind of home that asks you to slow down the moment you walk in — high arched ceilings, exposed wood, windows that frame the trees like paintings. This mid-century Acorn Deck House in Charlotte, Vermont was exactly that. One of the original Acorn houses, its post-and-beam structure and soaring roofline set the tone for everything inside. When the owners came to us, the bones were already special. Our job, then, was simply to build cabinetry that felt like it had always belonged there.

The kitchen called for something natural and grounded. To that end, our clients chose maple veneer Baltic birch plywood cabinets, finished in our custom “Dinosaur Kale” wood wax — a deep, muted sage green that picks up the moss and bark visible through the wide panoramic window. As a result, the color reads less like a design choice and more like an extension of the landscape outside. The soapstone countertops and warm tongue-and-groove cedar ceiling overhead only reinforce that feeling.

Hardware is satin brass throughout. In addition, the tall pantry cabinets and built-in refrigerator feature our custom half-moon pulls — a quiet sculptural detail developed in-house. Meanwhile, flanking the sink, a pair of floating shelves finished in our Pistachio wood wax give everyday ceramics a place to live at eye level, while also providing lighting below. The breakfast area continues the Pistachio thread. Here, wall-mounted floating cabinetry in the same finish bridges the kitchen and dining spaces without competing with either. It’s the kind of piece that does a lot of work quietly — storage, surface, transition — without ever drawing attention to itself.

The Dining Room: A Shift in Mood

Just off the kitchen, the mid-century modern built-in cabinets take a different turn. Specifically, a floor-to-ceiling open bookcase and low credenza in our “Blue Caviar” wood wax shift the mood from earthy to something brighter and more lived-in. Together, they create a place for cookbooks, ceramics, and the small objects of a well-used home. Both pieces share the same plywood construction and slab-front, frameless door style. Even so, the color contrast between rooms tells its own story — a reminder that a home can hold multiple personalities without contradiction.

Beyond the Kitchen

Elsewhere in the house, a wall-mounted bathroom vanity and closet — built with Fenix laminate cabinet doors over Baltic birch plywood — round out the project. Overall, these pieces are crisp, minimal, and practical. Still, they carry the home’s considered palette forward, with classic mid-century pops of red.

A special thank you to our clients on this project – it was a privilege to design a kitchen made exactly for them.

The ceramics styled throughout are by Myrth Ceramics, whose stunning, earthy work was a natural fit for the project.

Photography by Apparition.

Rugs by Thayer Design Studio.

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Full kitchen view with custom sage green birch plywood cabinets, soapstone countertops, and panoramic window in mid-century Acorn Deck House
Dinosaur Kale maple veneer plywood kitchen cabinets with soapstone countertops and cedar ceiling, Vermont mid-century modern home
Pistachio wood wax floating shelves with ceramics above Dinosaur Kale plywood kitchen cabinets
Floor-to-ceiling Dinosaur Kale plywood pantry and built-in refrigerator cabinet with half-moon pull detail
Detail of custom half-moon pull on tall Dinosaur Kale plywood pantry cabinet, Boxco Studio custom cabinetry
Wide view of custom sage green birch plywood kitchen cabinets with cedar tongue-and-groove ceiling, mid-century modern Acorn Deck House
Dinosaur Kale plywood kitchen cabinets with satin brass pulls and soapstone countertops in post-and-beam mid-century modern kitchen
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Corner view of Dinosaur Kale plywood kitchen cabinets with soapstone countertops and cedar ceiling
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Pistachio wood wax floating shelves with Myrth Ceramics styled on custom birch plywood kitchen cabinets, built-in panel ready refrigerator with custom plywood half moon pulls.
Pistachio wood wax floating shelves with Myrth Ceramics styled on custom birch plywood kitchen cabinets
Detail of custom half-moon pull on Dinosaur Kale plywood cabinet door, Boxco Studio mid-century modern cabinetry
Close-up of Dinosaur Kale maple veneer plywood slab cabinet door with wood grain texture
Close-up of Dinosaur Kale maple veneer plywood slab cabinet door with wood grain texture
Wide kitchen view showing Dinosaur Kale plywood cabinetry and post-and-beam cedar ceiling, mid-century modern Acorn Deck House Vermont
Dining area with mid-century modern chairs alongside light green plywood kitchen cabinets, Charlotte VT
Dining area view of tall dark green plywood pantry cabinets and wallmounted light green cabinetry with a potted geranium.
Pistachio wood wax finish on slab front plywood cabinetry with a sopastone countertop, a plant on the counter with a rich brilliant willing light on the wall.
Blue Caviar and Dinosaur Kale custom plywood built-in cabinets transitioning from kitchen to dining room, Boxco Studio
Blue Caviar plywood floor-to-ceiling bookcase and credenza with Myrth Ceramics styling, mid-century modern built-in cabinet
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Blue Caviar wood wax plywood floor-to-ceiling bookcase with books and ceramics, mid-century modern Acorn Deck House
Close-up of Blue Caviar wood wax plywood slab cabinet door with circle cutout finger pulls, Boxco Studio custom cabinetry and Myrth ceramics vase
Close-up of Blue Caviar wood wax plywood slab cabinet door with circle cutout finger pulls, Boxco Studio custom cabinetr