(Above) The living room features three banks of
French doors. (Left) The French doors lead out to
a small porch at one end of the house.
designed purposely with extra space on one side just so John
could store his kayaks in that one spot. The kitchen sink is
situated in a corner of the house, so he can prepare food and
stare out the bank of windows on that corner to appreciate the
natural surroundings, rather than gaze across the open floor plan
of the house. “John Dvorsack did a fabulous job with the design
and architecture of the home,” says McPhee. “The exterior
trim details, scale and proportion of the home as you approach
heading up the hill all look fabulous.”
His office in the master bedroom features a nook where
he has placed a particular desk he wanted. The desk isn’t an
heirloom (“I think I got it at Pottery Barn,” he says.), but he
wanted it to look like it was planned.
John admittedly doesn’t spend much time on the second
floor, as it is used mainly for visiting family guests. But there
are plenty of examples of architectural and decorative flair that
he enjoys nonetheless, from the pointed eves in the bedrooms
(“John Dvorsak loves to do these beautiful spaces,” he says) to
the small turtles on the tiles of the guest bathroom (“…for Four
Turtle Farm,” he laughs).
A visitor might not be overwhelmed with a particular style
of décor or grandiose features, but rest assured that everything
meticulously planned out of and in this house means so much
to the owner.
AT HOME ON CAPE COD 70 • SPRING/SUMMER 2020