The house has great water and forest views. Click "enlarge image" to see the floor plan which shows how the separate master suites bookend the structure allowing privacy for each couple.
Photo: Thomas J. Story
Good friends and vacations don't always mix, but when they do, it can be the best of both worlds. For two Washington families, vacationing together worked so well that they decided to build a joint getaway home in the northwestern part of the state. Paul and Lisa Mutty have been friends with Libby Williams and Craig Rusk for 20 years; each couple has two children. Their original plan was to find and purchase an existing structure on Hood Canal and turn it into a weekend retreat where the kids could bring friends and everyone could enjoy the outdoors.
Then one day during their search for the perfect place, a beautiful 2½-acre lot ― right by a stretch of water ideal for swimming ― turned up. "It had everything we were looking for except the house," Lisa says. So the two families changed course and started on a new plan to build their dream cabin together.
