We first worked with SAGE DESIGNS NW before it was an independent company, when the eponymous Sage was employed elsewhere. We loved Sage’s initial design, and when we decided to revisit our project, we sought him out in newly formed SAGE DESIGNS. Our home is about halfway built now, and the builders we’ve hired to manifest our dream have loved creating the detail and whimsy that Sage was able to distill from our wild ideas. We have, for instance, an 8-sided cupola perched high on one gable-end, and the finish carpenter framing it (it was a complicated piece) called down when we visited “Thank you so much! This is SO MUCH FUN!”

Sage’s ability to hear what we wanted and create a lovely, modestly-sized home that incorporated all our deepest wishes. We have since recommended him to close friends, and they, too, have been delighted with their results.

— Calin & Ian Taylor / Orcas Fairytale Castle