TH E H OME S IS S U E If you look to the opposite end of the room, across the dining area, a matching soapstonetopped cabinet lines the wall. This is where the Donahues' design turns mundane inconvenience into innovation-the cabinet hides the washer and dryer. With space on either side for hampers and storage, the extra-deep top provides room for folding. "With five kids in the house," Ashley jokes, "it's more like piling." Behind the cabinet, the Donahues chose to leave the brick wall exposed to the inside, as they also did in the library and the staircase. Hanging here is a canvas of graffiti art done by 16-year-old Parker Donahue. 78 SEPTEMBER/OCTOBER 2018 TheRoanoker.comhttp://www.TheRoanoker.com