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Built to Last, Crafted with Care

Cape Cod Home  / Winter 2025 /

Writer: Julie Craven Wagner / Photographer: Amber Jane Barricman 

 

Built to Last, Crafted with Care

Cape-Cod-HOME-Cover

Cape Cod Home  / Winter 2025 /

Writer: Julie Craven Wagner / Photographer: Amber Jane Barricman 


In Brewster, a once-disjointed home finds new harmony through the mindful craftsmanship of Crafted Design-Build—a company where building better lives is just as important as building better houses.

There’s a quiet strength in the way light moves through Mike and Sue’s renovated Brewster home. It spills across the wide pine floors and gathers around the generous kitchen island, illuminating a space that feels grounded, graceful, and unexpectedly soulful. For the homeowners, the transformation represents years of patient dreaming and deliberate decisions. For their builder, Jordan Race, founder and principal of Crafted Design-Build, it represents something even deeper; the art of creating beauty without chaos and a company culture that places as much value on the well-being of its people as on the precision of its work. 

Mike and Sue first met Jordan years earlier, when he completed a smaller project on their property. Sue recalls the meeting of the minds that would change their home and ultimately their lives, “He had this calm confidence about him. He was so grounded and easy to talk to, and we just trusted him.”

That trust would become the foundation for something larger. When they were ready to take on the full renovation of their main house, they reached out again—only to discover that Jordan had struck out on his own, founding Mashpee’s Crafted Design-Build with partner Konstantin Aleksandrov. “We knew he was talented, but more than that, we knew he cared,” Mike says. “We wanted to work with someone who could listen, collaborate, and lead with integrity. That’s exactly who he is.”

What followed was a months-long process of design, demolition, and renewal that transformed a charming but...

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Julie Craven Wagner

Julie Craven Wagner began her experience with Cape Cod Life in 2010 when she joined the sales team after 10 years of working with local businesses on the Cape and Islands with WMVY. In addition to sales, she is the Associate Publisher/Editor of Cape Cod LIFE, Cape Cod HOME, and Cape Cod ART. Growing up on the Outer Cape has given her a unique perspective of life on Cape Cod, from tip to bridge, and that is reflected in her appreciation and presentation of stories found within the pages of our publications. Julie lives in North Falmouth with her husband, Eric, and their yellow lab, Enzo. When she finds free time, she enjoys her Cape Cod life sailing on Buzzards Bay, spending time on the beach in Wellfleet, or exploring Martha’s Vineyard.