Home in Deep Cover with the Legends Haul Co-Founders

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From Jill and Craig Sheridan’s patio, it’s an unobstructed view of the rooftops of Deep Cove to Indian Arm and the mountains beyond. It’s so quiet you can hear the trees whispering in the light breeze. The vibe is peaceful and serene, thanks in large part to the cool and comfortable decor of their mid-century modern home.

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And yet Craig says, “Last year was chaos. It was pure chaos. “

No kidding. Take a global pandemic, restart a (very busy) business, mix up two young kids, kick off a major renovation and you get the kind of year the Sheridans have had. As Jill says, “It ended up being that perfect, weird storm.”

Create a new legend

The Sheridans are co-founders (along with their friends Alex Plowman and Jonathan Burke) of Legends Haul, a grocery delivery service that emerged from the pandemic. Founded in 2018, it originally sold high-quality, mostly local, food products to restaurants and retailers. The idea was to bridge the gap between big box wholesalers like Sysco – which had bought Craig’s family business, Trimpac Fine Meats – and the obscure, ultra-boutique small operations.

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“We are breaking down the traditional supply chain,” says Craig. “We always say, ‘Let’s put more money in the farmer’s pocket. The name Legends Haul was to celebrate the farmer, the maker. They are the legend. It’s their booty.

Fortunately, they also had a “side business” called Milk Run, which offered products to a few friends through an online platform. So when the pandemic hit last March, they were ready to pivot.

Their restaurant business dried up overnight. But their retail business exploded, offering consumers stuck at home the same Brant Lake wagyu beef and Zaklan Heritage farm greens that restaurants were getting. At the same time, the Sheridans saw an opportunity to help their restaurant clients: they encouraged them to create “provisions” that could be packaged and sold as “Friends of Legends Haul”. Think: Nightingale frozen pizza, Chambar meatballs, Café Medina paella. Some owners later called Jill and told her that these orders “literally saved me”.

But to do that, they had to transform their business from a traditional distributor into a more logistical e-commerce retailer. “A year ago, we were on an Excel spreadsheet,” Jill marvels. They were so busy that Craig moved into the office, while the nanny moved into the house and Jill, who handled all of the brand’s marketing, shuttled between the two.

So of course they decided to do a renovation too.

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Mid-century meets new millennium

The Sheridans House was built in 1979, a classic late-mid-century modern home with clean lines and large windows. “We love the Mid-Century Modern style, this 70s style,” says Jill. The house backs onto Mt. Seymour, with the rainforest in their rugged backyard. Its 3,700 square feet are distributed between the upper level, where the kitchen, children’s bedrooms and living areas are located, and the lower level, where the large master bedroom extends.

They bought the place six years ago. Craig looked at the view, looked at the garage and said, ‘That’s fine, we’ll take it,’ Jill recalls. They weren’t even sure if the bedroom had a bathroom (luckily it was. “If we hadn’t moved, the house would have been sold under our orders,” says Craig.

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Both had long dreamed of living in Deep Cove; Craig since growing up in North Vancouver and Jill, who is from Cranbrook, since moving to the coast 13 years ago. “We’re big supporters of the cove,” says Craig.

Since moving in, they have had two children – a daughter, Gigi, who is five, and a boy, Parker, who is two – and have still managed to undertake a renovation project every year.

More recently, she was installing cedar shingles on the exterior of the house; previously, they transformed a small cabin at the back of the property into a gym and guest suite, and added a glass railing to the upstairs patio for stunning views of Jug Island. “Except we’re food people and we don’t cook and that drives me nuts,” says Craig. “But we’re not going to do it until we can do it right.”

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Family spaces

The kitchen may be a pending project, but the rest of the house is both comfortable and stylish. The dining area off the kitchen opens onto the upstairs patio and has a long rustic wood table perfectly designed for friends to gather. Across the hall, the light-flooded living room features a wood-burning fireplace, caramel-colored leather sofa, and a Mid-Century sideboard that Jill found on Craigslist for $ 300. The accents are earth tones and global patterns: Moroccan leather poufs, wicker baskets and hand-embroidered Indian cushion covers from Maiwa on Granville Island.

At the back are the children’s bedrooms. Gigi’s is pretty and romantic; Parker’s features a nostalgic framed display that features a photo of Craig’s grandfather’s racehorse and Jill’s father’s baseball glove.

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Behind the house is another patio, this one with toys for the whole family: a trampoline, mini slide, Craig’s beloved Big Green Egg smoker. Stairs climb up a beautifully planted slope – “The house’s original owners won awards for landscaping,” says Craig – to a small treehouse. The previous owner used it as an office, but the Sheridans turned it into a gym and guest suite, with Craig’s sports memorabilia hanging proudly on the wall.

Downstairs, however, is the Sheridans’ private hideaway. They had been using the space as a lucrative Airbnb until early last year, when they realized they needed a place to recharge after their busy lives. Last December, while the restrictions were still in effect, they renovated the space. “It wasn’t our most relaxing Christmas,” Jill laughs.

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The bright and airy bedroom is filled with luxuriously crumpled linen sheets and textured pillows in natural hues. It opens onto another patio, where chairs cluster around a fireplace. And then there is the spa-like bathroom which was such a pleasant surprise, with its deep soaking tub, dim lighting, hexagonal marble tiles, natural woven materials and a huge section of wall transformed into a closet with Ikea modular Pax wardrobes. (Vintage handles add a personalized touch.) On another wall hangs a golden-hued painting called The Sun by Tiffany de la Llave.

“It’s my favorite thing. Love it, ”Jill says, adding,“ We ​​were very happy with the result. We call it our Zen lair.

Design is part of the family

Design was largely Jill’s responsibility and her passion. “I like the design. We work very well together, but we have to stay in our own ways, ”she said. In addition to cooking, Craig’s “way” includes art: he chose the Andy Warhol poster in the dining room, for example, and the Zoe Pollock painting he bought from Jill in gift.

Jill clearly inherited her decorating skills from her mother. “My mother is an interior designer, so I grew up on construction sites with her. Now when I do things I put my visions together and I say, “Mom, can you tell me where the holes are? “” Although they have a different aesthetic – her mother is more French – they speak the same language. “She really challenges me on things, which is great,” Jill says.

She adds: “It took me until this year to figure out how to use our spaces. You just evolve as an owner and this year we think we know our style. Or, as Craig puts it, simply, “We love it here. “