A Hilltop Heirloom in Gig Harbor: Inside a Zetterberg Custom Estate at Timbercrest

Where 1.25 acres, master-crafted millwork, and a Pacific Northwest sensibility come together on one of Gig Harbor's most coveted homesites.

Some homes you walk through. Others you remember. 2210 122nd Street NW — a nearly 5,000-square-foot Zetterberg Custom Home perched atop 1.25 flat acres on one of Timbercrest's most enviable homesites — is firmly in the second category. From the moment you turn off the road and roll up the long drive past mature evergreens to the tiered stone fountain at the center of the circular motor court, you understand: this is a home built for a life, not just a season.

A Builder Who Earned Its Reputation One Detail at a Time

Zetterberg Custom Homes has been building in the Puget Sound region since 1969. Founded by Karl and Jane Zetterberg, the company has spent five-plus decades quietly setting the regional benchmark for craftsmanship — the kind of work that doesn't shout, but reveals itself slowly. In the heft of a door. In the joinery of a cabinet. In the way a stone hearth feels like it belongs to the land it's built on.

This home is, in many ways, a love letter to that legacy. Stone wainscoting wraps the lower exterior. Shingled and board-and-batten siding break the rooflines into something more interesting than ordinary. Twilight uplighting picks out architectural details and makes the home glow at the edge of the woods. Inside, the conviction holds — hand-built cabinetry, raw-edge granite, custom tilework, wrought-iron millwork. Nothing is off-the-shelf.

The Entry: Drama Done Right

Step through the iron-detail double doors and the home announces itself with a two-story foyer crowned by an enormous wrought-iron chandelier. A curved staircase sweeps up to a balcony landing with iron balusters and a hand-rubbed wood rail. Light pours in through the upper window. It is, simply, a moment — the kind of grand-yet-warm arrival that great Pacific Northwest estate homes do so well.

The Heart of the Home: A Kitchen Built by Hand

If the foyer is the introduction, the kitchen is the thesis. Hand-built cabinets in a rich, glazed finish wrap the perimeter and crown a generous island topped with raw-edge granite. A custom copper farmhouse sink — hammered and warm — anchors a prep bay beneath an arched window framing the gardens. A pot filler peeks from beneath a hand-crafted tile hood, where decorative inlay catches the light like a small mosaic. A professional-grade double range, walk-in pantry, and twin orb chandeliers complete the picture.

This is a kitchen that can do everything: a quick weekday breakfast, a Thanksgiving for sixteen, an evening of wine and conversation with friends who somehow always end up around the island. It opens directly into the great room — beamed ceilings, wide-plank hardwoods, a stone fireplace with limestone mantel — where everyday living unfolds. A formal dining room sits just off the main for occasions that call for a little more ceremony.

Spaces for Real Life

Four bedrooms and 4.5 baths give every member of the family a place to land. The primary suite is its own quiet wing: hardwood floors, a private sitting area, custom barn-door closet, and a spa-style en suite with a tile shower and a vanity that reads "boutique hotel." A private balcony, with iron railings and treetop views, makes the morning coffee ritual something to look forward to.

A bonus room offers flexibility for media nights, a playroom, a home gym, or a guest suite — whatever the season of life requires. A dedicated craft/laundry room handles the everyday with custom cabinetry, a center island, full-size laundry, and a mudroom-locker drop zone for backpacks, coats, and the inevitable Pacific Northwest rain layers. Even the powder room earns its moment, with hand-blown glass pendants, a vessel sink, and granite-topped custom cabinetry.

The Grounds: Where the Lifestyle Lives

If the house is built for craft, the grounds are built for play. A flat 1.25-acre parcel is genuinely rare in this part of Gig Harbor, and every inch is used wisely.

A covered outdoor living room runs the back of the home, with a wraparound deck — the kind of outdoor "room" where you can grill in the rain, host an alfresco dinner on a soft summer evening, or simply sit with a book. Beyond the lawn, a private sport court — striped for basketball and ready for pickleball, four-square, or whatever the kids and grandparents dream up. A dedicated playground gives the youngest set their own world. A gravel fire-pit circle with Adirondack chairs sits tucked into the landscape for cooler evenings under the stars.

And then there is the garden shed — a cottage-scale structure with a shingled roof, double doors, and oversized windows. Call it a shed, but it is really a folly: a potting house, an art studio, a kids' hideaway, a guest cabin in waiting. A 1,295-square-foot garage rounds out the practical needs, with room for cars, gear, boats, and the workbench you have been promising yourself.

Why Gig Harbor

Just over the Tacoma Narrows Bridge from Tacoma — and an easy run north to Seattle on a good traffic day — Gig Harbor is one of the Puget Sound's most beloved places to call home. The historic waterfront, with its bobbing fishing fleet and sail-flecked harbor, anchors a downtown of independent boutiques, art galleries, and farm-to-table restaurants. Uptown Gig Harbor adds modern dining, shopping, and a luxury cinema. The schools are highly regarded; the community calendar is full of waterfront festivals, summer concerts, and farmers markets; and the natural setting — water, forests, mountains — never quite stops being a quiet miracle.

A home like 2210 122nd Street NW is not just a residence. It is a setting for a life: dinners that linger, weekends spent on the sport court, summer mornings on the balcony, and the kind of memories that compound year over year. Built by hands that knew what they were doing, on a piece of land that knows how to hold a family — this is a legacy property in the truest sense.

Available for private tour by appointment. We would love to show you home.

Listed by Burnett Real Estate Co.