A highlight of the overhaul is the floor-to-ceiling glass on the north side, which includes a five-panel bifold door. The door opens to the couple’s favorite area of the house, the backyard. The deck is shaded by the cantilevered roof, and Ren planted drought-resistant brush amid the existing oak trees.
The prefab homes are built from a structure of 8-foot-long glulam (a robust, structural material made of laminated wood) sections sourced from Western Archrib.
An Aria sectional by Six Penny Home anchors the living space, with an oak table by Elsie Green and a Soren pendant light by Pinch above. The homespun blue tablecloth is by March, and the Chelsea Fly tapestry is from Fletcher Rhodes.
The media console and coffee table are from Sobu, while the rug is from Armadillo. A vintage chair sits near the fire.
Though nestled amongst many tall trees, the Boulder Bridge house takes advantage of its east-west orientation with a wall of glass.
A family friend living and working onsite moved hundreds of boulders to not only mark the entrance, but create a kind of amphitheater-like setting for the house.
New cherry paneling and flooring throughout complements the original Douglas fir exposed beams.
A wood-burning stove in the corner of the tree house offers warmth for the interior.
Romero dressed the daybed cushions with linen and merino wool.
Designer Natalia Romero designed a daybed and a coffee table made from Douglas fir for the interior of the tree house, where a jute rug and Douglas fir walls lend texture.
In addition to the 175-square-foot deck, Blend Projects also offers to build amenities like outdoor showers, saunas, and ADUs.
The couple’s first cabin had a sleeping loft, and it was a feature that they wanted for the A-frame, too. "<span style="font-family: Theinhardt, -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, "Helvetica Neue", sans-serif;">It was something we recognized in our first cabin where it had the loft that not only did it have a sort of intimate, safer feel, it’s this primal, cocoon thing where you're in the woods, but you're up high,
Upstairs, the floorboards are thick red oak. The railings were "a really fun puzzle,
Perched high in the mountains of Big Bear, California, this 1973 A-frame was renovated by Courtney Poulos into a handsome getaway from Los Angeles.
In the living room, a Malm fireplace sits on a yellow powder-coated steel table that matches the bookshelf ladder leading to the loft. Jagoda designed the table with space underneath to store firewood.
Designed by a little-known architect in 1949, the now streamlined home honors its original bones.
The great room is anchored by a 25-foot-high granite, wood-burning fireplace with a reclaimed timber mantle located beneath Alumicor skylights.
"One visit over the winter, and we drove up to find four feet of snow covering the driveway and stairs down to the cabin,
The interior walls, ceilings, and built-ins are clad in Siberian larch from UPK Concept. Tham placed the glazed openings and doorways to maintain clear sight lines throughout the long and narrow home.
Sited in a remote Canadian forest, this luxurious cabin rental embraces indoor/outdoor living.
Designer and builder Jacob Witzling’s handcrafted cabins have a dreamy, fantastical quality that makes them truly one-of-a-kind.
A dated property in the mountains of Big Bear, California, is upgraded to highlight its stunning A-frame design.
With a coat of paint and new appliances and furnishings, the 880-square-foot space maintains its cozy cabin feel, while also feeling fresh and new.
Each of MyCabin's offerings were designed to work in concert and form a complete residential set, where My Milla (25 or long) houses daily living, My Kalmus provides a dedicated work space, and My Galia adds a bit of wellful luxury.
Built for a scholar, Casa Biblioteca is a sanctuary for reading, stargazing, and enjoying a cigar or two. Floor-to-ceiling glass allows light to freely flood the interior and illuminate its jewel-like structure.
Taliesyn composed the Cabin House as a unified cuboid volume containing a hybrid living area.
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Winner: Casa Ter by Mesura
Mesura designed a retreat for a family of five in the Catalonian countryside, utilizing regional and artisanal building techniques and local materials for a sustainable home that blends with the landscape.
The designers removed extraneous elements added by others in the ’70s so that Pedersen’s striking exposed trusses could once again take center stage. They also relocated a vintage Aztec fireplace by Majestic from the den to the step-down family room and fitted it with chimney extensions from Malm Fireplaces. The Tribeca pendant lights by Sonneman, the vintage credenza from Sunset Bazaar, and the television by Samsung
Rather than augment the site’s natural slope, the design introduces a cable-stayed cantilever that hovers over the landscape. This space is primarily used as a patio, with a hole cut into the flooring to allow an existing tree trunk to pass through the space.
The kitchen is a balance of woods and stone, with marble on the large island and Naica quartzite in a leathered finish on the perimeter counters and backsplash. The stove hood is a custom plaster finish: “I was constantly looking for ways to add softness,” says interior designer Holly Waterfield.
Large glass and wood front door
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