Budget Breakdown: For $213K, a Creative Couple Remodel a Cozy California Cabin—Without Drywall

Color and vintage furnishings make this 1977 gem “feel like a hug.”

When it came to overhauling a small cabin in Twin Peaks, California, Emily Kopp knew exactly where she wanted to start: "We’re doing a banquette," Emily remembers saying to her partner, David Brooks, on their first visit.

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Melissa Dalton
Dwell Contributor
Melissa Dalton is a freelance writer in Portland, Oregon, who has been writing for Dwell since 2017. Read more of her work about design and architecture at melissadalton.net.

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