Budget Breakdown: With $55K, They DIYed the Perfect Forest Cabin in West Virginia

“We demoed the kitchen, installed new bathroom vanities, and sanded and finished the kitchen counters,” says homeowner Malcolm Taylor—and that was just the start.

When you walk through the front door of Julie Fields and Malcolm Taylor’s cabin in Berkeley Springs, West Virginia, you’re greeted by a wall of windows that frame countless green treetops in spring and summer, floating red, gold, and orange leaves in autumn, and branches blanketed with bright-white snow in winter.

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Laura Mauk
Laura Mauk writes about architecture and design for Dwell, Wallpaper*, the San Francisco Chronicle, SHLTR, and Spaces.

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