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Located off paved roads, across a river, and up a mountain, Pablo Pérez Palacios’s cabin in the Mexican wilderness has a rooftop terrace designed for entertaining.

After renting in San Francisco for a decade, DIY couple Molly Fiffer and Jeff Waldman bought 10 acres in the Santa Cruz Mountains, where the pair and their friends built a cabin compound complete with sheds, tree decks, a pavilion, a wood-fired hot tub, an outhouse, and an outdoor shower. The cabin is made from locally sourced, rough-sawn redwood, which the couple stained with nontoxic Eco Wood Treatment to give the panels an aged appearance and a dark patina.

Fleetwood Windows were installed throughout the home, including as a partition between the living room and deck.

The living room's wall of windows makes it easy to look out onto the desert. Julie wanted to keep the interior design minimal in order to focus on the setting.

Julie bought the sofa at in auction in Stockholm, and loves how it blends into the midcentury modern look and feel of the home.

The bathroom's green tiles are one of the few pops of color in the home.

The home has two bedrooms and two bathrooms, and each space complements one another.

"It's always enjoyable to partner with other designers and design-centric thinkers,

"The home is about 1,500 square feet, but I knew I wanted to devote a lot of that to a large kitchen and living space,

A Reform Kitchen is the spot for frequent baking and cooking, two of Julie's passions.

The home was constructed by prefab company Blue Sky Building Systems, which uses metal as a primary material.

The home is currently being rented out to recoup some building costs, and the owners are considering a permanent move after their daughter leaves for college.

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.

This kitchen renovation done by design firm Case Design gave this 1980’s 1980s-style kitchen a much-needed change. The addition of Encaustic cement floor tiles in black, white, and, grey helped to make this renovation come to life.

This home features a sliding glass door that opens the kitchen and dining space to the Palm Springs weather. There's another full-length window for the living area.

Turkel Design built and outfitted this multi-generational home for Canadian clients. They start the process with a detailed questionnaire, and then hone in on the details.

Turkel Design has worked with clients throughout the country and the world, covering 34 states and places like New Zealand and the Bahamas.

Starting costs for these prefabs is about $1.7 million, which covers at or less than 3,250 square feet — all construction and interior design needs included.