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Cheery Red and Green Homes We Love

These homes sport Yuletide colors all year round.

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Windows by Milgard allow for views of the terrace below the cabin’s bedroom and the expanse of trees beyond.
Windows by Milgard allow for views of the terrace below the cabin’s bedroom and the expanse of trees beyond.
Seattle David Sarti's little red house in Seattle's sleepy Central District proves that a bit of land, ambition, and carpentry know-how can go a long way. The rear facade. Photo by Misha Gravenor.
Seattle David Sarti's little red house in Seattle's sleepy Central District proves that a bit of land, ambition, and carpentry know-how can go a long way. The rear facade. Photo by Misha Gravenor.
"How would a kid draw a house?" architect Per Franson asked himself when designing the Olivero-Reinius family home. The simple prefab structure’s unusual color comes from a traditional source: falu rödfärg, the historic mineral paint that gives the region’s famous barns their red color.
"How would a kid draw a house?" architect Per Franson asked himself when designing the Olivero-Reinius family home. The simple prefab structure’s unusual color comes from a traditional source: falu rödfärg, the historic mineral paint that gives the region’s famous barns their red color.
A bridge spans the home’s steep site for street access.
A bridge spans the home’s steep site for street access.
Tuned into its sylvan setting, this affordable green home in Hillsborough, North Carolina, is a modern take on the surrounding centuries-old structures. photos by: Richard Leo Johnson, Atlantic Archives
Tuned into its sylvan setting, this affordable green home in Hillsborough, North Carolina, is a modern take on the surrounding centuries-old structures. photos by: Richard Leo Johnson, Atlantic Archives