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The loft was updated with an Eames Lounge Chair, Anchor Ceramics coffee table, and Colleen Guiney’s Cliff House 2, adding considered pieces that feel at home in the cabin.

"We couldn't put installation where we wanted to expose the joists, so we had to put it on the roof. That actually helped with waterproofing—the original roof was likely our biggest challenge,

The primary suite occupies the entire second floor. In the tangerine living room, the couple replaced a built-in bookcase with an acrylic painting on discarded books titled Today Is Good, Tomorrow Is Better, by Los Angeles artist Mike Stilkey (see top photo).

Stephanie sits opposite a turntable left by David. The couple paired it with orange Kanto REN speakers (see top photo). “How could I resist?” asks Pete. The Dracaena Janet Craig Compacta tree is from Easyplant.

The bathroom, finished in cement and cedar paneling, includes a urinal—a special request of David’s that Stephanie and Pete chose to keep.

In the primary bedroom, the built-in bed and storage-filled headboard are painted a royal blue. All the original colors in the home were kept, except here, where Pete painted the blue ceiling and upper part of the wall white to make the room a little brighter. The asymmetrical globe lights were handcrafted in Turkey, and the bed linens are by Trina Turk. “I was drawn to the idea of sleeping in the sun,” says Pete.

A guest suite on the first floor includes a bedroom, kitchenette, and office area.

The extended walls of the outer cube help mitigate the heat of the California sun. The deep cutouts, says Haeg, were also a way of blurring the line between indoors and outdoors—“not in the conventional, midcentury L.A. way of walls of sliding glass,” he says, “but instead making layers of containment. Where does the house end exactly?”

Sprinklers were installed at the deck to mitigate fire risks.

Floor plan of Pine Flat by Faulkner Architects

The false fireplace in Adam’s living room was constructed by carpenter Trevor Miles, then wrapped in travertine-style wallpaper from Belarte.

Repurposed Douglas fir (leftovers from concrete formwork from the house build) was used on the ceiling, with a Velux skylight. The custom Douglas Fir bookshelf was designed and fabricated by Kevin, with a desktop made from salvaged pine by Vintage Mill Werks and a Hay stool.

Before: The room was overhauled and given a new layout.

Woud’s modular sofa provides a vibrant accent color used elsewhere in the house and ADU. The striped club chair is from Ferm Living; the Eames chair and ottoman were among the only things the couple brought with them from Colorado. The knot cushions are by Design House Stockholm, and the prints are by Cornelia Thomsen.

A custom-made sofa fills the wall, with a coffee table from Sun City Exports. The rug is from West Elm.

A table that is a family heirloom anchors the end of the run. The linear overhead light can cast illumination up or down, so that prep can be done with precision, when needed, or the owners can create a soft, upward glow when watching TV nearby.

Located in East Austin, the renovated house has more space for Drew and Vero's three children and their collection of art, records, and books.