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Architect Brett Farrow creates a wood-wrapped family home that celebrates coastal living.

Thread, Artists’ Residency and Cultural Center, Sinthian, Senegal, Toshiko Mori Architect, 2015.

The master suite on the second level features a terrace and a lofted area.

Set on a one-acre wooded bluff overlooking Puget Sound, the Tree House is clad in low-maintenance materials including Cor-Ten steel, stained cedar shiplap, and painted HardiePlank.

“Metallic wood” is as strong as titanium but up to five times lighter.

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The exuberant hot pink of the Magenta House reveals a calmer, plywood-clad interior.

"I tried to decide what are the pieces that are going to give the 'wow' factor—in my case the fishbone tiling of the entire apartment and the glass-walled study room," says Efrat. "Those were the corner stones I started with, and built everything around that."

Extra-dark bronze standing-seam metal partly clads the home and creates an armored appearance.

5. "What are the top 10 most important things I must have in a home?" "If there are two people buying the home, write your answers down separately, starting with your absolute must-haves," Hoffman explains. “Putting together a list separately can give both parties and the realtor a clear picture of what the perfect home will have for both of you."