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Kirt says one of his favorite spaces in the house in the screened porch with wood-burning fireplace.

Floor Plan of Siosi House by Siosi

Floor Plan of Westchester Barn by General Assembly

Pablo built the new addition into the slope in front of the house to blend it with the surrounding landscape. At the back of the property sits a greenhouse and a garage, the latter of which has solar panels on the roof.

The sweeping lines of the stairs creates a sculptural focus point within the home. The bar cart beneath is accessories with a Louis Poulsen PH Glass Table Lamp.

All paints and oils used throughout the home have low VOCs, and there are rainwater storage tanks and a solar system outside.

With nods to both Maine vernacular and contemporary forms and materials, the home is clad in cedar boards and capped with steeply pitched roofs to dispatch snow and water.

After staying in a tree house listed on Airbnb, Remo Kommnick and Emi Moore wanted their own getaway in the woods. "It was amazing being up in the trees,

An emblem of modernism, the white-and-green kitchen was once a floor model in Scavolini's Birmingham store.

With windows facing the lake, Donna and Oliver have a front-row seat to the action every day. "It’s water that you just want to look at every day because even though it's a vast plane it changes all the time," says Lolley.

Before: The fallen maple that kicked off the renovation.

The stools at the antique island are Wesley Walters + Salla Luhtasela for Nikari Wood. The wall sconces are Early Electrics.

LAMAS Architecture shored up the unsettled foundation of this 1914 Toronto home.