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The gable end 10’4” by 6’6” window provides plenty of opportunities to create fleeting live portraits that could hang on any gallery wall. A Santa & Cole floor lamp stands left of an heirloom chair, which is covered by a Skyeskyns sheepskin.
The gable end 10’4” by 6’6” window provides plenty of opportunities to create fleeting live portraits that could hang on any gallery wall. A Santa & Cole floor lamp stands left of an heirloom chair, which is covered by a Skyeskyns sheepskin.
An expanded home office for Julie was a necessity in the latest renovation, and new skylights bring natural light throughout the day.
An expanded home office for Julie was a necessity in the latest renovation, and new skylights bring natural light throughout the day.
A decorative cinder block wall edges the property and provides a sense of enclosure without hemming in the yard too tightly.
A decorative cinder block wall edges the property and provides a sense of enclosure without hemming in the yard too tightly.
The new floors are also rift-sawn red oak and the living room has vintage pieces throughout, including seating and tables by Herman Miller and Knoll.
The new floors are also rift-sawn red oak and the living room has vintage pieces throughout, including seating and tables by Herman Miller and Knoll.
The couple completed their restoration in 2022. They repointed the original brick, which was in good shape.
The couple completed their restoration in 2022. They repointed the original brick, which was in good shape.
For the living room, Dovetail’s metal shop fabricated a custom fireplace to go between the Quantum windows. The steel surround is coated in an antique black finish to complement the stained cedar wall.
For the living room, Dovetail’s metal shop fabricated a custom fireplace to go between the Quantum windows. The steel surround is coated in an antique black finish to complement the stained cedar wall.
Some cabins are underground, or in the book’s taxonomy, Earthen. Dan Price’s former home was once broken into and the result was his commitment to live with fewer things, in nature. His hobbit-like home in Joseph, Oregon is complete with tunnels, crawlspaces, and a low-ceilinged bedroom. Using heavy-guage sheeting and wooden structures as roofing elements, he covered the space with dirt to facilitate natural growth above.
Some cabins are underground, or in the book’s taxonomy, Earthen. Dan Price’s former home was once broken into and the result was his commitment to live with fewer things, in nature. His hobbit-like home in Joseph, Oregon is complete with tunnels, crawlspaces, and a low-ceilinged bedroom. Using heavy-guage sheeting and wooden structures as roofing elements, he covered the space with dirt to facilitate natural growth above.
A small Arabian stud and a champion English Pointer live on the site, where mountain leopards and baboons also prowl. Before building, Herman and van Gass cleared the land of invasive species like the black wattle, an acacia tree.
A small Arabian stud and a champion English Pointer live on the site, where mountain leopards and baboons also prowl. Before building, Herman and van Gass cleared the land of invasive species like the black wattle, an acacia tree.
The original home was converted into a bedroom level, and given a second-story addition and roof deck. The dark exterior color, a charcoal-eggplant hue, lets the landscape colors stand out in contrast. “The existing house roof became the roof deck,” says Rogers. “And then I just shifted over the addition so that it floated over the landscape.”
The original home was converted into a bedroom level, and given a second-story addition and roof deck. The dark exterior color, a charcoal-eggplant hue, lets the landscape colors stand out in contrast. “The existing house roof became the roof deck,” says Rogers. “And then I just shifted over the addition so that it floated over the landscape.”
The exposed ceiling reveals some of the building's original structure: a rich contrast with the fresh white drywall and smooth, concrete-like floor.
The exposed ceiling reveals some of the building's original structure: a rich contrast with the fresh white drywall and smooth, concrete-like floor.
The bedrooms on the upper level benefit from the height given by the geometry.
The bedrooms on the upper level benefit from the height given by the geometry.

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