"Knowing that it would need to be on the vacation rental market until we retire, we wanted it to be a destination home for families to explore the Bonavista peninsula,
"Knowing that it would need to be on the vacation rental market until we retire, we wanted it to be a destination home for families to explore the Bonavista peninsula,
A custom-made sofa fills the wall, with a coffee table from Sun City Exports. The rug is from West Elm.
A custom-made sofa fills the wall, with a coffee table from Sun City Exports. The rug is from West Elm.
The cantilevered addition was kept, and another bedroom added to the second floor over the existing house. Parks collaborated with Fort Structures to ensure that the third addition would sync with the rest of the house, replicating the window placement to make them sit between the roof beams, while still meeting current code and insulating the ceiling.
The cantilevered addition was kept, and another bedroom added to the second floor over the existing house. Parks collaborated with Fort Structures to ensure that the third addition would sync with the rest of the house, replicating the window placement to make them sit between the roof beams, while still meeting current code and insulating the ceiling.
Builder Nick Maimone drew on his artistic background and the ’60s counterculture movement as he reenvisioned a home set where the Russian River meets the Pacific in Northern California.
Builder Nick Maimone drew on his artistic background and the ’60s counterculture movement as he reenvisioned a home set where the Russian River meets the Pacific in Northern California.
While the owners really liked the idea of shou sugi ban, they opted for a more cost-effective black stain. The random-width, reverse board-and-batten siding reflects the wabi-sabi concept. “The builder said the math for the random siding was torturous,” the wife said. “We didn’t know how hard it was to make things look simple.” DeNiord planted hay-scented fern and lowbush blueberry sod around the house. “We didn't want any side of the house to feel unconsidered,” he says. As for the local boulders he placed around the house and terrace, he says, “They give the feeling that the house grew up around the outcroppings.”
While the owners really liked the idea of shou sugi ban, they opted for a more cost-effective black stain. The random-width, reverse board-and-batten siding reflects the wabi-sabi concept. “The builder said the math for the random siding was torturous,” the wife said. “We didn’t know how hard it was to make things look simple.” DeNiord planted hay-scented fern and lowbush blueberry sod around the house. “We didn't want any side of the house to feel unconsidered,” he says. As for the local boulders he placed around the house and terrace, he says, “They give the feeling that the house grew up around the outcroppings.”
The fully detached home—with front and back patios—was built in 1872, and it’s still packed with period detail after a top to bottom revamp.
The fully detached home—with front and back patios—was built in 1872, and it’s still packed with period detail after a top to bottom revamp.
This multitiered residence in the Pasadena hills was completed while its architect, William Kesling, was behind bars at San Quentin.
This multitiered residence in the Pasadena hills was completed while its architect, William Kesling, was behind bars at San Quentin.
The revitalized residence has period-appropriate cabinetry, colors, and cork floors, and it’s located in a landmark community listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The revitalized residence has period-appropriate cabinetry, colors, and cork floors, and it’s located in a landmark community listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The 1950 Eichler home in Palo Alto, California, that Ogawa Fisher Architects renovated for a family of five features a cool gray facade punctuated by a bright orange front door.
The 1950 Eichler home in Palo Alto, California, that Ogawa Fisher Architects renovated for a family of five features a cool gray facade punctuated by a bright orange front door.
A monumental staircase crafted from microcement and European oak winds from the basement to the third level of a 12,00-square-foot house in rural Oxfordshire, England.
A monumental staircase crafted from microcement and European oak winds from the basement to the third level of a 12,00-square-foot house in rural Oxfordshire, England.
Floor Plan of Perrier Residence by Cicada
Floor Plan of Perrier Residence by Cicada
Los Angeles firm Chet Architecture crafts a deeply personal hillside home packed with primary colors—including a custom mural that now holds an even deeper meaning.
Los Angeles firm Chet Architecture crafts a deeply personal hillside home packed with primary colors—including a custom mural that now holds an even deeper meaning.

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