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The A-frame is constructed with treated pine; its knots and other imperfections add character to the space.

A highlight of the overhaul is the floor-to-ceiling glass on the north side, which includes a five-panel bifold door. The door opens to the couple’s favorite area of the house, the backyard. The deck is shaded by the cantilevered roof, and Ren planted drought-resistant brush amid the existing oak trees.

Recycled timbers are used throughout the home from the curved bench to the joinery in the kitchen. The kitchen also connects to a cold-store walk-in pantry that’s cooled with an in-slab ventilation pipe funneling cool under-house air.

Although The Goat Heads are mostly clad in metal, it’s the plastic panel walls at the entries that really shine. “In the evening they act like lanterns and animate the courtyards,” says Rogers. Their glow is tempered by the concrete breeze-block walls. “It was important that the units weren’t too bright—part of the beauty out here is the sky at night.”

The 2,275-square-foot home in Prairie Village, Kansas, comes fully furnished and offers three bedrooms and two full baths.

A third of the house and deck cantilever out toward the stream, and the void beneath the deck provides a place for wood storage. The cabin sits just 100 feet from the water, and with the windows open you can hear the ambient rush of the stream from throughout the house.

The exposed rafters were carried into the exterior areas, including the covered patio.

The 1955 residence is centrally located in the small city of Odessa, Texas. While it appears to be modest in size from street-view, the home offers 4,055 square feet of interior space.

The simple wood deck features innovative cutouts that allow full-grown Yucca trees to peek through.

The three-bedroom Iniö model from Pluspuu features floor-to-ceiling windows, a loft-like interior, a wraparound deck, and a gable outline reminiscent of a traditional log cabin.

Completed in 2018 on a 2.6-acre site in the San Juan Islands, the two-bedroom modular home was installed in a day.

Exterior portrait of owners Michael and Amiee

Black cedar siding gives way to bright interiors in the idyllic Highland Bungalow.

2020 is canceled due to the Coronavirus—but here’s your opportunity to take advantage of time spent at home.

A former closet was transformed into a double-height library, complete with a reading nook and a rolling ladder from Spiral Stairs of America. “That’s my favorite part of the house,” says Dan. “When I see Stella reaching for a book, there’s nothing better.”