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Architect Måns Tham designed an A-frame cabin in Edsåsdalen, Sweden, with ample space for Anders Smedberg and his family to host large groups for year-round outdoor adventures.

To reinforce a streamlined aesthetic, materials move from the inside out and from room to room. A Caesarstone countertop in the kitchen extends through a window to the backyard. The basalt path in the house continues outside and up the outdoor stairs.

Samuel chose a 36-inch, matte white Cafe Appliance range oven to match the rest of the white-on-white design.

The lovely cornflower-blue kitchen cabinets in this Brooklyn, New York, home by Elizabeth Roberts Architecture & Design were professionally painted.

Another design feature that was important to Carly—because she likes antiquing and thrifting—was to have ample built-in spaces to showcase her finds. “So, we really worked at interspersing those throughout the house and finding ways to make them proportional,” says DeBaker. “It is more fun if we have this collaborative team around and everyone is sort of willing to try new things, try new materials and play around with the different shapes, different built-ins, different design ideas.”

An open floor plan and expansive windows from the Marvin Ultimate line allow clear sightlines from the front entry through the dining room to the backyard.

“I wanted you to come into a place that was inviting, but with a muted warmth,” says Kara of the decision to immerse the dining room in Farrow & Ball’s Green Smoke, including walls, ceiling, cabinetry, and fireplace, the latter with a relocated mantel. The table is a 17th C. Spanish Walnut Trestle Rectangular Dining Table via Restoration Hardware, surrounded by Ceremonie Green Mohair dining chairs by Athena Calderone, from Crate&Barrel. The Tambor Buffet, beneath windows that Seamus relocated from elsewhere in the house, is from Anthropologie.

Custom shelving presents ample storage for books and collected memorabilia.

The dining room is an eclectic mix of styles, with the traditional smooth walls and heavy timber beams of the Pueblo-style architecture contrasted with Mid-Century furniture, an ornate chandelier, contemporary artwork, and a sculpture by a local artisan.

The dramatic stair with a two-story backdrop of Marvin Signature Ultimate Casement Narrow Frame windows is a focal point of the home—and the film. “The custom steel stair we designed in the foyer is the first thing guests see when they enter,” says Jeffrey Ramirez, partner at The Up Studio. Those guests, of course, include Ethan Hawke and Julia Roberts’ characters, who are immediately impressed when they set foot inside the home.

Glazing on both sides of the home and an open floor plan allows for beautiful water and forest views throughout the living space.

A photo in the MoMA show taken shortly after its completion shows Lina Bo Bardi’s 1952 Casa de Vidro in São Paulo.