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"They wanted the house to patina and grow with them," says Bryan Bethem of the clients. "It will change from year to year as the wood weathers and ages. It will grow along with the family."

Tall ceilings and large windows and glass doors from Division 8 help fill the rooms with light. A red portrait by Shelley Adler and a pair of drawings by Jean-Paul Kelly hang above the sofa. The Serge Mouille 2 Arm Rotating Sconce mounted next to the sliding glass door is from Hollace Cluny.

In addition to aesthetic appeal, yakisugi is durable, sustainable, and requires minimal upkeep—it can last as long as 80 to 150 years without maintenance. “I was struck by the fact that besides being beautiful, it’s essentially indestructible—impervious to bugs and mold,” shares Ed.

The front pentagon of the cabin contains the main living space; the rear pentagon has two bedrooms and a drying room.

Buff & Hensman remodel, here we used a La Pietra Compattata Cromie brick tile (upcycled from wastes of stonequarry productions) to compose the hearth and frame the fireplace center piece.

HUTCH Design used organic materials and earthy tones to transform this former concrete pig shed outside of London.

Modern Tiny Living provides a web app that you can use to price out their standard models with any desired upgrades. If none of them suit, they offer to quote out custom homes for $250.

The series of pitched white buildings was inspired by the work of architect Hugh Newell Jacobsen. “The shell of the house is a very simple form,” says Matthew Ford, “no turns or intersecting roof sections. This allowed me to use solid but inexpensive framing and roofing crews. We are always looking for the point where simplicity and luxury meet.”

Built on a tight budget of $120,000, a retirement home in the mountains delivers unexpected contemporary design to a rural township.