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A detached garage and guesthouse/studio creates a buffer between a busy street and the rest of the property, which includes the main house as well as a pool, sauna, and pond, so that life in the residence can feel more private and secluded.

The home sits on the banks of Lake Leelanau, in the heart of farm country; nearby, you’ll find cherry and apple orchards and several vineyards. Floor-to-ceiling windows offer a mood-boosting indoor/outdoor connection, and Inception Shades integrate seamlessly with window frames so as not to detract from the view.

This coffee table was one of Jens RIsom's favorite pieces, it was never produced by the company.

"The concrete Clé tiles have light and dark blue colors to match the kitchen, with a white triangles that match the slope of the roof and the color of the sky,

"When you’re outside the dark exterior recedes into the richness of the flora,

Stuart got the idea to install cork countertops and flooring in the kitchen and bathrooms after visiting friends in the Hamptons.

In the living/dining area, she removed a header and wing walls to open the space. The table is from Room & Board, while the Laika pendant is from Blu Dot.

The outdoor areas were designed with two perspectives in mind. “Typically people focus on making the house look beautiful from the outside,” says Briana. “Because of all the windows, I wanted to also consider how we experience the outside from the inside.

Rossi did not carry the dividing wall between the bedroom and living room all the way up to the ceiling, so as not to break up the treatment up there, instead designing the wall as a custom storage and display unit.

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The Jewel Box Cabin is a 900sf modern cabin, nestled into the woods on Caribou Lake, MN. Sitting lightly on the land, the compact, sustainably designed cabin is not short on impactful living.

A cantilevered cabin designed by R D Gentzler blends into the forest, even as it hovers above a 20-foot drop-off. Its south face is almost entirely glass, but a roof canopy limits solar gain.

The stairwell and custom couch are integrated to make the most of the modest footprint. The couch, also designed by JaegerSloan Studio, is built in two separate pieces allowing one piece to rotate to create a queen-sized bed with the stairway serving as a headboard.

Architect: Augustus Mino + Robert Fitzpatrick, Location: Chappaqua, New York

A gullwing door opens to The Sturgis's "obsession space"—a room that can be configured to house whatever the owner can't live without, whether that's a wine collection, mountain bike or motorcycle.