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The freestanding tub was oriented precisely so that the bather can enjoy maximum forest views during a soak.

The southwest-facing corner with the wood stove and the forest views is the spot in the home Emilie loves best. “It’s the spot where we do everything,” she says.

In the great room, the curved ceiling reaches 16 feet. A Roche Bobois sofa faces a double-sided, indoor/outdoor fireplace made of board-formed concrete.

All of the home’s plumbing fixtures are from Watermark Designs’ Brooklyn 31 collection.

The 32-foot-long tiny house on wheels that Fritz Tiny Homes designed and built for Vince and Ayşe Macdonald, a retired couple from Ottowa, Canada, is clad with gray standing seam metal and a blue standing-seam metal roof with solar panels. "This home is fully off-grid with an autonomous solar system,

The house's south side looks onto the meadow that Jenny and Shawn first fell in love with.

The mirrored wall bounches light around the room and makes it seem larger. Unlacquered brass plumbing fixtures feel appropriate for the house.

A long guardrail, made from trees felled to clear the property, doubles as extra seating.

In the living/dining area, rough-sawn wood-plank screens cover a wall of windows. The removable panels keep the space cool in summer but are taken down the rest of the year so that the sun can heat the interior. The dining table is from Restoration Hardware and the wood chairs from Barnaby.

The three independent rooms upstairs were converted to a main suite with a walk-through closet at the center.

White oak flooring was used throughout the upstairs.

White oak flooring creates a bright contrast to the stained oak ceiling.

The one bedroom-one bath guesthouse has a kitchenette, and also utilizes the same materials as the main house: walnut cabinets, cedar walls, and the tongue and groove ceiling treatment.

Two new structures were also built in the backyard, and connected to the main house via the landscape plan by Lilyvilla Gardens. One is a 485-square-foot guest house, and the other is a 375-square-foot workshop for the owner, who’s a bike builder. They have the same exterior siding as the main house: rough-sawn tongue and groove cedar.

New custom walnut cabinetry syncs with the rest of the built-ins throughout the home, to create a pleasing rhythm in the open plan. The backsplash is Heath Ceramics tile, and the counter is Pental Quartz. Open shelves at the rear overlook a cozy den, and allow sightlines out the new windows at the front of the home.