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A modern kitchen was incorporated for modern living.

The original kotatsu (low, sunken table) was kept, and incorporated into the house's design.

The slatted wall that lines the stairs is echoed by the wall that encloses the sitting room.

The fireplace is a salute to midcentury-modern design. Brick is used both here in the living room and in the den.

Caesarstone Raw Concrete slab acts as the countertop here next to the warm wood cabinets.

The main floor sitting room is decked out with furniture in colors—moss green, cedar, eggshell—that echo the nature seen through the sliding glass doors.

Joan’s main request, aside from a single-level residence, was that she would feel like she was “outside in and inside out” at all times. A sliding glass wall system along the back of the house lets her and Ken open their dining room up to the surrounding forest.

At the north end of the living room, a sliding barn-style door opens to reveal the primary suite. Ken and Joan love to entertain, so a large, comfortable sectional was a must. Positioned in front of the custom fireplace, it’s a popular after-dinner gathering place when it’s too cool or rainy to venture outdoors.

The bathroom is decked out entirely in a material called Coosa, a plywood alternative that’s becoming popular in the boating and marine construction world. “The material can live underwater,” says Castillero.

The original brick pavers were painted.

The preserved wood walls and ceiling are painted Benjamin Moore White Dove and the floors are concrete. The painting on the stone wall is by Kate Zimmerman Turpin.

"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."

The house has many spaces for recreation and relaxation, such as a garage converted to a play space and art studio and this patio off the living room.

The slatted siding is not just an aesthetic choice, but also a practical one that provides privacy. The master bath features touch-latch cabinets and fixtures by California Faucets.

Modern Windsor chairs by Hay surround an oak extension table by Ethnicraft. “You flip a lever and it gets larger,” Lachapelle says. The original plan called for a center island, but the owners wanted the flexibility of a table they could also use as a prep surface. The oak cabinet behind the sofa is on casters for additional utility. “We can even use it outside,” the husband says.

“Metaphorically, the cabin’s exterior is like a cut log,” Lane says. “The black-stained Western red cedar is the bark, and the Douglas fir siding under cover is the exposed wood once the log has been cut.” Beyond the house and native sod gardens, a meadowscape blends into the mature pine forest at the lakefront. “We wanted a woodland garden quality,” landscape architect Soren deNiord says.

For more than 70 years, claims have persisted, without much evidence, that a home in Portland, Oregon, is a lost work by Frank Lloyd Wright. Regardless of authorship, the structure—a flat-roofed, cedar and glass ranch—endures as a sterling example of postwar American architecture. Its recessed entryway features panes of translucent glass.