Majors Creek

This countryside residence favors simple, sustainable moves over square footage, and strategically captures views without walls of glass.

Evan Schivley of Arborica milled a custom board-and-batten shape for the home, which is cladded in reclaimed Monterrey cyprus.

A harmonious material palette is offset by playful peekaboo windows on the north-facing wall that frame the natural surroundings rather than the neighbors' windows.

Kate and Anton turned their garage into a 250-square-foot ADU for hosting visiting family members.

Pantone’s 2024 color of the year is Peach Fuzz, an orangey-pink hue that’s meant to create a feeling of ease.

Cracked Pepper is Behr’s 2024 color of the year. While forecasting the hue, the firm found that 74 percent of Americans would consider painting a room a dark color.

A collaboration with Ruggable features Peach Fuzz in one of its rugs.

The two structures are in constant dialogue. Not only are their forms in sympathy, but as they're set at right angles to one another, they are rarely out of view.

“I hate walking into bathrooms that feel utilitarian,” Harry says. “They should feel just as lovely as other spaces in our homes.” Here, Nagoya Mosaic-Tile Co ceramic tiles from Academy Tiles and American oak joinery give the main bathroom a luxurious feel.

The open-plan kitchen, dining and living room honors the home's original design and heroes the existing stone wall.

Deep blue-painted cement-board panels, an offset roof peak, and black window frames balance the rich brown Ipe wood of the deck and garden.

Floor plan of Sunflower by Christopher Strom Architects

A family friend living and working onsite moved hundreds of boulders to not only mark the entrance, but create a kind of amphitheater-like setting for the house.

The overall home is constructed with larch timber, a British wood, and features a central ridge beam that gives it a butterfly-shaped roof. Shou sugi ban was done on the wood to give it a charred finish.

Art rails keep decor neatly arranged, and allows the family to switch out artwork easily.