Nice place to be

Many of the trees on Jeff and Molly's property were damaged and killed by the forest fire. Before the duo hatched a plan for the new cabin, they started milling the felled trees on site, without knowing exactly how they would use the lumber.

In addition to the main house, a guest house stands feet away.

The property is neighbors with the 1,600 acre Covell Ranch.

The duplex is considered the closest residence to the ocean on the Santa Barbara coast.

Chappell found the kitchen table and chairs on Facebook Marketplace.

Bottenfield matched the new cedar paneling to the ceilings, which are original, and replaced all the windows and doors with double-glazed versions. The large abstract painting by P. Musick was found at Summerland Antique Collective.

Though it boasted expansive views, the living room, like the rest of the house was cold and drafty.

The stone wall was designed to look as though it had been there as long as the original rock formation.

The clients loved the sound of rainwater splashing onto the rock outcropping and didn't want to lose it, so the design team rigged up a spout that deposits water at the right place to accentuate the sounds the clients love. They then had the idea to collect and recycle the water back on the roof so that the tonal experience can be enjoyed in the dry summers as well.

The rock outcropping in the backyard of this house in Victoria, British Columbia influenced the design scheme of the home's addition. To visually integrate the form, architect Bruce Greenway took shorn-off pieces of rock and constructed a curving wall that extends into the house.

Greenway Studio designed this home addition In Victoria, British Columbia, to blend in with an existing natural rock formation.

Beams of morning sunlight fill the living area thanks to tall windows that run the length of the room.

The ground-floor study, the living room on the second floor, and the dining room above are all oriented toward the sea.

Architect Wook Choi watches the sea from the living room of the home he built with his wife, artist Jinnie Seo, in Goseong, South Korea.

A geometric brise-soleil filters sunlight and casts shapes across a patio, which is enclosed on one side by a stone wall.

The swimming pool is mirrored by a reflection pond.