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A midcentury modern bamboo and rattan writing desk with a Louis Van Teeffelen chair rests against the original faux rock walls.

In the galley kitchen, tiles by Heath Ceramics complement the original ash cabinetry.

Jessica's home displays a curated trove of her vintage treasures and assorted ephemera carefully collected over the years.

Raspberry red and cobalt blue play a prominent part in the house, with red denoting kitchen, leisure and storage, while blue is for work and bathroom.

The kitchen opens to a cozy living area located in the shell of the original home.

becomes this wood cocoon with ambient light coming through the clear wall panel. You don’t need to even turn on a light.”

Skigard Hytte floor plan

Twenty-foot sliders flank the living/dining area, providing spectacular views in both directions. The painting is by Randi Mork-Ulnes, Casper’s mother.

Summer time in the woods

The eco-friendly escape is powered by solar panels and a wind turbine—and it even includes a full bath.

The 1969 summer house needed a gut remodel—so Carisa Salerno and Aaron Levin rebuilt it piece by piece: “In the end, we feel like we built a sculpture, not a house.”

Built on a tight budget of $120,000, a retirement home in the mountains delivers unexpected contemporary design to a rural township.

Aylott & Van Tromp's Nokken modular cabin, a hotel-suite-like accommodation that can be adapted to suit almost any remote location, is clad with black-stained European larch and perforated metal paneling.

A splash of dark green paint in the sleeping nook introduces an old world drama to the space. The paint color is Billiard Green from Sherwin Williams. The crochet pendant is from World Market, and the brass bull was an eBay find. The couple's dog Waylon lounges in the pull-out dog bed drawer.

“We pulled apart one volume and staggered it along the buildable area of the property,” says architect Matthew Ahlberg of Portland firm Barrett Made. The home is clad in unfinished cedar, meant to weather over time.

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