Outdoor

Musician Nathaniel Rateliff and his fiancé Taylor McFadden renovated this 4,000-square-foot home, which sprawls across 5 acres in Littleton, Colorado.

Uncovered paths lead straight down into the forest.

A strolling garden and a pond with a waterfall have already been brought back

"I wanted that natural beauty to be visible throughout the house and easily accessible,

A variety of trees, including cedar, fir, maple, hemlock, and redwoods, tower right around the exterior of the home, which features a wraparound covered terrace. "There was a desire to filter sunlight and demarcate the area,

Lisa, a landscape designer, spent many months creating the land around the house. "There are typical West Coast perennials, including salal, sword fern, and oregon grape, and we planted a large selection of native, drought tolerant, food producing perennials,

"This project was a fun one,

The pentagonal structure was built using locally sourced timber.

Given the Northwest's damp climate, moss thrives, and Daniel and Sandy are embracing the natural touch.

New concrete angled stairs are a nod to Frank Lloyd Wright's design typology (Stricker studied under Wright).