The large windows let in fresh breezes and provide an opportunity for the owners to jump out of the house and into the water.

The material was gathered from soil with high sand content on the property as well as a second site in the vicinity. Certain volumes of the home consist of a concrete structure and brick masonry.

The Whistle stool is a relaxed piece with a little bit of attitude.

Keeping the home cozy in winter is as easy as snuggling up near the Rais stove or the fluffy pooch.

A bit of private space between the apartment and the street.

Arba, the architecture firm founded by Jean-Baptiste Barache and Sihem Lamine, designed a 1,786-square-foot residence for Dominique Jacquot 45 minutes outside Paris. The house is her sanctuary from city life.

Connected panels of molded polyester fiber, covered with fabric, make up the sound-absorbing Bits wall by Abstracta. The triangular shape of the panels helps break the sound waves, making the design ideal for an office environment.

Maja's room is filled with toys and includes a little desk area for drawing and writing.

Interior designer Martine Brisson took to this Quebec country home's terrace with gusto, furnishing it with many of the same amenities one would expect indoors.

Glass doors printed with a serigraphy technique (above) are on two sides of the house. Jacquot sits at a dining table and benches designed by Arba and built by Menuiserie Ressy.

Apolo's bedroom is unmistakably that of a young boy, as the old-school computer font and clear debt to NASA suggest.

New windows and their views of the trees lend a treehouse feel to the interior, which is wrapped in wood and has heated slate floors, as well as a Jotul stove. “It's a little bit lighter, a little bit more fun, but it still has a richness that goes with the house,” says Pellegrini.

The house has four varieties of wood that relate to one another with a similar material vocabulary. “It is all about finding ways to assemble pieces of the same nature,” says Lamine.

Delightfully simple, yet wonderfully functional, the rainbow-hued trivet offers an attractive way to protect tabletops from hot pots. $20 from areaware.com.

Chicken under glass? Apolo will settle for eggs for breakfast.

"The home noses out of the forest just a little bit, like it’s peeking out of the trees,” says architect Ray Calabro.

In the home of Dwell founder Lara Hedberg Deam, her child's room features Maija & Kristina Isola's Sola bedding for Marimekko.

Eric and Melinda purchased a 10-acre plot in rural Yelm, Washington, with visions of a new home on the range. There would be vineyards, gardens, an orchard, bees and chickens—typical country fodder—but they would showcase their design sensibility with a not-so-typical modern abode. Enlisting Matthew Coates of Coates Design, they ended up with a modern home that, while striking, is still a natural fit in the country location. Photo by Lara Swimmer.

Paul spreads out his toys on a rug from Pottery Barn.

A little fun with orange paint.

Located in the Thousand Islands archipelago, the Reed's Bay House is a simple, comfortable residence modeled after a traditional barn.

Eva Zeisel, Town and Country shakers, 1945.

Lawrence House Floor Plan

The building’s interior is still a work in progress, but the residents plan to incorporate as many natural wood elements and low-impact design details as possible as they furnish. The loft’s floor will eventually be finished with floating parquet.

Bringing a little bit of handicraft to the show floor gave visitors a chance to see what goes into making a chair—and perhaps a little shock from the sound of a pneumatic stapler.

With little beach to speak of, sunbathing is confined to a craggy bit of rock just above the water at this house near the town of Las Caletillas. Don't miss a word of Dwell! Download our FREE app from iTunes, friend us on Facebook, or follow us on Twitter!

Patterned Shoe Pots by Wyatt Little, $50 at wyattlittle.com Wyatt Little's playful ceramics transform everyday objects—like the humble sneaker—into delightful vessels perfect for holding plants.

Lange reads the newspaper in a vintage Pierre Paulin Little Tulip chair for Artifort.

Bent Wall Lamp by Workstead for Another Country British brand Another Country will debut a new lighting collection by Brooklyn-based Workstead, the edgy architectural, interior, and lighting firm founded by Stefanie Brechbuehler and Robert Highsmith in 2009.

The Little Bird Swing by Christopher Campbell