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In spite of this house's then-uninhabitable status, its owners envisioned their dream island cottage the moment they stepped inside its moldy walls. "The house had been closed up without heat for years and was a moss-... more »
by Becky Harris
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William Britten and his wife, Sarah, came up with a brilliant plan to lure their family — a son, a daughter, the spouses, six grandkids — into one place: Buy a farm and invite everyone to live there. The scheme worked, and now their children... more »
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The story of this vacation home began when one of the inventors of paintball, Charles Gaines, bought about 50 acres around a small lake in Alabama. He created an informal compound of his favorite outdoorsy people by selling off plots to family members... more »
by Becky Harris
When it came to tackling the decor in this large family vacation home, interior designer William Peace and his associate Hillary Linthicum created an authentic Western Montana feel without... more »
by Becky Harris
Sliding barn doors, a farmhouse sink and homey antiques make for an idyllic summer retreat for Glenn and Carter Breazeale and their two daughters. Though most of the year the family resides in Chattanooga, Tennessee, this woodsy Alabama refuge on the... more »
A couple who had fond memories of vacationing around Michigan's Pentwater Lake as kids built this house to pass the tradition on to their sons. They can walk down to their dock, hop on their boat and be on Lake Michigan in minutes. "This lake has direct... more »
by Becky Harris
Curtis Popp has a lot of love and respect for the quirky little cabins in the woods at Lake Tahoe's western edge. "A lot of Swiss and German people settled in this area and added their modern take on Hansel and Gretel–ish details, like the railings... more »
by Becky Harris
Natural beauty, a thriving surf community and a laid-back, small-town lifestyle made Ucluelet, British Columbia, a perfect fit for Eoin Finn and his wife, Insiya Rasiwala-Finn. As yogis, ocean worshippers and the founders of Blissology... more »
When Austin, Texas, native Robert Dull visited Nicaragua for the first time in 1997, he fell in love with the country and vowed to come back and buy land as soon as possible. Two years later he fulfilled his dream by buying 10 acres on a hillside 320... more »
This 19th-century Australian church has been through a lot in its lifetime. Once the main church for the village of Laggan, Australia, it was decommissioned in 1943 and used as a farmer's sheep-shearing shed for more than 50 years. But when architect... more »
Friends who build together, stay together. At least that’s what four couples, who have been best friends for decades, are hoping with their four personalized cabins on a joint piece of property in Llano, Texas, about an hour from Austin. The group of... more »
What to do with awe-inspiring lake views? Take advantage of them, of course, by filling just about every room with massive windows and French doors. That's what architect... more »
The Sou'wester Lodge in Seaview, Washington, has a long history of housing creative freethinkers. When friends Thandi Rosenbaum and Anastasia Corya heard the seaside property was up for sale in... more »
“It's just a simple cabin!" was the rallying cry the clients and their architect, Nils Finne, had to keep repeating lest they get too carried away. Finne had designed a renovation on... more »
by Becky Harris
Two busy doctors in New York bought this second home in Miami so they could pack up with their young son, invite the grandparents, hop on a plane headed south and get away from cold weather and their busy schedules. While their new Sunny Isles... more »
by Becky Harris
