Three gabled pavilions replace a family’s beloved 1960s cabin on a Wisconsin lake, with bold paint colors from the front door to the kitchen.

Chango & Co. designed this breezy beachfront family retreat on the shores of the North Fork in Suffolk County, New York. The North Fork is a 30-mile-long peninsula on the East End of Long Island. Built from the ground up for a family of four, this 6,000-square-foot home took two years to complete. The bay […]

Centre Sky Architecture designed this modern rustic ranch home, known as Big 5 Ranch, near Livingston, Montana. The firm partnered with Sievert Construction and Tatom Design on the project. Set at roughly 6,000 feet, the property offers sweeping views across the valley and surrounding mountains. The owners, a family from North Carolina, searched across the […]

Kevin Browne Architecture designed this cedar-and-glass mountain retreat in Stoneham, Maine, as a ski-and-bike getaway that will become a full-time retirement home.

This beautiful farmhouse family retreat in Chester, South Carolina, was designed by Pursley Dixon Architecture in collaboration with Whitlock Builders. Its design draws inspiration from traditional American barns, early churches and a 1920s icehouse, keeping a sense of rural simplicity while offering distinctive, comfortable living spaces for the whole family. The home sits on a […]

Kevin Browne Architecture designed this stunning coastal retreat in the quaint seaside village of Harpswell, perched along the Maine coast, that connects a family to the outdoors.  The home tells the story of a couple whose ties to the site span generations. Although they live primarily in the United Kingdom, they often return to Maine […]

Heliotrope Architects designed this cedar-clad family vacation home on San Juan Island, Washington, along a windswept shoreline exposed to weather coming down the Strait of Juan de Fuca from the Pacific Ocean. The home’s distinctive “bowtie” footprint is a response to the site: the architects nestled it between two rock outcroppings to integrate it with […]

Sand Lake Cabin is a light-filled lake house retreat in Webster, Wisconsin, designed by PKA Architecture and Renae Keller Interior Design. Carefully proportioned spaces and flexible indoor-outdoor areas support gathering and leisure, while expanded volumes and contemporary detailing reinterpret the original cabin’s character to create a lasting family refuge. While the homeowners originally connected with […]

The Boulders Cottage, designed by Misiaszek & Turpin Architects together with Meridian Construction, is set beautifully at the opening of Alton Bay on Lake Winnipesaukee, New Hampshire. The property seamlessly blends in several elements of nature and human craftsmanship in a stunning 4-season home. The main building boasts a clean and modern facade outlined by […]

This rustic coastal house, designed by Grassi Design Group and built by R.P. Morrison Builders, sits on Little John Island, a small, private island in Casco Bay, part of Yarmouth, Maine. The build took nearly two years to complete because of the home’s many fine construction details. Created as a family retreat, the 6,500-square-foot main […]