Teepee or Treehouse

Now that the major work on the cabin has been completed, I'm already thinking towards the -- hopefully more fun, more crafty and way less expensive -- next projects. We're not talking about doing ANYTHING anytime soon, that was enough expense and headache for a while. But this little plot of land will be a life-long project, growing as we grow I'm sure. So, the next obvious question is; Teepee or Treehouse?

(Treehouse from Camp Wandawega)

Good Fire.

Someday -- not in this round of construction -- we will have a fireplace at the cabin. Here are some of my favorites.

Home of interior designer Tanja Jänicke found via Automatism.

Mecca...

Did you see this? A whole blog dedicated to cabins? Amazing.

p.s. We are going to have some kick-ass before and after cabin pictures for you soon y'all....stay tuned......

Missing the Woods...

With the Cabin under serious construction, we have missed out on the entire Fall in Tahoe. I've been craving the crispness in the air, the smell of fires and rain at sunset. And knowing there are bears everywhere.

(Photography by Dara Scully found by way of Automatism.)

Cozy.

(found at white trash beautiful)

Beams/Skylights.

We get to do some exposed beam work in the cabin reno. I've been liking these as inspiration....

(from Desire to Inspire)

Um....Yes?

Anyone else totally pining over The Feather Love studio? They are looking for a studio-mate. Someone in San Diego will be a very lucky person...

(found via White Trash Beautiful)

Right Angle.

I am so tempted to throw a couple of angular windows into the cabin reno. Problem is, they can look too "generic mountain cabin" in the wrong context. If we were to do it, it would be in an attempt to go a bit '70's modern, referencing Tahoe's building boom in an ironic way. This would probably mean a less symmetrical approach -- more like this one slit window in a white room than a full peak of windows.*

*p.s. the rest of this house is pretty amazing too. Love the absence of window trim...

(Top image from Arch Daily via You are the River)

Today, I Want to Live Here.

This Ranch/Case Study house of photographer Philip Newton in Seattle seems like such an amazing space. Love all the wood and floor-to-ceiling windows...

(found at DesignSponge)

DIY.

Perhaps while the cabin is being worked on this summer we should make one of these as temporary lodging in Tahoe.

Mmmm...

Rich color and clean yet bohemian style. Love.

(From the Brick House Tumblr)

More Peaked Ceilings...

...to inspire, for the cabin. It seems a skylight might be jumping from the "want" list to the "need" list.

(found here)

........

I'm back from the abyss to share this house.

It's really great.

Cute Cabin.

Just discovered this little gem...

(Dwell via Everyanything)

Back to the Cabin.

Meeting with Architects and Contractors this weekend to build a garage and new deck and see if we can't boost the house back up again. Sort of wishing I could just start from scratch, find a cool exterior and just plop a house inside it like these people did.

(by Naumann Architektur found at All the Mountains...)

Change of seasons.

It's beginning to feel a lot like fall already. Hopefully someday our deck will look like this, and we will spend chilly fall evenings with a bottle of red and some good friends around the fire*.

*Might have to abandon the dream of an outdoor fireplace. After last years fires around the lake the fear of open flames is very real. I would rather not be the fool to start another round of fires. It's a nice dream though.

Drew

Just posted this image on Beautiful/Wild and thought how congruent it would be to add this lovely picture of Drew Barrymore's kitchen here at the Nest. Love the dark cabinets and green walls...

(from the late Domino Magazine. RIP)

Same elements, all mixed up.

Love this interior on Design Sponge, too. The palette looks pretty much the same, just mixed around a bit. The floors are dark like this post and the ceilings are paneled like Thom Filicia's. I love the rustic feel of the kitchen.

The wall color in the bedroom is so beautiful with the dark wood floors and industrial fixtures!

(found here)

A living room.

Wow. This is the living room that haunts my dreams. Isn't it perfect? Huge windows, vintage stove, dark ceiling and texture everywhere...

(found here)

Simple Perfection

I need to constantly remind myself that I fell in love with the cabin because of it's rustic charm and imperfections. I didn't want a cookie-cutter condo, I wanted authenticity. I'm in the middle of planning a small reno (gotta get the squirrels out of the walls, you know, the basics) and I find myself tempted to fix this and that thing and I forget the beauty in simplicity.

(found here)