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Built to Blend In Online Membership Required

Overlooking Maine’s rocky coastline, this summer getaway follows the site’s contours and takes on the color of the forest by Roc Caivano

Inside the Hobbit House

Appreciating a modern-day cottage based on mythical literature by Debra Judge Silber

Lake Cottage Overhaul Online Membership Required

This lakeside remodel developed a new form within the same footprint by Rosemary McMonigal

A Cottage Collection

The term "cottage" has no shortage of architectural interpretations, as illustrated in this slideshow excerpt from photographer Douglas Keister's book, 500 Cottages. by Douglas Keister

A Contemporary Long House Online Membership Required

Inspired by Northwest Native American homes, a new retreat points its gabled prow seaward and shows off its structure inside by David Hall

Raising the Baby Barn Online Membership Required

Bit by bit, an architect builds a vacation house in the Vermont foothills by Peter Kurt Woerner

A Better House, Not a Bigger One

Invest in high-end materials and workmanship rather than simply in square footage by Sigrid Simonson

A Home for All Seasons

A strategic remodel turns a family's heirloom summer retreat into a year-round home by Debra Judge Silber

Beauty on the Beach Online Membership Required

Exposed trusses bring style to an Oregon vacation home by Jo Landefeld

A Big Little House on the Ridge

Nestled among cedars and firs, this cabin packs multiple levels, a fireplace nook, and plenty of room for guests into 800 sq. ft. by Jonathan White

A Cozy House That Likes a Crowd Online Membership Required

An angular floor plan captures the view and combines public and private zones by Chris Prokosch

Structurally Speaking

A family's mountain retreat comes together as an eloquent sum of its parts by Debra Judge Silber

Tuscany Comes to West Virginia Online Membership Required

Inspired by antique woodwork, this vacation/retirement home transforms modest materials into a tower of light with classical proportions by Julia Caswell Daitch

A House and Its Garden Are One

A gardener and an architect collaborate to create a house that blurs the lines between indoors and out by Jack Hyland, Larry Wente