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5 Homes with Impressive Wood Interiors
September 18, 2015
Not only does wood provide a seemingly endless range of aesthetic options, it also inspires unique and daring design choices, from rugged timbers to decorative surfaces.
When Katja and Adam Thom built a cabin on an postglacial archipelago in Canada's windswept Georgian Bay, they knew the structure would need to withstand serious natural elements. Made almost exclusively from wood reclaimed from old Ontario barns, the cabin features detailed woodworking—look closely and you can see elaborate cuts, joins, and cantilevers that hold the house together. In the sun-filled living room visitors can appreciate the wood's beauty as well as its resilience.
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Originally appeared in On the Rock
Though this slight, 250-square-foot addition to a Long Island summer home was largely crafted from cedar, it also features an elegantly slatted cypress divider.
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Originally appeared in Long Island Summer Home Gets a Modern Addition
Featuring an elaborate system of beams constructed from a single yellow pine tree, this barn in the Catskills was converted into an idyllic countryside getaway by a New York literary couple.
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Originally appeared in Raising the Barn
When a Portland family set ought to build a freestanding studio in their backyard, they knew a calming wood interior would be a primary feature. “Our desire was to have the spaces appear as though they were carved from a single block of wood, with the movable pieces an integral part of the overall composition,” said Jeff Vincent, who designed the project. With an exterior clad in Douglas fir reused from the previous garage, the floor is lined with strips of white-oak, which provide the desired feeling of serenity.
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Originally appeared in Salvaged Wood Renovation in Portland
The soaring, cathedral-like weathered wood ceiling in famed modernist architect Jens Risom's Block Island retreat is offset by an extensive collection of wood furniture.
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Originally appeared in Jens Risom's Block Island Family Retreat
When Katja and Adam Thom built a cabin on an postglacial archipelago in Canada's windswept Georgian Bay, they knew the structure would need to withstand serious natural elements. Made almost exclusively from wood reclaimed from old Ontario barns, the cabin features detailed woodworking—look closely and you can see elaborate cuts, joins, and cantilevers that hold the house together. In the sun-filled living room visitors can appreciate the wood's beauty as well as its resilience.
Photo by Mark Giglio.
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